The Simple Past Tense

1. I _________ football with my friends in the 6. Some of my friends _________ a lot of

park yesterday. I _________ a lot of goals. questions to our new teacher.
A) play / score A) asking
B) played / scored B) asked
C) playing / scored C) asks
D) playing / scoring D) were asked

2. I _________ some crisps at home this 7. _________ your brother go swimming last
morning. week?
A) ate A) Are
B) eated B) Is
C) was eat C) Did
D) was ate D) Does

8. He _________ study enough for his English

3. My father _________ five kilometres in the
exam so he _________ just forty-five points.
park last week.
A) wasn’t / took
A) run
B) didn’t / got
B) was run
C) isn’t / gets
C) runned
D) was / didn’t get
D) ran

9. A funny thing _________ to me this

4. There _________ a big football match in morning. I _________ my books into my
this stadium last night. I _________ it on TV. father’s bag by mistake.
A) are / see A) happen / put
B) be / saw B) was happen / put
C) was / saw C) happening / was put
D) were / was see D) happened / put

5. I _________ swimming every Saturday but I 10. There _________ a newspaper on the table
_________ last Saturday because I in the kitchen but I _________ read it.
_________ ill. A) were / wasn’t
go / didn’t go / was B) did / didn’t
like / was go / am C) was / didn’t
am interested in / was / became D) was / wasn’t
am not / start / were