Simple Past Test

Simple past is used for actions that happened either at a specific time or period of time.

• True

• False

What other function has the Simple Past Tense?

• It is used to talk about feelings in the past.

• It can express an idea or an action that started and finished in the present.

• It is used to talk about past habits and generalizations.

• None of the above.

In the Simple Past we add "ed" to those verbs that:

• All the verbs in past.

• Those with only end with w, x, y.

• That end with the vowel 'e'.

• Most of the verbs that end with consonants

If the verb ends in "e", we should add an:

• "d“ at the beginning.

• "d“ at the end.

• "ied“ at the beginning.

• "ied“ at the end.

If the verb ends in [consonant + y], what is the corresponding conjugation of the verb in Simple past?

• we add "ied" at the end.

• we add "yed" at the end.

• we change the "y" to an "i" and add "ed" at the end.

What is the main rule of the irregular verbs?

• Verbs in past that are written with d, ed and ied.

• These verbs can be conjugated depending on the ending.

• The last syllable of a longer past verb is stressed.

• These type of verbs do not follow general or specific rules.

Now, complete the next sentences with the correct verb in past.

Last year I _______ (go) to England on holiday.

• goed

• goes

• gone

• went

We _______ (visit) lots of interesting places.

• visits

• visited

• visitied

• visiteed

She ______ (wash) her hair.

• washes

• watched

• washed

• washied.

He _____ (meet) many people on his way to work.

• met

• meets

• meeted

• mots