Simple Present, Continuous & Simple Past Tense

Which one is the Past Simple?

• I have gone to school.
• I have been going to school for 5 years.
• I went to school on Friday.
• I was going to school while you were studying.

Mary ____________________ to John on the phone last night. 

• talks 
• talked 
• is talking 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

Mary ______________________ to John on the phone right now. 

• is talking 
• talked 
• talks 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

Mary _______________ to John on the phone every day. 

• talked 
• is talking 
• talks 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

Jim and I ___________________ lunch at the cafeteria two hours ago. 

• is eating 
• ate
• are eating 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

We _______________ lunch in the cafeteria every day. 

• are eating 
• eats
• eat

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

I _________________ to bed early last night. 

• go 
• going 
• went 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

My roommate _________________ Spanish last year. 

• study
• studying 
• studied

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Sue _________________ a letter to her parents yesterday. 

• wrote 
• writes 
• is writing 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Sue __________________ to her parents every week. 

• wrote 
• writes 
• is writing 

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E