Rules of Past Simple
True or false - We use the past simple tense to talk about things that happened or existed before now.
True
True or False - The past continuous tense is used to express the idea that an action was in progress at a certain time in the past.
True
The nurse ______ (put) the little boy to bed and _______ (speak) to him softly.
put, spoke.
We _______ (was/were) _________ the house all morning.
were, cleaning.
True or false - we use used to to talk about things that happened in the past that are not true anymore?
True
When I was young we _______ live in a big house in the countryside.
used to
True or False - The words enough and too indicate an amount of something and modify adjectives, verbs and nouns.
True
True or False - We use the words so and such to intensify adjectives, adverbs and nouns.
True
True or False - We only used verbs that end in -ed to talk about the past?
False - we use both regular and irregular verbs.
True or False - We express the past continuous tense using was/were and the -ed form of a verb?
False - we use was/were and the -ing form of a verb.
When Lucy _______ (go) to the interview, she ______ (wear) her best suit.
went, wore.
Three years ago we ______ (was/were) _________ in my hometown.
were, living
True or false - We can only use would to talk about repeated past actions that don't happen anymore?
False - we can also use used to.
In my first year at university, I ________ run for an hour every morning before breakfast.
would
True or False - Too means less than what is needed and enough means sufficient.
False - Too means more than what is needed and enough means sufficient.
True or False - We use such along with words like much, many, little and few with a noun to make it stronger?
False - We use so along with words like much, m many, little and few with a noun to make it stronger.
True or False - We use irregular verbs such as bought (to buy) to speak about the past.
True
True or false - we can use both the past simple and past continuous tenses together to explain that a past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous action.
True.
I _______ (think) I ________ (know) my irregular verbs, but now I'm not so sure!
thought, knew.
I tried to give him some advice, but we _________ (wasn't/ weren't) __________.
wasn't, listening
True or false - All of the following are correct forms of the use of the past simple and would/used to?
We went to the same beach every summer.
We used to go to the same beach every summer.
We would go to the same beach every summer.
True
On summer mornings my brother and I _______ go fishing while everyone else was asleep.
used to
It isn't cold ________ to wear that coat.
enough
It's _______ a hot day today.
Such
True or False - In order to form a negative sentence using regular verbs in simple past tense we must add did not before the verb ending in -ed?
False - we must add did not before the verb in infinitive form.
True or false - we can also use irregular verbs to express the past continuous?
False - we only use was/were and verbs ending in -ing.
The young man _______(take) out his wallet and _______ (pay) the bill.
took, paid.
______ (WasWere) you _________ football at the park this afternoon?
Were, playing
True or false - to express something that happened only once in the past we must use used to?
False - We must use the past simple tense.
I _______ have three eggs with toast and fruit for breakfast.
used to
There is ______ much salt in this food.
too
He walks _______ slowly. It's very annoying.
so
True or False - In order to form an affirmative sentence using regular verbs in simple past tense we must add -ed to the end of the verb?
True
True or false - The following example demonstrates how we can use both the past simple and past continuous together to express something that happened in the past: When the guests arrived, Jane was cooking dinner.
True
When Jose ______ (break) his arm, the doctor ______ (give) him two weeks off work.
broke, gave.
What ______ (was/were) you ________ at 8 p.m. last night?
were, doing.
True or false - The following sentence is an example of using would in the past simple tense to express a repeated action that doesn't happen anymore?
I would have liked to be more outgoing when I was younger.
False - This is expressing wishes for the past in past perfect.
But then I _______ break my arm and that was the end of my boxing career!
would
We have ________ money to go on a vacation.
enough
There are ______ many people here.
so
True or False - payed is the past tense form of pay.
False - paid is the past tense form of pay.
True or False - The following is the correct use of past continuous: 'We was studying in the library all evening'
False: We were studying in the library all evening.
I ______ (eat) too much on the weekend.
ate
She _______(was/were) _________ (carry) her books when she fell in the hallway.
was, carrying
True or false - The following is the correct use of used to in the past tense: She's used to the city now and doesn't get lost anymore.
False - Used to means 'to be familiar' with something or 'get accustomed to'
I ________ be a really sporty person.
used to
They watch _______ much television on the weekends.
too
He is ________ a fast runner.