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Simple PastSet 90

1Hey there, language detectives! Can you help Abigail figure out which sentence is correct in the past tense?
2As the semester ..... to a close, students began preparing for their final exams.
3The weather ..... last week.
4The Simple Past is used to describe actions completed at a definite time in the past.
5Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of the verb "to be" in the past simple tense for the subject "he"?
6Etha ..... some money to her sister yesterday.
7I ..... (go) to school by taxi yesterday.
8The job fair ..... place in Chicago last month.
9Last week, we ..... this film.
10Nobody was really sure if he was from the house of lords.
11My sister ..... at the school until dark.
12George wasn't working but Jannet .....
13Choose the right variant: There ..... a hotel in the center of the city.
14Fill the sentence with the correct verb form:I thought of it just when you ..... your mouth.
15They ..... their vacation in France last year.
16Mira ..... a shy girl years ago
17Raka and friends ..... a movie cinema last night.
18The small children watched in wonder as the fireworks lit the sky golden and casted a hazy glow over the horizon.
19Choose the correct structure of the Simple Past
20It's time you ..... more work around the house.
21The cute cat ..... on the pillow yesterday.
22Sam ..... (stop) the car to take a picture.
23She was feeling anxious, so she ..... deep breaths.
24Former special education teacher Ashman, 74, ..... involved in fundraising 20 years ago.A. got B. has got C. had got D. has been getting
25I went to the movies with my friends.
26Azmin ..... in the lake yesterday.
27Identify the grammatically correct past simple sentence:
28I ..... the holiday enormously even though the weather ..... disappointing.
29Tom ..... his hair two days ago
30Which tense is used in the passage for the verbs 'I was asked', 'he looked', 'we went'?
31Tim ..... Annie on the way to school at half past ten this morning.
32I ..... a film on TV last night
33Last year, my team ..... a seminar every month.
34Which verb in the following sentence has been written in the past tense? Ben learnt that some whales can hold their breath for two hours.
35I ..... in a little village on the outskirts of Iceland.
36Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in the box. go jog live plan study wantMaria ..... a birthday party for her best friend last week.
37Last year, the lectures for postgraduate students ..... conducted in a hybrid format.
38Complete the sentences with the paste tense of the regular verbs in brackets.Matt (clean) the house after finishing his school work.
39She ..... English with her friends when she was transferring abroad.
40I (sleep) ..... very well last night.
41Choose the correct form to fill the gaps!Who ..... the last biscuit?
42Last week, we ..... a mile around the school.
43Translate:Cornelius coquo imperavit ut in culina maneret.
44Past form of the verb "cook"
45We ..... (book) two tickets for the show 4 weeks ago.
46She ..... her first novel in 1999, long before she became famous.
47I ..... there for a long time.a) lived b) living c) live
48As soon as the scientist announced her groundbreaking discovery, the academic community began to scrutinize her findings.
49Choose the correct tense: We (have visited/visited) Paris last summer.
50Yesterday, Mary and her friends ..... to the cinema.
51My uncle ..... (have) a Cow. He ..... (buy) it in the market yesterday.
52Yesterday, I ..... to go to the principal's office.
53Past Simple: Choose the correct affirmative structure.
54She (A) late for the violin examination yesterday.
55I ..... my room yesterday.(simple present)
56We ..... this house about 3 years ago.
57My mother ..... me to sweep the floor when I was young.
58He went red after tripping on the rug.
59Maggie ..... (study) English before she ..... to London last year.
60They ..... a big dinner last night.
61Past Simple refers to?