The Past Simple Tense With Regular Verbs Test A1 A2 Level Exercises

1. A: ___ you finish the book yesterday? 8. Last night Tim ________the piano at the party.
Everybody ________ it a lot.
B: No, ___.
A) play / like
A) Were / I was B) plays / like
B) Were / I wasn't C) is playing / liked
C) Did / I didn't D) played / liked
D) Did / I did
9. A: What ___ to do at the weekend?
2. Yesterday we ___ our primary teacher. ___ pleased to
see us. B: They decided to have a barbecue party.

A) was / She was A) do your parents decide

B) were / They were B) were your parents decide
C) visited / She was C) did your parents decided
D) visited / They were D) did your parents decide
3. A: When ___ from university? 10. My uncle is a fire fighter. Last night he ___ a little girl
from the huge fire.
B: Last month.
A) rescued
A) did you graduate B) did rescued
B) did you graduated C) did rescued
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C) were you graduated D) is rescuing

D) were you graduate
11. It ___ yesterday but it ___ heavily.
4. A: Why ____ Mrs Blue end the lesson early?
A) rained / snowed
B: Because she ____ ill.
B) didn't rain / snowed
A) did / was C) rained / snow
B) did / wasn't D) didn't rain / snow
C) was / was 12. Last weekend we ________ to Ankara by train but the
train ________ late. It ________ after two hours.
D) was / wasn't
5. Today ___ our wedding anniversary. We ___ ten years A) travel / was / depart
ago.
B) travelled / were / departed
A) was / married C) traveled / was / departed
B) was / marry D) travelled / was / departed
C) is / married 13. Who ___ for you in front of the door last night?
D) is / marry
A) did waited
6. We are sorry for being late. There ___ an accident so
B) did wait
the roads ___ closed. We ___ for three hours.
C) wait
A) were / was / wait D) waited
B) were / were / wait 14. Last summer, we were on holiday in Spain and we ___
C) was / was / waited in a luxurious hotel.
D) was / were / waited
A) stayed
7. Alexander Fleming _____ penicillin in 1920.
B) lived
A) discover C) arrived
B) invent D) owned
C) discovered
D) invented

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15. Frank ________ Sarah into the swimming pool. 16. Uncle John ___ me with my homework last Friday.
He________ a lot but Sarah ________ to shout 'HELP'.
A) helped
A) pushed / laughed / start B) liked
B) pushed / laughed / started C) showed
C) push / laugh / start D) listened
D) push / laugh / started

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Answer Key:

1: C 9: D
2: C 10: A
3: A 11: B
4: A 12: D
5: C 13: D
6: D 14: A
7: D 15: B
8: D 16: A

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