Question
Make the sentence
Verb in past
Verb in present
Spot the mistake
100
When do we use past simple?
We use it to talk about actions or events that started and finished in the past.
100
played / yesterday / football / They
They played football yesterday.
100
Go.
Went.
100
Came.
Come.
100
She go to school yesterday.
She went to school yesterday.
200
What auxiliary verb do we use to form negative sentences and questions in the Simple Past?
Did.
200
last night / watched / a movie / We
We watched a movie last night.
200
Play.
Played.
200
Found.
Find.
200
They didn't went to the party.
They didn't go to the party.
300
What happens to the main verb after “did” or “didn't”?
Answer: It stays in its base form.
Example: Did you go? / I didn't go.
300
to the supermarket / went / She / this morning
She went to the supermarket this morning.
300
Eat.
Ate.
300
Gave.
Give.
300
Did you saw that movie last night?
Did you see that movie last night?
400
What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs in the Simple Past?
Regular verbs usually form the past by adding -ed, while irregular verbs have different past forms that must be learned individually.
400
didn't / because / go / he / feel / sick / to school / he
He didn't go to school because he felt sick.
400
Buy.
Bought.
400
Spoke.
Speak.
400
He buyed a new computer last week.
He bought a new computer last week.
500
What time expressions can we use with the Simple Past? Give at least three examples.
Examples: yesterday, last week, last year, two days ago, in 2020, etc.
500
the teacher / carefully / explained / the lesson / yesterday
The teacher explained the lesson carefully yesterday.
500
Write.
Wrote.
500
Drove.
Drive.
500
We was very tired after the trip.
We were very tired after the trip.