Grammar Quiz: Simple Past Tense Trivia Questions

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1. Pasta is the __________________ eaten food in Italy.

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ADVERB describing the WAY pasta is eaten

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Grammar Quiz is made up of Simple Past Tense Trivia Questions. The simple past tense of regular verbs is marked by the ending -d or -ed. The quiz... see morebelow is perfect for helping you see just how well you understand these types of sentences, do give it a try and get to perfect your skills. All the best, and keep practicing! see less

2. Sparks _____________ this best-selling novel in 2000

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The correct answer is "wrote." This is because the verb "wrote" is the past tense form of "write," which is the action that is being described in the sentence. It is stating that the author of this best-selling novel completed the writing of it in the year 2000.

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3. They  ________ the night of the carnival

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The correct answer is "met." This is the past tense form of the verb "meet," which means to come together or encounter someone. In the given sentence, "They met the night of the carnival" indicates that they encountered each other or came together on that particular night.

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4. How long ________________ ?

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The correct answer is "did she wait". This is the correct answer because it uses the correct question form for asking about the duration of an action in the past. The auxiliary verb "did" is used to form the question, followed by the subject "she" and the base form of the verb "wait".

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5. When did you last hear from your parents?

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The correct answer is "I heard from them yesterday." This is the correct answer because it uses the past tense form of the verb "hear" to indicate that the action of hearing from the parents occurred in the past, specifically yesterday. The other options either use incorrect verb forms ("heared") or incorrect verb tenses ("I hear" or "I did hear").

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6. I ____________ your picture in the paper and ____________ to see you

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The correct answer is "saw wanted". The verb "saw" is in the past tense and it agrees with the subject "I". The verb "wanted" is in the past tense and it agrees with the subject "I". Therefore, the correct sentence is "I saw your picture in the paper and wanted to see you."

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7. What __________ in common?

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The correct answer is "did they have". This is the correct form of the question in past tense. The word "did" is used to form questions in the past tense, and "have" is the correct verb to use in this context.

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8. He _____________ to her last night

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The correct answer is "read". This is the past tense form of the verb "to read", which fits grammatically in the sentence "He read to her last night".

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9. Who did she ________________ ?

Explanation

The correct answer is "choose". This is the correct verb form to use in the sentence to indicate the action of selecting someone or something. The other options, "chose", "choice", and "chooes", are either incorrect verb forms or not suitable for the sentence structure.

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10. They  ____________ in love, didn't they?

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The correct answer is "fell". The question is asking if they fell in love. "Fell" is the past tense of the verb "fall", and in this context, it means to develop romantic feelings for someone. Therefore, the sentence is asking if they developed romantic feelings for each other.

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11. The film ______________ in America.

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The correct answer is "was set." This is because the sentence is in the past tense and the verb "set" needs to be conjugated to agree with the subject "film," which is singular. Therefore, "was set" is the correct past tense form of the verb to fit the sentence structure.

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Pasta is the __________________ eaten food in Italy.
Sparks _____________ this best-selling novel in 2000
They  ________ the night of the carnival
How long ________________ ?
When did you last hear from your parents?
I ____________ your picture in the paper and ____________ to see you
What __________ in common?
He _____________ to her last night
Who did she ________________ ?
They  ____________ in love, didn't they?
The film ______________ in America.
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