Past Tenses Review

past simple- reg

100

what two letters do you add to a verb to make it past simple?

-ed

200

What is the past tense of 'listen'?

listened

300

What is the spelling rule for changing verbs ending in 'e' to past simple?

just add 'd'!

400

Spell the past simple form of create

c-r-e-a-t-e-d

500

Spell the past simple form of 'study'

s-t-u-d-i-e-d

past simple- irreg

100

Do you add -ed to irregular verbs to make it past simple?

No! They have their own special rule!

200

What is the past simple tense of 'say'?

'said'

300

What is the past simple form of 'have'?

'had'

400

spell the word 'go' in past simple

w-e-n-t

500

Name one verb that has the same spelling in the past simple as in the present simple. 

read, set, put, cut, etc.

past continuous

100

What two things do you need to make the past continuous?

1. was/were

2. verb-ing

200

fill in the missing word:

The lion _____ sleeping under the tree. 

was

300

finish the sentence with the past continuous:

They __________ (listen) to music at home. 

were listening

400

create your own sentence using past continuous. You need a minimum of 6 words in your sentence.

Under teacher's discretion

500

unscramble the sentence and put the verb in the past continuous:

softa/the/on/sit/cat/the/afternoon/yesterday

The cat was sitting on the sofa yesterday afternoon. or Yesterday afternoon the cat was sitting on the sofa.

interrupted past

100

What two tenses do we use in the interrupted past?

-past continuous

-past simple

200

Read out the sentence and use the wave/chop hand motion while reading it. 

The door closed while I was opening the window. 

300

When and while are two clue words to help us know which tense to use in the interrupted past. Which tense to we use after 'while' and after 'when'?

while- past continuous

when- past simple

400

Fill in the blanks with the verbs in the correct tenses.

While the students ________ (listen) to the teacher, it _____ (start) to snow. 

While the students were listening to the teacher, it started to snow. 

500

Fill in the blanks and change the verbs to the correct tenses. 

we _____ (walk) to school when we _____ (see) a rainbow.

We were walking to school when we saw a rainbow.

Fix the sentence

100

Fix the sentence:

I playing pool.

I was playing pool.

200

Fix the sentence:

I were eating when I heard a strange sound.

I was eating when I heard a strange sound.

300

Fix the sentence:

My family walked in the park when it start to rain. 

My family was walking in the park when it started to rain. 

400

Fix the sentence:

While I was writeing a leter, the pen was breaking. 

While I was writing a letter, the pen broke.

500

Fix the sentence:

While the wundrful singer singed, the people claped their hands.

While the wonderful singer was singing, the people clapped their hands.