Past Simple Questions

Past Simple

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what is simple past ?

The simple past tense, sometimes called the preterite, is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. The simple past is the basic form of past tense in English. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past and action duration is not important.

Examples

John Cabot sailed to America in 1498.

My father died last year.

He lived in Fiji in 1976.

We crossed the Channel yesterday.

nominal and verbal

past simple tense

Multiple Choice

Tedy __ to his grandfather two years ago.

• cooked

• bought

• borrowed

• visited

Multiple Choice

Angelica __ a chef

• was

• were

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

__ Alex repaired his car ?

• does

• do

• did

• is