Past Simple

Past Simple

by Lorena Rodríguez

Multiple Choice

The past simple tense...

• describes an uncompleted action in a time before now and things that happen one after another in the past.

• describes a completed action in a time before now and things that happen one after another in the past.

• describes a completed action in a time before now and things that happen one after another in the present.

• describes an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.

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To form the past simple with regular verbs, we use the infinitive and the ending “

”

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When we use irregular verbs to form a simple past sentence we use...

• The second column of irregular verbs.

• The third column of irregular verbs.

• The verb without any change.

• There aren't irregular verbs when forming the past simple.

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If we want to write a negative sentence using the past simple we need the auxiliary verb

.

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And if we want to ask for something using the past simple tense the auxiliary verb needed is

.

​LET'S TEST OURSELVES!

​Choose the best option or complete the sentence with the suitable form of the verbs in brackets.

Multiple Choice

What film ... you ... last night?

• did, see

• did, saw

• -, saw

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Who ... that car?

• buyed

• did buy

• bought

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He didn't ... last Monday.

• call

• calls

• called

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Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.

• write

• writes

• wrote

• was wrote

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The police ___________ me on my way home last night.

• was stop

• stopped

• stops

• did stop

Multiple Choice

Which question is in the simple past?

• When did Anne find the keys?

• When found Anne the keys?

• When did Anne found the keys?

• When does Anne find the keys?

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is the past simple used correctly?

• The hotel room is very nice.

• The hotel room were very nice.

• The hotel room beed very nice.

• The hotel room was very nice.

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Last summer, my family and I 

(spend) our holidays in Naxos, an amazing island in Greece.

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The island _______(be) very big and there ________(be) lots of things to see and do.

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We _________ (stay) at a comfortable bungalow and  _______ (go) swimming every day at the island’s beautiful beaches…

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I 

(get) a great suntan!

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We also 

(try) the local cuisine.

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There ________(be) various traditional tavernas on the island and we _______(eat) there every evening!

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I

(put) on about 3 kilos during these holidays!

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We also _________ (visit) many interesting sights, like the Archeological Museum and some prehistoric settlements, which I _______ (find) pretty impressive.

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  I also

(love) the local people.

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They

(be) very friendly and welcoming!

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We

(have) a great time in Naxos and I would really love to go there again some day!

 

Poll

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