Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1Leo usually drives to work, but yesterday he ............... the bus because his car was at the garage.
Wrong!
"took" is correct because "yesterday" describes a finished past event, unlike Leo's usual routine.
2After dinner last night, we ............... the dishes and watched a film.
Wrong!
"washed" is correct because "last night" and "watched" place both actions in the past.
3Did Maya ............... her keys at the café yesterday?
Wrong!
"leave" is correct because the base form follows the Past Simple auxiliary "Did".
4I didn't ............... any bread because the shop was closed.
Wrong!
"buy" is correct because the base form follows "didn't" in a Past Simple negative.
5The children ............... at school yesterday because it was a holiday.
Wrong!
"weren't" is correct because "yesterday" refers to the past and the subject is plural.
6When we arrived at the beach, there ............... only a few people on the beach.
Wrong!
"were" is correct because the people were there when the past action "arrived" happened.
7Where did your family ............... during the school holiday?
Wrong!
"stay" is correct because the base form follows "did" in a Past Simple question.
8“Did Sam call you after the match?” “Yes, he ...............”
Wrong!
"did" is correct because a short answer to a question beginning with "Did" uses the same auxiliary.
9Nora ............... the bus every day last week because her bicycle was broken.
Wrong!
"took" is correct because "every day last week" describes repeated actions during a finished past period.
10We ............... our new neighbours for the first time two days ago.
Wrong!
"met" is correct because "two days ago" is a finished past-time expression.
11Ella was tired, so she ............... to bed early last night.
Wrong!
"went" is correct because "last night" places the action in the past.
12How old ............... you when you started secondary school?
Wrong!
"were" is correct because the question asks about your age at the past time when you started school.
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- Leo usually drives to work, but yesterday he took the bus because his car was at the garage.
- After dinner last night, we washed the dishes and watched a film.
- Did Maya leave her keys at the café yesterday?
- I didn’t buy any bread because the shop was closed.
- The children weren’t at school yesterday because it was a holiday.
- When we arrived at the beach, there were only a few people on the beach.
- Where did your family stay during the school holiday?
- “Did Sam call you after the match?” “Yes, he did .”
- Nora took the bus every day last week because her bicycle was broken.
- We met our new neighbours for the first time two days ago.
- Ella was tired, so she went to bed early last night.
- How old were you when you started secondary school?