Past Tense Quiz
Question 1
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past simple tense?
a) She is cook dinner last night.
b) She cooks dinner last night.
c) She cooked dinner last night.
d) She cooking dinner last night.
Question 2
Identify the verb in the following past simple tense sentence: “They played basketball yesterday.”
a) Played
b) Basketball
c) Yesterday
d) They
Question 3
Which of the following sentences uses the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to be”?
a) They was happy.
b) They were happy.
c) They is happy.
d) They are happy.
Question 4
What is the correct past simple tense form of the verb in the following sentence: “I _ (to go) to the market.”
a) Gone
b) Goes
c) Go
d) Went
Question 5
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past continuous tense?
a) We was watching a movie.
b) We were watched a movie.
c) We were watching a movie.
d) We watched a movie.
Question 6
Identify the verb in the following past continuous tense sentence: “He was reading a book when it started to rain.”
a) Reading
b) Was reading
c) Book
d) Started
Question 7
Which of the following sentences uses the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to run”?
a) He runned fast.
b) He runs fast.
c) He is running fast.
d) He ran fast.
Question 8
What is the correct past simple tense form of the verb in the following sentence: “She _ (to take) a picture”?
a) Takes
b) Took
c) Taken
d) Take
Question 9
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past perfect tense?
a) They had left before we arrived.
b) They had leave before we arrived.
c) They had leaves before we arrived.
d) They had leaving before we arrived.
Question 10
Identify the verb in the following past perfect tense sentence: “She had finished her homework by the time he called.”
a) Had
b) Finished
c) Homework
d) Called
Answers and Explanations
Question 1
Correct Answer: c) She cooked dinner last night.
- Explanation: “Cooked” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to cook,” indicating an action completed in the past.
Question 2
Correct Answer: a) Played
- Explanation: “Played” is the verb in the past simple tense indicating an action that happened yesterday.
Question 3
Correct Answer: b) They were happy.
- Explanation: “Were” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to be” for the plural subject “they.”
Question 4
Correct Answer: d) Went
- Explanation: “Went” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to go.”
Question 5
Correct Answer: c) We were watching a movie.
- Explanation: “Were watching” is the correct past continuous tense form of the verb “to watch,” indicating an ongoing action in the past.
Question 6
Correct Answer: b) Was reading
- Explanation: “Was reading” is the past continuous tense verb phrase indicating an ongoing action in the past.
Question 7
Correct Answer: d) He ran fast.
- Explanation: “Ran” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to run.”
Question 8
Correct Answer: b) Took
- Explanation: “Took” is the correct past simple tense form of the verb “to take.”
Question 9
Correct Answer: a) They had left before we arrived.
- Explanation: “Had left” is the correct past perfect tense form of the verb “to leave,” indicating an action completed before another action in the past.
Question 10
Correct Answer: b) Finished
- Explanation: “Had finished” is the past perfect tense verb phrase indicating an action completed before another action in the past.
MCQ quiz , 10 questions , 4 options each , correct answers & explanations at the end of quiz . Subject : simple past tense
