Simple Past Tense (ESL)

The Simple Past Tense is used to talk about...

• An action that is happening right now at this moment
• A finished or completed action (in the past)
• An action that happens regularly (every day, every year, every night, etc.)
• What will happen / "is going" to happen in the future  (but is has not happened yet)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

"Yesterday" is a simple past tense word.

• YES
• NO

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

"Today" can be a Simple Past Tense, Present tense, and Future Tense word.

• YES
• NO

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

"Two weeks ago" is a Future Tense phrase.

• YES
• NO

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Tomorrow, I walked in the park with my friends and we played hide-and-seek.

• CORRECT
• INCORRECT

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Last Halloween, I dressed as Iron Man.

• CORRECT
• INCORRECT

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Yesterday morning, I ______ waffles for breakfast. Yummy!

• eat
• ate
• will eat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Two days ago at recess, we ________ tag.

• will play
• play
• played

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Last night, we ________ Batman vs. Superman at the movie theater. It _______ fantastic!

• see, is
• saw, was
• will see, will be

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

What _____ _____ ________ at school today?

• was you learned
• did you learn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B