Past Simple 4 Mixed

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She ________ a new car last week. (buy)

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This 'Past Simple 4 Mixed' quiz assesses understanding of past simple tense through sentence completion. It involves transforming prompts into grammatically correct past tense statements, enhancing learners' grasp of English verb conjugations and sentence structure.

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I ________ my daughter to school yesterday. (not take)

Explanation
The correct answer is "didn't take" or "did not take" because the sentence is in the past tense and the word "didn't" is the contraction of "did not," which is used to form the negative past tense. Therefore, it indicates that the speaker did not perform the action of taking their daughter to school yesterday.

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________ at home yesterday? (your brother, be)

Explanation
The correct answer is "Was your brother." The question is asking about the action or state of the brother at home yesterday. The verb "was" is used to form the question in the past tense.

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They ________ nervous before their test. (be)

Explanation
The correct answer is "were" because it is the past tense form of the verb "be" which agrees with the subject "they". This indicates that the individuals mentioned in the sentence were feeling nervous before their test in the past.

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I ________ the house at 8 this morning. (leave)

Explanation
The correct answer is "left" because it is the past tense form of the verb "leave." The sentence is in the past tense and the subject "I" performed the action of leaving the house at 8 in the morning.

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What time ________ to work yesterday? (you, go)

Explanation
The question is asking about the time when "you" went to work yesterday. The correct answer "did you go" is in the past tense and uses the auxiliary verb "did" to form the question. This structure is commonly used in English to form questions in the past simple tense.

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She ________ all her presents before breakfast. (open)

Explanation
The correct answer is "opened." This answer is correct because it is the past tense form of the verb "open," which means to undo or remove a lid, cover, or seal from something. The sentence suggests that she performed the action of opening all her presents before breakfast.

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She really ________ her party. (like)

Explanation
The correct answer is "liked" because the sentence is in the past tense and "liked" is the past tense form of the verb "like". This means that in the past, she had positive feelings towards her party.

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The car ________ in the garage last night. (not be)

Explanation
The correct answer for this question is "wasn't, was not" because it correctly fills in the blank with the negative form of the verb "be" in the past tense. This is indicated by the use of "last night" which suggests a specific time in the past.

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10.

We ________ so happy to see you yesterday. (be)

Explanation
The correct answer is "were" because the sentence is in the past tense and the subject "we" requires the past tense form of the verb "to be."

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