Past tense

S1 Past tense

Present tense

Do you remember what is present tense(Do/Does)?

When we see keywords ( today, everyday,now,always...), we have to use present tense .Adding +s/+es/+ies when the verb is after he/she/it.

For example:

1. I like apples.

2.She likes going to school

3.They go to school everyday.

Multiple Choice

He always_______(tell) funny stories.

• tell

• told

• tells

• telling

Multiple Choice

I always _______(wake) up on time.

• wake

• wakes

• woke

• woken

Multiple Choice

Mary__________(practice) piano three times a week.

• practicing

• practiced

• practice

• practices

Multiple Choice

I______(do) homework everyday.

• did

• do

• does

• doing

Multiple Choice

She____________(not/know) how to go to the restaurant.

• does not know

• did not know

• do not know

• not knows

Past tense

Do you remember what is past tense(Did)?

When we see keywords( yesterday, last week, last month, last year...), mostly we have to use past tense with adding+d/+ed/+ied.

Some verbs will remain unchanged .

e.g.cut, quit, put

Some verbs will change in whole words.

e.g.( go->went, see->saw, wear->wore, keep->kept)

1.For example: I ate an apple.

2.She cried because she failed her exam.

3.We swam in swimming pool yesterday.

Multiple Choice

It________(rain) a lot yesterday.

• raining

• rain

• rains

• rained

Multiple Choice

Susan_________(watch) a movie last weekend.

• watches

• watched

• watch

• watching

Multiple Choice

We_______(walk) home after the concert last night.

• walk

• walking

• walks

• walked

Multiple Choice

I________(visit) Beijing museum last month.

• visited

• visit

• visits

• visiting

Multiple Choice

Pat________(not/go) out yesterday, she was sick.

• not goes

• do not go

• does not go

• did not go

Some verbs will change in whole words.

• e.g. go->went, see->saw, wear->wore, keep->kept, take->took

• e.g. be->was/were, have->had

Multiple Choice

I_______(meet) Chloe in Mongkok last Tuesday.

• meet

• meets

• met

• meeted

Multiple Choice

I_______(feel) tired so I slept early last night.

• felt

• feeled

• feel

• feels

Multiple Choice

I______(write) a lettler to Ms Chan two days ago.

• writed

• write

• writes

• wrote

Multiple Choice

Jason_______(fall) off his bicycle yesterday and hurt his knee.

• fall

• fell

• falled

• falls

Multiple Choice

I_______(take) part in the summer camp last summer holiday.

• take

• takes

• took

• taked

Multiple Choice

We________(leave) school at five o' clock yesterday.

• left

• leaved

• leave

• leaves

Multiple Choice

He_______(pay) for the taxi two days ago.

• paied

• paid

• pay

• pays

Multiple Choice

The bus_______(drive) slowly because of the accident this morning.

• drived

• drives

• drive

• drove

Multiple Choice

My sister_______(make) a cake for my grandma last night.

• makes

• make

• maked

• made

Multiple Choice

We_______(stand) in front of classmates last English lessons.

• standed

• stood

• stands

• stand

Some verbs will remain unchanged .

• e.g.cut, quit, put,cost, bet, beat, spread,

Multiple Choice

The meat________(cost) $100 yesterday, but now only in $60.

• costed

• cost

• costs

• cost

Multiple Choice

I______(cut) my fingers yesterday afternoon.

• cuted

• cuts

• cutting

• cut

Multiple Choice

Sam________(beat) his classmate yesterday.

• beat

• bet

• beated

• beat

Multiple Choice

Susan______(put) her homework at school last week, so she cannot hand in now.

• puted

• puts

• putting

• put

Multiple Choice

I________(spread) butter on the bread this morning.

• spread

• spreaded

• spreads

• spreading