A1–A2 • Grammar • 50 Questions
Regular Past Tense – 50 Questions
Write the past-tense form of the verb in brackets.
1. I to school yesterday. (walk)
2. Mia dinner for her family. (cook)
3. We football after school. (play)
4. Tom a film last night. (watch)
5. They the museum on Saturday. (visit)
6. Ben his bike after lunch. (clean)
7. She the window quietly. (open)
8. The bus outside the library. (stop)
9. I my grandmother last night. (call)
10. We English for an hour. (study)
11. Dad a cake for my birthday. (bake)
12. The train ten minutes late. (arrive)
13. Lucy her muddy shoes. (wash)
14. I to music before bed. (listen)
15. The children in the garden. (play)
16. We the school concert. (enjoy)
17. She the classroom door. (close)
18. I my homework before dinner. (finish)
19. They in Christchurch last year. (live)
20. He his bag into the car. (carry)
21. Mum the table after breakfast. (wipe)
22. The baby for three hours. (nap)
23. We our teacher for help. (ask)
24. She a letter to her friend. (post)
25. I my room on Sunday. (tidy)
26. They across the playground. (skip)
27. He his jacket in the cupboard. (place)
28. We the answer carefully. (check)
29. Anna at the funny story. (laugh)
30. The class at nine o’clock. (start)
31. I my aunt at the weekend. (phone)
32. She the heavy box upstairs. (carry)
33. We at the café for lunch. (stop)
34. The dog over the fence. (jump)
35. He his keys on the desk. (drop)
36. They the kitchen together. (paint)
37. I for the bus in the rain. (wait)
38. She the flowers yesterday. (water)
39. We our bags for the trip. (pack)
40. The teacher the lesson clearly. (explain)
41. I my cousin at the airport. (greet)
42. She the picture carefully. (copy)
43. We along the beach. (cycle)
44. He the broken chair. (repair)
45. They the boxes into the room. (move)
46. I my coat before going outside. (button)
47. She the answer in her notebook. (record)
48. We the game at six o’clock. (end)
49. The shop early on Sunday. (close)
50. He his little sister with her bag. (help)
Answer Key
1. walked
2. cooked
3. played
4. watched
5. visited
6. cleaned
7. opened
8. stopped
9. called
10. studied
11. baked
12. arrived
13. washed
14. listened
15. played
16. enjoyed
17. closed
18. finished
19. lived
20. carried
21. wiped
22. napped
23. asked
24. posted
25. tidied
26. skipped
27. placed
28. checked
29. laughed
30. started
31. phoned
32. carried
33. stopped
34. jumped
35. dropped
36. painted
37. waited
38. watered
39. packed
40. explained
41. greeted
42. copied
43. cycled
44. repaired
45. moved
46. buttoned
47. recorded
48. ended
49. closed
50. helped
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