Past Simple
What is past simple tense for STOP?
Stopped
He was/were (drive) like a maniac to escape the police.
was driving
I _______ going to the cinema.
was
Past continuous for watch?
watching
Past simple for buy?
Bought
We (finish) our homework for class today.
finished
They all _______ going to watch a movie.
were
We ________ listening to the teacher. (not)
weren't
Past continuous for spend?
spending
Past simple for cry?
The teacher (leave) the classroom for a minute to speak with a student.
left
We was/were (learn) so many new cool words with Allie.
were learning
They _____ _______ because they were on their mobile phones. (Listen, Negative)
weren't listening
Past continuous for have?
having
When did you last visit your grandparents?
I visited my grandparents last week
I visited my grandparents yesterday
I never have visited my grandparents.
I was visiting my grandparents last week
We were visiting my grandparents yesterday.
You (say) your favorite color is green, correct?
said
It _____ ________ so much last night, I forgot to take my umbrella
was / raining
Nicholas and his friends _______ __________ football after school.
were / playing
Past continuous for allow?
allowing
We all thought Fran ________ hurt after he fell off his bike.
was
How many Past simple tense words can you see:
'I went to Phuket with my family. We visited the beach, and I swam in the water. We ate seafood at the restaurant, I drank pepsi. We watched the sunset at the beach it was beautiful.'
7
I was/were (sing) my favorite song in the shower this morning.
was singing
beach/ going / we / to relax / to the / were
we were going to the beach to relax
He _________ walking with his friends. (not)
wasn't
'Harry Potter was a wizard at Hogwarts. He hated eating the food at Hogwarts. That never stopped him from going out to eat pizza. No one understood why he loved pizza so much. His friends Ron and Hermoine fought Voldemort with Harry. They spent their time learning how to defeat Voldemort and be stronger wizards.
Harry taught at Hogwarts as a teacher, he helped the new young students to be wizards.
How many past simple words can you see?
9