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Past Tense Wordplay Trivia Quiz

The past tense is what we use in English to speak or write about what happened prior to now. The action could be a few minutes ago or centuries past. Can you find the past tense forms of the following irregular verbs?

A multiple-choice quiz by Trufflesss. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Trufflesss

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
412,367

Updated
Apr 07 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

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Author's Note: Select the word that fits in the blank for each question.

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Question 1 of 10

1. Today I see my friends. Yesterday, I __ them. Hint

Seen

Seeing

Seed

Saw

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Question 2 of 10

2. Marvin goes to the movies every weekend. Last Saturday he __ to a movie. Hint

Going

Wented

Went

Goed

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Question 3 of 10

3. The boys say hello to their neighbour. Last week they __ hello to her. Hint

Sayed

Says

Saying

Said

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Question 4 of 10

4. Alicia does her homework every night. Last night she __ her math. Hint

Doed

Doing

Done

Did

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Question 5 of 10

5. My sister is eating a sandwich for lunch. This morning she __ eggs. Hint

Ate

Eaten

Eated

Ated

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Question 6 of 10

6. The birds fly in the sky. Two days ago, they __ to a tree. Hint

Flied

Flies

Flown

Flew

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Question 7 of 10

7. The dog is excited when it gets a treat. Yesterday it __ excited when it got a bone. Hint

Were

Being

Been

Was

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Question 8 of 10

8. A: What did you have for dinner?
B: I __ poached salmon. Hint

Haved

Had

Haven't

Having

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Question 9 of 10

9. I usually get good marks, but last term I __ bad marks in science. Hint

Gotten

Got

Gat

Getting

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Question 10 of 10

10. A: Could you bring in the groceries, please?
B: I already __ them in. Hint

Brought

Bringing

Brang

Broung

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Today I see my friends. Yesterday, I __ them.

Answer: Saw

Other forms of the verb are: I am seeing a new boyfriend, I will see him on Saturday, I have been seeing him for a month, etc.

2. Marvin goes to the movies every weekend. Last Saturday he __ to a movie.

Answer: Went

Another irregular verb that comes from Old English. By the time Middle English came around, the past tense of 'go' became 'went', derived from 'wend'. Other forms of the verb are: he will go to the store tomorrow, he has gone to the doctor twice, he has been going to university for three years.

3. The boys say hello to their neighbour. Last week they __ hello to her.

Answer: Said

An irregular verb from the Old English, 'secgan' meaning 'to speak' or 'to tell'. Other forms of the word are: they will say hello to you when they see you, they are saying their prayers now, they will have said goodnight by midnight.

4. Alicia does her homework every night. Last night she __ her math.

Answer: Did

This irregular verb comes from Old English 'don' meaning 'to make, act, perform'. The word 'did' also comes from the Old English 'dyde'. It is a remainder of the old linguistic pattern of reduplicating the stem of the present tense to form the past tense.

5. My sister is eating a sandwich for lunch. This morning she __ eggs.

Answer: Ate

An irregular verb from Old English 'etan' means 'to eat'. The present and simple past forms of the verb are anagrams of each other. Other forms of the verb are: she is eating dinner now, she will eat an apple soon, she has eaten all of the leftovers.

6. The birds fly in the sky. Two days ago, they __ to a tree.

Answer: Flew

This irregular verb comes from Old English 'fleogan', meaning 'to fly, or to 'take flight'. Other forms of the verb are: they will fly tonight, they are flying to New Hampshire, when they get there they will have flown 200 miles.

7. The dog is excited when it gets a treat. Yesterday it __ excited when it got a bone.

Answer: Was

This is irregular verb that looks nothing like its simple present tense form. The word 'were' is incorrect here because it is used for plural nouns. The word dog is singular. The simple past form comes from the Old English 'bēon'. The conjugation of 'beon' comes from other distinct verbs.

8. A: What did you have for dinner? B: I __ poached salmon.

Answer: Had

Another irregular verb from Old English, 'haben'. Other forms of the verb are: I am having guests tonight, I have had 4 exams so far, I will have had 7 exams by Tuesday.

9. I usually get good marks, but last term I __ bad marks in science.

Answer: Got

This irregular verb comes from the Old Norse, 'geta' meaning, 'to obtain, reach'. Other forms of the verb are: I will have gotten my citizenship by then, I am getting a new bed soon, I will get a new pillow for my couch.

10. A: Could you bring in the groceries, please? B: I already __ them in.

Answer: Brought

Another irregular verb that has a very different spelling in the past tense. It is from the Old English, Old English 'bringan'. Other forms of the verb are: I bring my mother flowers every month, I had brought her flowers before you did, I will have brought her flowers 12 times by Christmas.

Source: Author Trufflesss

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