Simple past questions
Fill in the question word we need for the question below to make sense.
________ did you do after school ended yesterday?
I went to the mall.
What did you do after school ended yesterday?
Complete the sentence with the correct simple past conjugations.
Yesterday I _______ (go) to the store for some milk.
Yesterday I went to the store for some milk.
Look at the time clause below. Which event in the sentence happens first?
We went to the store after I hung out with Wendy.
I hung out with Wendy.
Look at the sentence below. Which event in the sentence happened first?
My brother crashed into the wall while I was studying.
The speaker began to study first. Their brother crashed into the wall after they began studying.
Give a complete answer to the question below.
When did you start work today?
I started work at...
Complete the sentence with the correct simple past conjugations.
They _______ (eat) breakfast with their parents today.
They ate breakfast with their parents today.
Properly conjugate the words to complete the past time clause:
When Charles _________ (walk) onto the field, the crowd _________ (cheer).
When Charles walked onto the field, the crowd cheered.
Decide whether to use the simple past tense or the past progressive in the sentence below.
While they _______ (walk) to my car, some jerk bumped into it.
While they were walking to my car, some jerk bumped into it.
Correct the question below.
Who did you saw at the dance?
Who did you see at the dance?
Complete the sentence with the correct simple past conjugations.
Damian _______ (break) his arm when he _______ (fall) down the stairs.
Damian broke his arm when he fell down the stairs.
Properly conjugate the words to complete the past time clause:
We _______ (wash) our hands before we _______ (touch) the food.
We washed our hands before we touched the food.
Decide whether to use the simple past tense or the past progressive in the sentence below.
As I was cooking dinner, Emmanuel _______ (call) me.
As I was cooking dinner, Emmanuel called me.
Create a question for the given answer.
___________________________?
The food court. (They ate lunch at the food court.)
Where did they eat lunch?
Read this sentence, pay CLOSE attention to pronunciation.
I read what the homework assignment is yesterday.
I hope you pronounced "read" like "red!"
Create one logical time clause sentence using the events below:
I grabbed a bathing suit from the closet.
I bike to the pool.
Before I biked to the pool, I grabbed a bathing suit from the closet.
I grabbed a bathing suit from the closet before I biked to the pool.
After I grabbed a bathing suit from the closet, I biked to the pool.
I biked to the pool after I grabbed a bathing suit from the closet.
Complete the sentence below with either the past progressive or simple past tense.
As I _______ (brush) my teeth, the mirror _______ (drop) to the floor.
As I was brushing my teeth, the mirror dropped to the floor.
Create a question for the given answer.
___________________________?
Miranda. (Miranda gave me this necklace.)
Who gave you that necklace?
Complete the sentence with the correct simple past conjugations.
Last week we _______ (hang out) in the forest with that spooky legend about the man who _______ (hang) himself.
Last week we hung out in the forest with that spooky legend about the man who hanged himself.
Create two logical time clause sentences using the events below:
He got in his car.
He locked his front door.
Before got in his car, he locked his front door.
He locked his front door before he got in his car.
After he locked his front door, he got in his car.
He got in his car after he locked his front door.
Complete the sentence below with either the past progressive or simple past tense.
The computer _______ (explode) while you _______ (print) something.
The computer exploded while you were printing something.