Grammar Past Tense

SIMPLE PAST TENSE I

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

• The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb.

  
  

• You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.

To be

Positive Statements

• I was

• She was

• He was

• It has

• You were

• They were

• We were

To be

Negative Statements

• I wasn't

• She wasn't

• He wasn't

• It hasn't

• You weren't

• They weren't

• We weren't

Multiple Choice

Change the following verb in the past tense form.

level

• levels

• levelled

Multiple Choice

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remain

• remained

• remains

Multiple Choice

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stay

• staid

• stayed

• stays

Multiple Choice

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maintain

• maintained

• mantained

• maintains

Multiple Choice

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fluctuate

• fluctuates

• fluctuated

Multiple Choice

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decrease

• decreases

• decreasing

• decreased

Multiple Choice

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Surge

• surges

• surged

Multiple Choice

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Boom

• booms

• boomed

Multiple Choice

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Escalate

• escalating

• escalates

• escalated

Multiple Choice

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Climb

• climbs

• climbed

Multiple Choice

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fall

• fell

• falled

• falls