Question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate simple past tense
Last year, I _________ to Ooty on holiday. (go)
a) Am going
b) Was going
c) Went
d) Had gone

Answer 1

Hint: It is already mentioned that it is to be simple past tense. Simple past tense is something that has happened in the past. Some examples are: She cooked the lamb last night. “Cooked” is the simple past tense of “cook”.

Complete answer:
The correct answer is option c “went”. Went is the simple past tense of the word “go”. She went to the hospital yesterday. He went to the movies last week.
Option a is wrong because “am going” is present continuous tense. I am going to the market means I am on my way to the market right now.
Option b is wrong because “was going” means I was on my way to someplace. I was going to the market but then I had to return to take my wallet. It is past continuous tense.
Option d is incorrect because “had gone” is past perfect because it shows that something had happened in the past. The usage of “had” indicates that there was a second event that had happened in addition to the main event. The girls had reached the school before it started raining. Thus, the second event is the rain while the main event is the girls reaching school.

Note:
If the question already mentions which tense to use, it is very easy to answer the question. However, if it is not mentioned, then you have to find out which tense is going to be the correct one to be used in the sentence. Always use the option in the sentence itself to make sure it is grammatically correct.