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Past Tense Quiz: Simple, Continuous, Perfect (10 Questions)

Test your past tense with this 10-question quiz. Instant answers and explanations, free and no sign-up. This is a intermediate level quiz.

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1. Priya ___ a new saree for the festival yesterday.

Past simple of the irregular verb buy is bought.

2. Yesterday evening, we ___ television when the lights suddenly went out.

Use past continuous (was/were + -ing) for an action in progress when another action interrupted it.

3. When we reached the cinema, the film ___ already started.

Past perfect uses had + participle for an action finished before another past action.

4. Last Sunday, Meena ___ to the temple with her family.

Past simple of the irregular verb go is went.

5. While Ramesh ___ his bike, it started to rain.

The longer background action takes the past continuous, so was riding is correct.

6. The children ___ very happy when they saw the gifts.

With the plural subject children, the past form of be is were.

7. I ___ my keys somewhere in the market yesterday.

Past simple of the irregular verb lose is lost.

8. After he ___ his lunch, he went for a short walk.

Past perfect (had finished) shows the eating was complete before the walk.

9. At 4 pm yesterday, they ___ cricket in the park.

An action in progress at a specific past time takes the past continuous: were playing.

10. The bus ___ before I reached the stop, so I missed it.

Past perfect (had left) marks the earlier of two past events.

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