Simple past

A: ​ ​ ​ (a)   to class yesterday?

B: No, I didn't. I ​ (b)   home.

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• Did you go
• stayed
• You went
• stay
• You go

Answer explanation

Question forms:

- when using the auxiliary "did" the main verb stays in the infinitive form.

A: ​ (a)   well last night?

B: Yes, I did. I ​ (b)   very well.

• Did you sleep
• slept
• You slept
• A: You sleeped
• sleeped

Answer explanation

"sleep" is an irregular verb.

In statements the verb is conjugated to "slept"

A: ​ (a)   on time yesterday?

B: Yes, it did. It ​ (b)   at 6:05 on the dot.

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• Did Tom's plane arrive
• arrived
• Tom's plane arrived
• get in
• Did Tom's plane arrived
• arrive

Answer explanation

"arrive" is a regular verb

• to make the past form of regular verbs:

• - In affirmative sentences, you add -ed at the end.

When asking a question, you add the auxiliar "did" and the main verb goes back to its base form

*on the dot: is an expression. It means "on exact the right time"

A: ​ (a)   home and ​ (b)   last night?

B: No, I didn't. I ​ (c)   to the new Spider-Man movie.

• Did you stay
• study
• went
• Did you stayed
• You stayed
• studied
• go
• did go

Answer explanation

"stay" is a regular verb. To make the past form of regular verbs:

• - In affirmative sentences, you add -ed at the end.

"go" is an irregular verb. To make the past form of irregular verbs you must check the list!

When asking a question, you add the auxiliar "did" and the main verb goes back to its base form.

A: ​ (a)   the new Spider-Man movie?

B: It ​ (b)   okay, I guess, but I don't really like Super Hero movies.

• Did you like
• was
• You liked
• Did you liked
• is

Answer explanation

"like" is a regular verb. To make the past form of regular verbs:

• - In affirmative sentences, you add -ed at the end.

When asking a question, you add the auxiliar "did" and the main verb goes back to its base form.

"be" is an irregular verb. To make the past form of irregular verbs you must check the list! Remember: you do not use the auxiliar did with "be"

A:​ (a)   last night?

B: No, she didn't. She ​ (b)   her favourite series on Netflix instead.

• Did Mandy study
• watched
• Mandy studied
• Mandy study
• watches

A: ​ (a)   Harry Potter?

B: Yes, she did. She also ​ (b)   "Fantastic Beasts and where to find them"

• Did J.K. Rowling write
• wrote
• Did J.K.Rowling wrote
• J.K.Rowling wrote
• writes
• writed

A: ​ (a)   to the zoo yesterday?

B: Yes, they did. They ​ (b)   a wonderful time.

• Did the children go
• had
• The children go
• The children went
• Did the children went
• has
• have

Answer explanation

Expression: "have a wonderful time" means to have fun.

"Has" is used for the 3rd person singular (he, she, it)

A: ​ (a)   breakfast this morning?

B: No, I didn't. I ​ (b)   enough time. I was late for class because my alarm ​ (c)   .

• Did you have
• didn't have
• didn't ring
• You had
• Did you had
• didn't had
• not have
• didn't rang
• not ring

Answer explanation

The verbs "have" and "ring" are irregular verbs. To make the past form of irregular verbs you must check the list!

However, when making a negative sentence, you add the auxiliar "didn't" and the main verb goes back to its base form

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