ESL Simple Past Tense Diagnostic

Jamie _______ sausages and eggs for breakfast this morning.

• eat

• eating

• eats

• ate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

Barbara ___________ television until 9:00 pm last night.

• watch

• watches

• watched

• watching

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

The children___________ to football practice five minutes ago.

• came

• coming

• come

• comes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

My sister and brother _________ all night.

• danced

• dancing

• dance

• dances

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

The baby ______ with his blocks yesterday for a short while.

• playing

• play

• plays

• played

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

You ________ very fast in the race last week.

• run

• runs

• ran

• running

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

I _______ a horse over the weekend.

• rode

• ride

• riding

• rides

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

She didn't _______ her homework ready for class today.

• have

• haves

• had

• having

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Mary, Peter and Paul didn't _______ for the test last Monday.

• studied

• studying

• study

• studies

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

The pilot didn't _______ that plane in May, because the plane was damaged in a storm.

• flew

• fly

• flying

• flown

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D