ESL English Quiz

Which sentence is in the correct past simple tense?

• She got to the store yesterday.

• She went to the store yesterday.

• She is going to the store yesterday.

• She will go to the store yesterday.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the correct past tense form of the verb in this sentence: "They___(watch) a movie last night."

• watches

• watch

• watched

• watching

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

"I____(see) my friend at the park last week." Which form of the verb correctly completes the sentence?

• saw

• see

• seeing

• seen

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is in the past continuous tense?

• I eat dinner last night.

• I will eat dinner last night.

• I was eating dinner last night.

• I ate dinner last night.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence: "When we___(arrive) at the station, the train had already left."

• arrived

• arrive

• arriving

• arrives

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

"He didn't___(finish) his homework on time." Which option completes the sentence correctly?

• finishing

• finished

• finishes

• finish

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the sentence in the correct past perfect tense:

• She has finished her project before the deadline.

• She had finished her project before the deadline.

• She will finish her project before the deadline.

• She is finishing her project before the deadline.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which verb form is incorrect in the past tense?

• I went to the concert last night.

• He read the book yesterday.

• They bought a new car last week.

• She took the bus to school.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Complete the sentence: "While I___(study) for the test, my brother was watching TV."

• studies

• studied

• studying

• was studying

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Choose the correct past simple negative form: "They___(not/understand) the lesson."

• didn't understood

• did not understand

• don't understand

• does not understand

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D