Simple Past Tense - REGULAR POSITIVE
Fill in the blank: I ___________ home last night because of the snow. (stay)
I stayed home last night because of the snow.
Fill in the blank: I was happy because _____________ (not have) homework last night.
I was happy because I didn't have homework last night.
Fill in the blank: She ________ up late this morning. (wake)
She woke up late this morning.
Red is the past tense of read?
FALSE it is read.
I ate a sandwich for lunch.
What did you eat for lunch?
Fill in the blank: We _________ really hard for the test. (study)
We studied really hard for the test.
Fill in the blank: She ____________ (not want) to read the book.
She didn't want to read the book.
Fill in the blank: They __________ goodbye to their parents at the airport (say).
They said goodbye to their parents at the airport.
This past tense sentence is correct: She doesn't have to go to school today.
FALSE. This is a present tense sentence.
Past tense would be: She didn't have to go to school yesterday.
I traveled to Canada last year.
Where did you travel last year?
Where did you travel to last year?
Fill in the blank: They ____________ to Portugal last summer. (travel)
They traveled to Portugal last summer.
Fill in the blanks: They _____________ (not go) to gym class yesterday so they ____________ (miss) the volleyball tournament.
They didn't go to gym class yesterday so they missed the volleyball tournament.
Fill in the blank: I _________ a new pair of sneakers at the mall yesterday. (buy)
I bought a new pair of sneakers at the mall yesterday.
This sentence is incorrect: He wanted to study in the library.
FALSE. This sentence is correct.
She watched a movie last night.
What did she do last night?
What did she watch last night?
Fill in the blanks: She __________ (wash) the dishes and ________ (clean) the bathroom this morning.
She washed the dishes and cleaned the bathroom this morning.
Fill in the blanks: I ____________ (not like) the pizza so I _______ (eat) a hamburger instead.
I didn't like the pizza so I ate a hamburger instead.
Fill in the blank: The teacher ___________ (teach) us how to write an essay and then she ________ (give) us two writing assignments for homework.
The teacher taught us how to write an essay and then she gave us two writing assignments for homework.
This past tense question is incorrect: Did you went to your grandmother's house last weekend?
TRUE. When using the "to do" verb in a sentence or question, you don't change the subject verb.
Did you go to your grandmother's house last weekend?
My mom cooked breakfast this morning.
Who cooked breakfast this morning?
Who cooked breakfast?
Fill in the blanks: My dad __________ (cook) dinner, my mom _________ (talk) to my aunt and I _______ (watch) TV.
My dad cooked dinner, my mom talked to my aunt and I watched TV.
Fill in the blanks: I ____________ (not ask) my parents if I could _________ (go) with my friends to the park, so I __________ (get) in trouble.
I didn't ask my parents if I could go with my friends to the park, so I got in trouble.
Fill in the blanks: I _______ (sleep) until 6AM this morning, then I ________ (make) breakfast and ________ (ride) my bike to school.
I slept until 6AM this morning, then I made breakfast and rode my bike to school.
This past tense sentence is correct: First we mixed the eggs, sugar and milk together, next we baked the cookies for 20 minutes.
TRUE.
I swam in the lake near my uncle's house last summer.
Where did you swim last summer?
When did you swim in the lake?
Did you swim in the lake last summer?