Past simple
What is the past simple form of “fly”?
Flew
What is the past progressive form of “read”?
was/were reading
How do you make a yes/no question in the past simple with “she” as the subject and “sing” as the verb?
Did she sing?
How do you make a negative sentence in the past simple with “they” as the subject and “eat” as the verb?
They did not eat.
Choose the correct tense (past simple or past progressive) to complete this sentence: He ___ (fall) asleep while he ___ (watch) a movie.
He fell asleep while he was watching a movie.
What is the rule for forming the past simple of regular verbs?
Add -ed to the base form of the verb (e.g. walk -> walked).
What is the rule for forming the past progressive of any verb?
Use was/were + verb-ing (e.g. He was playing soccer.).
How do you form a question in the past simple or past progressive with a verb that is “be”?
Past progressive: Use was/were + subject + verb-ing or adjective/noun (e.g. Were they playing games? ).
Past simple: Use was/were + subject + adjective/noun (e.g. Was he happy?)
How do you form a negative sentence in the past simple or past progressive with a verb that is “be”?
Past progressive: Use Subject + was/were not+ verb-ing or adjective/noun (e.g. They were not playing games .
Past simple: Use Subject + was/were not + adjective/noun (e.g. He was not happy)
Choose the correct tense (past simple or past progressive) to complete this sentence: He ___ (not work) yesterday because he ___ (be) sick.
He did not work yesterday because he was sick.
What are some examples of irregular verbs that have the same form in the present and the past simple? Mention 2 at least
Cut, put, hit, cost, etc.
What are some verbs that are not usually used in the past progressive?
State verbs, such as know, like, own, etc.
How do you form a question with “who” as the subject in the past simple or past progressive?
Past progressive: Use who + was/were + verb-ing + complement (e.g. Who was singing that song?).
Past simple: Use who + verb-ed or irregular form + complement (e.g. Who wrote this book? )
How do you form a negative question in the past simple or past progressive with a verb that is not “be”?
Past progressive: Use Subject + was/were not + verb+ing (e.g. She was not watching TV).
Past simple: Use Subject + did not + base form of the verb (e.g. She did not watch TV).
Choose the correct tense (past simple or past progressive) to complete this sentence: They ___ (meet) at the park and then they ___ (go) to the cinema.
They met at the park and then they went to the cinema.
What are some examples of irregular verbs that change their vowel sound in the past simple? Mention 2 at least
Sing -> sang, run -> ran, drink -> drank, etc.
What is the difference between “I saw him” and “I was seeing him”?
“I saw him” means I noticed him or I met him. “I was seeing him” means I was dating him or I was visiting him.
How do you form a question with “how long” in the past progressive?
Use how long + was/were + subject + verb-ing (e.g. How long were you studying?).
How do you form a negative question in the past simple or past progressive with a verb that is “be”?
Past progressive: Use was/were + not + subject + verb-ing + adjective/noun (e.g. Were not they playing games?)
Past simple: Use was/were + not + subject + adjective/noun (e.g. Was not he happy?).
Choose the correct tense (past simple or past progressive) to complete this sentence: What ___ you ___ (do) when I ___ (call) you last night?
What were you doing when I called you last night?
What are some examples of irregular verbs that have two different forms in the past simple? Mention 2 at least
Burn -> burned/burnt, dream -> dreamed/dreamt, learn -> learned/learnt, etc.
What is the difference between “He was studying English” and “He studied English”?
“He was studying English” means he was in the middle of studying English at a specific time in the past. “He studied English” means he completed studying English at some point in the past.
How do you form a question with “how often” in the past simple?
Use how often + did + subject + base form of the verb (e.g. How often did you play soccer?).
How do you make a negative sentence in the past progressive with “we” as the subject and “cook” as the verb?
We were not cooking.
Choose the correct tense (past simple or past progressive) to complete this sentence: She ___ (break) her arm when she ___ (ski) on the mountain.
She broke her arm when she was skiing on the mountain.