SIMPLE PAST USES
SIMPLE PAST TENSE FORMS
REGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
ACTIVITIES
100
Name of the use which states that we use the simple past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Christhian Cupueran.
What is the "Completed Action in the Past" use?
100
The form that comes from adding "didn't (informal)" or "did not (formal)" before the simple form of the verb.
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What is the negative form of this tense?
100
For regular verbs ending in the vowel -e, add -d.
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An example which satisfies the given prompt.
100
Past tense of the verb which means "to make something move through the air by pushing it out of your hand"
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What is the meaning of the verb whose past tense is threw?
100
Change the follow simple present sentence into past simple question: "I want her to stay".
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Did you want her to stay?
200
The name of the use which states that we use the simple past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on. Christhian Cupueran
What is the "A Series of Completed Actions" use?
200
The form that is also created using the auxiliary "did". This time, the auxiliary is placed before the subject.
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What is the "Yes/No Question" form?
200
For the very few English verbs that end in a vowel other than -e, add -ed.
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An example which satisfies the given prompt.
200
Past tense of the verb which means "to stop something that is moving through the air by getting it in your hands"
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What is the meaning of the verb whose past tense is "caught".
200
Change the following simple past tense sentence into simple past WH-question using the WH- word "Where".
"Sara beat her brother in their house a year ago."
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Where did Sara beat her brother a year ago?
300
The use which states that the simple past can be can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. Christhian Cupueran
What is the "Duration in the Past" use?
300
This form is also created by putting the auxiliary "did" before the subject. Then, you add the WH- word at the beginning.
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What is the "WH-question" form?
300
For regular verbs that end in a vowel +y, add -ed.
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An example which satisfy the given prompt.
300
Past tense of the verb which means "to try to hurt someone using your body or weapons"
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What is the meaning of the verb whose past tense is "fought".
300
Change the following simple past tense sentence into its negative form.
"The president of the US moved to England last Friday."
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The president of the US didn't move to England last Friday.
400
The name of the use which states that the simple past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to".
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What is the "Habits in the Past" use?
400
Change the provided sentence into question. "She drank all the wine"
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Did she drink all the wine?
400
For regular verbs that end in a consonant +y, change the -y to -i and add -ed.
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An example which satisfy the given prompt.
400
Past tense of the verb which means "to stop sleeping or to make someone else stop sleeping".
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What is the meaning of the verb whose past tense is "woke"
400
Change the following verbs in their base form into their past tense form.
- To teach, to run, to tear, to grow, to die, to choose.
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Taught, ran, tore, grew, died, chose.