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Past Simple Exercises

Choose the correct answer from a , b, c, or d :


1. Yesterday, we ……….....some beautiful fish in the Red Sea.
a. saw b. were seeing c. see d. have seen
2. Rokaya didn't…………….... the mobile ringing.
a. hears b. hear c. heard d. hearing
3. Did Sama………….. mum with the housework.
a. was helping b. helps c. helped d. help
4. Mohammed Salah……..Liverpool and won Player of the Year Award.
a. joined b. was joined c. joins d. was joining
5. ……………….. well yesterday!
a. Did you play b. You played c. Do you play d. How did you play
6. I……………... had many friends at my first school.
a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't d. never
7. How did he......................to Aswan yesterday?
a- go b-went c-going d-goes
8. A week ago, I……………an apple tree in my garden.
a. plant b. have planted c. planted d. had planted
9. A week ago, an apple tree………….in my garden.
a. plant b. were planted c. planted d. was planted
10. She …………... the newspaper every morning. It was a habit of hers.
a. is reading b. has read c. read d. reads
11. What time ……… you usually arrive at school when you were a student?
a. do b. would c. did d. does
12. They…………their animals yesterday.
a. didn't feed b. haven't fed c. don't feed d. hadn't fed
13. Their animals…………….yesterday.
a. didn't feed b. weren't fed c. don't feed d. aren't fed
14. Ahmed read an interesting story………………
a. everyday b. ago c. now d. the other day
15. Hassan………….at school yesterday.
a. isn't b. doesn't be c. wasn't d. didn't be
16. ……………...at school yesterday?
a. Was Hassan b. Did Hassan be
c. Had Hassan d. Did Hassan have
17. Where .... ……………yesterday?
a. did Hassan be b. does Hassan be c. were Hassan d. was Hassan
18. I …………….lunch at home yesterday.
a. haven't b. hadn't c. don't have d. didn't have
19. I ......................in the sea every day when I was in Alexandria.
a. swim b. swims c. swam d. swimming.
20. Yesterday, I ......................my friend.
a. used to visit b. visited c. visits d. visit
21. ………….... lunch at home yesterday?
a. Had you b. Did you have c. You had d. Do you have
22. When I was a student, I ..... …………..up early.
a. was used to getting b. used to getting c. was used to get d get
23. .............go for a walk every week?
a. Was he used to b. Did he used. c. Did he use to d. He used to
24. I ……………... prep. 3 exams two months ago.
a. take b. took c. have taken d. was taken
25. Salah………….Liverpool and won Player of the Year Award.
a. joined b. was joined c. joins d. was joining
26. I ………..have many friends at my first school.
a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't d. never
27. I …………had many friends at my first school.
a. don't b. doesn't c. didn't d. never
28. Rokaya didn't ...the mobile ringing.
a. hears b. hear c. heard d. hearing
29. Did Sama…………..mum with the housework?
a. was helping b. helps c. helped d. help
30. What…………Karim do when he cut his finger?
a. did b. do c. does d. has
31. Why did Rahma look tired when she ................ ..the door?
a. shuts b. shut c. was shut d. shutting
32. The Pyramids were......................by the ancient Egyptians.
a – building b – built c – builds d – build
33. …………….well yesterday!
a. Did you play b. You played c. Do you play d. How did you play
34. ……………..well yesterday?
a. Did you play b. You played c. Do you play d. How did you play
35. A:……………...yesterday? B: Quite well.
a. Did you play b. You played c. Do you play d. How did you play
36. ………….. off my tablet and I went out.
a. turn b. turned c. was turned d. was turning
37. My tablet .... off and I went out.
a. turn b. turned c. was turned d. was turning
38. …………….. tired, so I went to bed.
a. was b. wasn't c. didn't be d. b & c
39. I ……….....tired, so I worked for three more hours.
a. was b. wasn't c. didn't be d. b & c
40. ………...the best students at your first school.
a. They were b. Were they c. Did they be d. Are they
41. ….............her lunch.
a. Did she have b. Had she
42. He......................in that bank for four years. He doesn’t work there now.
a. works b. is working c. has been working d. worked
43. Papyrus......................by the ancient Egyptians.
a. used b. were used c. is still used d. was used
44. He always......................an umbrella when it rained.
a. carries b. carried c. carrying d. is carried
45. Why ........... millions of people go to America in the 19th century?
a. did b. do c. does d. have
46. I………….... the door and we went in.
a. opened b. was opened c. a & b d. opens
47. The door………..and we went in.
a. opened b. was opened c. a & b d. opens
48. At the age of five, I ....to swim.
a. learned b. learn c. have learnt d. was learnt
49. My grandfather always ......... to work when he was young.
a. walk b. walks c. walked d. has walked
50. He used to be calm, but now he……………..
a. doesn't b. isn't c. is d. does

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