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

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

Explanation

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

Q2. The teacher ___ the answer to the question.

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

Explanation

Past of 'know' is 'knew'.

Q3. They ___ late because of the traffic.

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

Explanation

Regular verbs add –ed for past.

Q4. We ___ early because we were tired.

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

Explanation

Past of 'leave' is 'left'.

Q5. We ___ the exam last week.

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

Explanation

Past form of 'take' is 'took'.

Q6. The film ___ at 9 p.m. last night.

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

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed.

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

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

Explanation

Use base form after 'didn’t'.

Q8. He ___ his phone, so he couldn’t call me.

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

Explanation

Past form of 'forget' is 'forgot'.

Q9. I ___ a very interesting book last night.

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

Explanation

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

Q10. I ___ my wallet yesterday, but I found it today.

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

Explanation

Past of 'lose' is 'lost'.

Q11. ___ you visit your grandparents last weekend?

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

Explanation

Use 'Did' for Past Simple questions.

Q12. They ___ their homework before dinner.

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

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed for past.

Q13. I ___ my keys in the car.

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

Explanation

Past of 'leave' is 'left'.

Q14. We ___ a lot of fun at the party.

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

Explanation

Past form of 'have' is 'had'.

Q15. They ___ in Paris for two years.

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

Explanation

Regular verb → add –ed for past tense.

Q16. ___ you see the new movie yesterday?

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

Explanation

‘Did’ is the auxiliary for Past Simple questions.

Q17. She ___ her leg while skiing last winter.

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

Explanation

Past form of 'break' is 'broke'.

Q18. He ___ a new laptop last weekend.

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

Explanation

Past form of 'buy' is 'bought'.

Q19. We didn’t ___ anything for dinner.

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

Explanation

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

Q20. The children ___ very happy after the trip.

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

Explanation

Past of 'are' is 'were'.

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