Past Simple Tense Test: Quiz!

The correct answer is "bought" because it is the past tense form of the verb "buy." The sentence is referring to an action that happened in the past, so the past tense is used.

The correct answer is "lived." This is because the sentence is referring to a past event, indicating that the action of living in London occurred in the past. The verb "lived" is the correct past tense form of the verb "live."

The correct answer is "didn't" because it is the negative form of the auxiliary verb "did" which is used to form the past simple tense in English. In this question, the use of "didn't" indicates that the action of finishing the math homework did not occur in the past week.

The correct answer is "flew" because it is the past tense form of the verb "fly." It indicates that the subject (they) performed the action of flying back to their country in the past.

The correct answer is "did". In this sentence, the past tense of the verb "do" is needed to match the past tense of the sentence. "Did" is the correct past tense form of "do".

The correct answer is "Were / were" because the subject "they" is plural, so it requires the plural form of the verb "to be," which is "were." Additionally, the second part of the sentence also refers to "they," so it also requires the plural form "were."

The correct answer is "had to". This is because the sentence is in the past tense and the action of seeing a dentist yesterday is already completed. "Had to" is the past form of "have to" and is used to express obligation or necessity in the past.

The correct answer is "wasn't." This is because the sentence is referring to a singular female subject, and the past tense of the verb "to be" for this subject is "wasn't."

The correct answer is "see". The sentence is in the past tense and the subject "they" wanted to watch a movie. "See" is the correct verb form in the past tense to indicate their desire to watch the movie.

The correct answer is "go" because it is the base form of the verb and is used to express an action that was intended or desired but was not able to be carried out in this situation.

The correct answer is "did" because it is the past tense form of the verb "do" and matches the tense of the question. The question is asking about a past event ("Did you have a good time?"), so the response should also be in the past tense.

The correct answer is "take." In this question, the subject "you" is being asked if they took (past tense) lots of interesting photos on their holiday. The verb "take" is the correct form to use in this context because it agrees with the subject "you" and is in the past tense to match the word "did" in the question.

The correct answer is "Were" because the question is asking about the subject "they," which is a plural pronoun. In the past tense, the verb "to be" is conjugated as "were" for plural subjects. Therefore, "Were" is the appropriate choice to indicate whether "they" were late or on time yesterday afternoon.

The correct answer is "fly" because the question is asking about the action of returning to their country, which is a verb. "Flew" is the past tense form of "fly" and "flies" is the present tense form, but since the question is in the past tense ("When did they..."), the correct answer is "fly."

The correct answer is "see". The sentence is in the past tense, and the subject "He" is the one who performed the action of seeing. Since the subject is singular, the correct verb form is "see" in the past tense.

The correct answer is "Were" because the question is asking about being a good student in school, which refers to multiple students. Therefore, the correct form of the verb "to be" should be the plural form "were."