Sentences
Yesterday I _ (go) to the park.
went
What is the affirmative structure of the Simple Past?
a) Subject + verb in past + complement
b) Subject + was/were + verb-ing + complement
c) Subject + have/has + past participle + complement
a) Subject + verb in past + complement
My sister (a) broke / (b) was breaking her phone yesterday.
a
I _ (watch) TV when my mom _ (arrive).
was watching / arrived
What is the negative structure of the Simple Past?
a) Subject + did not + base verb + complement
b) Subject + was not + verb-ing + complement
c) Subject + have not + past participle + complement
a) Subject + did not + base verb + complement
I (a) read / (b) was reading a book when the lights went out.
b
While she _ (cook), the smoke alarm _ (go) off.
was cooking / went
What is the interrogative structure of the Simple Past?
a) Did + subject + base verb + complement?
b) Was/Were + subject + verb-ing + complement?
c) Have/Has + subject + past participle + complement?
a) Did + subject + base verb + complement?
While we (a) ate / (b) were eating lunch, our neighbour knocked on the door.
b
When I _ (get) home, my brother _ (sleep) and the dog _ (bark) outside.
got / was sleeping / was barking
What is the correct structure of the Simple Past?
Subject + verb in the past
He (a) fell / (b) was falling) off his bike while he (c) rode / (d) was riding) down the hill.
a, d.
While I _ (walk) home last night, I _ (notice) that a car _ (follow) me, so I _ (decide) to go into a shop and _ (wait) there.
was walking / noticed / was following / decided / waited
What is the correct structure of the Past Continuous?
Subject + was/were + verb-ing
At 8 p.m. last Friday, I (a) waited / (b) was waiting) at the station because the train (c) arrived / (d) was arriving) late, and while I (e) stood / (f) was standing) there, an old friend (g) walked / (h) was walking) past and (i) recognised / (j) was recognising) me.
b, c, f, g, i