Illness & Injury Tense Review

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What is the simple past tense?

Back

The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. It often ends in -ed for regular verbs (e.g., 'walked', 'played').

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Provide an example of a simple past tense sentence.

Back

I walked to the store yesterday.

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What is the past progressive (continuous) tense?

Back

The past progressive tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past. It is formed using 'was/were' + verb ending in -ing (e.g., 'was walking').

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Provide an example of a past progressive tense sentence.

Back

She was reading a book when the phone rang.

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Identify the correct simple past tense form of 'to break'.

Back

broke

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Identify the correct simple past tense form of 'to throw'.

Back

threw

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Identify the correct simple past tense form of 'to twist'.

Back

twisted

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Identify the correct simple past tense form of 'to cut'.

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cut (the past form is the same as the base form).

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What is the structure of a simple past tense sentence?

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Subject + past tense verb + (object) (e.g., 'He kicked the ball.').

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What is the structure of a past progressive tense sentence?

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Subject + was/were + verb ending in -ing (e.g., 'They were playing soccer.').