20 Contoh Soal Simple Past Tense

Pilihlah satu jawaban yang menurutmu paling tepat.

1. I sometimes … my head under the water when I swam in the ocean.

a. puts                                    c. is

b. put                                      d. are

2. The woman had already left when her friends …

a. came                                  c. was

b. come                                  d.while

3. Did the tour participants … the sunrise this morning?

a. see                           c. is

b. saw                          d. are

4. They made mistakes because they didn’t … the guidelines.

a. follow                      c. was

b. followed                  d. where

5. The people … in poverty for two decades.

a. live                           c. is

b. lived                        d. are

6. How did you … your last weekend?

a. spent                        c. see

b. spend                      d. saw

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My Day

I had a terrible day yesterday. First, I (7).... Up an hour late because my alarm clock (8)... Off. Then, I (9)... In such a hurry that I (10)... My hand when I was (11)... Breakfast. After breakfast, I got (12)... So quickly that I forgot to (13)... Sock. Next, I (14)... Out of the house triying to get the 9.30 bus, but of course I (15)... It. I(16)... To take a taxi, but I didn't have enough monay. Finally, I(17)... The three miles to my school only to discover that it(18)... Sunday! I hope I never (19)... A day as the one I (20)... Yesterday

7. A. wake                       C. woken

B. woke                      D. woked

8.  A. Go                                     C.went

B. Got                                     D.gone

9. A. was                         C. Is

B. were                        D. are

10. A. Burn                       C. Born

B. Burned                  D. Burning

11. A. Make                      C. moke

B. Maked                    D. making

12. A. dress                       C. dressed

B. dressing                  D. drose

13. A. Wering                   C. wore

B. wear                       D. worn

14. A. Run                        C. Rent

B. Ran                        D. Running

15. A. Missing                   C. Missed

B. Miss                        D. Most

16. A. Want                      C. Went

B. Wanted                  D. Won't

17. A. Walked                  C. Walk

B. Walking                  D. Wolk

18. A. was                         C. Is

B. were                        D. Are

19. A. Has                         C. Had

B. Have                       D. Hand

20. A. Has                         C. Had

B. Have                       D. Hand

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