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Past Simple (Regular and Irregular Verbs) – Set 2

B1 grammar quiz focusing on Past Simple usage, question forms, and negatives with both regular and irregular verbs.

Level: B1 • Questions: 20

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Q1. He ___ his phone, so he couldn’t call me.

(A) forget (B) forgot (C) forgets (D) forgotten

Explanation

Past form of 'forget' is 'forgot'.

Q2. The children ___ very happy after the trip.

(A) were (B) be (C) are (D) was

Explanation

Past of 'are' is 'were'.

Q3. The teacher ___ the answer to the question.

(A) knowing (B) knew (C) know (D) knows

Explanation

Past of 'know' is 'knew'.

Q4. We ___ a lot of fun at the party.

(A) has (B) have (C) had (D) having

Explanation

Past form of 'have' is 'had'.

Q5. ___ you see the new movie yesterday?

(A) Did (B) Do (C) Have (D) Are

Explanation

‘Did’ is the auxiliary for Past Simple questions.

Q6. ___ you visit your grandparents last weekend?

(A) Do (B) Are (C) Was (D) Did

Explanation

Use 'Did' for Past Simple questions.

Q7. She didn’t ___ her lunch at school.

(A) eat (B) ate (C) eaten (D) eats

Explanation

Use base form after 'didn’t'.

Q8. They ___ in Paris for two years.

(A) live (B) lived (C) living (D) lives

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed for past tense.

Q9. She ___ her leg while skiing last winter.

(A) broken (B) breaks (C) break (D) broke

Explanation

Past form of 'break' is 'broke'.

Q10. They ___ late because of the traffic.

(A) arrived (B) arriving (C) arrives (D) arrive

Explanation

Regular verbs add –ed for past.

Q11. We didn’t ___ anything for dinner.

(A) eats (B) eat (C) ate (D) eaten

Explanation

After 'didn’t', use the base form of the verb.

Q12. I ___ a very interesting book last night.

(A) read (B) reading (C) readed (D) reads

Explanation

‘Read’ has the same spelling but is pronounced /red/ in the past.

Q13. He ___ a new laptop last weekend.

(A) buy (B) buyed (C) buys (D) bought

Explanation

Past form of 'buy' is 'bought'.

Q14. The film ___ at 9 p.m. last night.

(A) start (B) started (C) starting (D) starts

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed.

Q15. We ___ the exam last week.

(A) took (B) takes (C) taken (D) take

Explanation

Past form of 'take' is 'took'.

Q16. I ___ my keys in the car.

(A) leaves (B) left (C) leave (D) leaved

Explanation

Past of 'leave' is 'left'.

Q17. She didn’t ___ to the concert because she was sick.

(A) goes (B) go (C) gone (D) went

Explanation

After 'didn’t', base form of verb is used.

Q18. We ___ early because we were tired.

(A) leaved (B) leave (C) leaves (D) left

Explanation

Past of 'leave' is 'left'.

Q19. I ___ my wallet yesterday, but I found it today.

(A) lose (B) losing (C) lost (D) loses

Explanation

Past of 'lose' is 'lost'.

Q20. They ___ their homework before dinner.

(A) finishes (B) finishing (C) finished (D) finish

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed for past.

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