Practice Past Simple with 40 multiple choice questions across four sets: regular verbs, irregular verbs, negatives & questions, and a mixed review. Pick the correct form and check your answers.
Set:
Exercise 1. Regular verbs: choose the correct past form
Regular verbs form the past simple by adding -ed (or -d). Watch out for spelling changes: double the final consonant in short CVC verbs (stop→stopped), change y→ied (study→studied), and drop the silent -e before adding -d (like→liked).
Set:
1
She ___ hard for the exam last week.
2
He ___ football every Saturday last year.
3
They ___ in London for two years.
4
We ___ the meeting at 9 o'clock.
5
The bus ___ at the corner.
6
She ___ the door quietly.
7
He ___ to finish the project on time.
8
They ___ the new restaurant last night.
9
I ___ my keys in the office.
10
She ___ her old flat and bought a house.
+ Affirmative
Subjectpast form.
She worked hard. · He went home. · They played tennis.
− Negative
Subjectdidn'tbase form.
She didn't work. · He didn't go. · They didn't play.
? Question
Didsubjectbase form?
Did she work? · Did he go? · Did they play?
Conjugation table
Subject
+ (work)
−
?
I
worked
didn't work
Did I work?
You
worked
didn't work
Did you work?
He / She / It ★
worked
didn't work
Did he work?
We
worked
didn't work
Did we work?
They
worked
didn't work
Did they work?
★ Key rule: Past Simple is the same for all persons. After didn't and Did, always use the base form (not the past form). She didn't go ✅ She didn't went ❌ | Did she go? ✅ Did she went? ❌