Past simple basics
Which tense is used to describe actions that happened and were completed in the past?
Past simple.
The past continuous.
Which verb phrase is used to talk about repeated actions or habits in the past that no longer happen?
Correct.
While we were watching TV, the power went out.
Change this sentence to the past simple: She walks to the park every morning.
She walked to the park every morning.
While she was cooking, the phone rang.
Complete the sentence: "I ______ (play) with dolls when I was a child."
I used to play with dolls when I was a child.
Correct or incorrect: "I was knowing the answer, but I forgot."
Incorrect. It should be "I knew the answer..."
True or False: Past simple is often used with specific time expressions like yesterday or last year.
True.
Provide the past simple form of the verb "go".
The past simple of the verb "go" is "went".
Identify the past continuous tense in this sentence: "They were swimming when the storm started.
"Were swimming" is the past continuous tense.
True or false: "Used to" can be used to describe states in the past.
True
Correct or incorrect:"He was running when he fell down."
Correct.
Identify the tenses: "I was writing an email when my boss called me."
Past continuous and past simple.
Which suffix is added to a regular verb to form its past simple tense?
The -ed suffix.
Rewrite this sentence in the past continuous: He played video games all evening.
He was playing video games all evening.
Did you use to watch cartoons every Saturday?
Correct or incorrect: "We use to live in the countryside before moving here."
Incorrect. It should be "we used to live in the countryside before moving here."
Make a sentence using all three: past simple, past continuous, and used to.
I used to play soccer, but while I was practicing yesterday, I injured my ankle.
Form a negative sentence in the past simple: He finished his homework.
He didn't / did not finish his homework.
Combine the following sentences using the past continuous and past simple: "I was reading a book. My friend called."
I was reading a book when my friend called.
Identify the error in the sentence: "She didn't used to like pizza."
She didn't use to like pizza.
Correct or incorrect: "She was used to walk every morning before work."
Incorrect. It should be "she used to walk every morning before work."
Explain why the following is incorrect: "He was used to play basketball when he was younger."
The phrase should be "used to play", not "was used to play".