Past Tense

Affirmative

100

They _______ fresh vegetables at the farm. (eat)

simple tense

ate

200

I _______ _______ in the pool yesterday morning. (swim)

continuous tense

was swimming

300

My mother _______ at the airport this morning. (arrive)

simple tense

arrived

400

My father _______ _______ last week. (work)

continuous tense

was working

500

She _______ a gold bracelet on the street. (find)

simple tense

found

Negative

100

I _______ _______ my friend last week. (see)

simple tense

didn't see

200

She asked him a question but he _______ _______ the answer. (know)

simple tense

didn't know

300

They _______ _______ basketball yesterday. (play)

continuous tense

weren't playing

400

I _______ _______ my house on time this morning. (leave)

simple tense

didn't leave

500

But teacher, we _______ _______ anything wrong! (do)

continuous tense

weren't doing

Interrogative

100

_______ _______ _______ coffee before school this morning? (you, drink)

simple tense

Did you drink

200

_______ _______ _______ about English grammar last year? (we, learn)

simple tense

Did we learn

300

_______ _______ _______ from his vacation yet? (John, return)

simple tense

Did John return

400

_______ _______ _______ football inside or outside? (you, play)

continuous tense

Were you playing

500

_______ _______ _______ in the same house last year? (she, live)

continuous tense

Was she living

Mixed Past Simple

100

The dog _______ outside last night. (sleep)

affirmative

slept

200

I _______ _______ homework last night. (I, finish)

negative

didn't finish

300

The film _______ at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. (begin)

affirmative

began

400

Yesterday we each _______ a cola with our lunches. (drink)

affirmative

drank

500

_______ _______ _______ your favorite series last weekend? (you, watch)

interrogative

Did you watch

Mixed Past Continuous

100

We _______ _______ to our favorite music. (dance)

affirmative

were dancing

200

I _______ _______ when you called me this morning. (run)

affirmative

was running

300

My friend _______ _______ to me last week because he was mad at me. (talk)

negative

wasn't talking

400

What is that smell? _______ _______ _______ cookies earlier? (you, bake)

interrogative

Were you baking

500

_______ _______ _______ their cellphones during class yesterday? (they, use)

interrogative

Were they using