English Quiz - Past Simple / Contractions

Column 1

100

I ______ _{(did not)} go to the gym last week.

didn't

200

She _____ a blue book. (have or has?)

has

300

________ _{(you have)} shown me how you feel about it.

You've

400

They _________ _{(would not)} cooperate, so they _______ _{(past of leave)} before the end of the event.

wouldn't , left

500

_______ going over ________ for the night.

(there, they're, or there?)

They're going over there for the night.

Column 2

100

I _______ _{(past of go)} to their house yesterday.

went

200

He _______ _{(past of drink)} his coffee quickly.

drank

300

You _______ _{(do not)} need to worry about that.

don't

400

We _______ _{(past of find)} a new recipe so ________ _{(we have)} tried to cook it ourselves, but it's not quite the same.

found, we've

500

_________ _{(They are)} going to keep working but they _________ _{(could not)} take any breaks, so _______ _{(they will)} need to bring their own lunches.

They're, couldn't, they'll

Column 3

100

I _______ _{(past of break)} my glasses last Monday.

broke

200

They have _______ _{(past of read)} a lot this week.

read

300

_______ _{(he is)} going to meet us there.

He's

400

________ _{(She would)} have changed her mind if she ________ _{(past of know)} you would have been there. 

She'd, knew

500

Reverse the contractions:

You don't need tell them they'll need to go early, they've already seen their schedule.

You do not need tell them they will need to go early, they have already seen their schedule.

Column 4

100

We _______ _{(past of buy)} food last night for the whole week.

bought

200

He ____ _{(past of run)} to catch the bus.

ran

300

I ____ _{(have or has?)} a black jacket. 

have  

*** has is incorrect because it cannot be used in the 1st person (I / me) and in this context, we do not use the contraction (I've) because it changes the meaning.

400

There ________ _{(was not)} enough food for everyone so we _____ _{(past of eat)} when we returned home.

wasn't, ate

500

Reverse the contractions:

You'll have to tell them who's been there before you once you're there and give them your name.

You will have to tell them who has been there before you once you are there and give them your name.

Column 5

100

He _____ _{(past of keep)} my bag safe while I used the restroom.

kept

200

That bird ______ _{(past of fly)} all the way here from France.

flew

300

________ _{(they have)} chosen to move to a new house.

They've

400

It ______ _{(did not)} work out well with _______ _{(they're, their, or there?)} schedule, so we went alone. 

didn't, their 

500

Reverse the contractions:

You don't need to take your jacket. It isn't very cold outside, but you'll want a sweater for this evening.

You do not need to take your jacket. It is not very cold outside, but you will want a sweater for this evening.

Column 6

100

My sister _______ _{(past of make)} me a cake for my birthday.

made

200

My friend ______ _{(past of draw)} a portrait of me the other day.

drew

300

________ _{(Let us)} go to the cinema this Saturday.

Let's

400

______ _{(I have)} thought a lot about that idea and ______ _{(I will)} go with you on Saturday.

I've, I'll

500

Place their / there / they're in the correct order.

______ are so many people in the street that _______ going to have to change ________ route to go around.

There are so many people in the street that they're going to have to change their route to go around.

Column 7

100

Where have you _______ _{(past of be)} all of this time?

been

200

This morning I ________ _{(past of hear)} the birds chirping.

heard

300

_______ _{(You would)} choose something else if you could.

You'd

400

 They _________ _{(are not)} going to the festival because they don't know __________ _{(who has)} performed already. 

aren't, who's

500

Write two phrases using your and you're correctly.

... May I use your pen? ...

... You're very fun to spend time with. ...