G6 Past Simple (Term 3 Exam Review)

The past tense tells...

• what is happening now.

• what already happened.

• what will happen.

Answer explanation

Past - tells us what already happened.

Present - tells us what is happening now.

Future - tells us what will happen.

We add -ed to _______ verbs in the past tense.

• regular

• irregular

Answer explanation

Add -ed to regular verbs for past tense.

Example:

walk - walked

play - played

Verbs that are different and we don't add -ed in the past tense, are called...

• regular

• irregular

Answer explanation

Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense

eat - ate

go - went

have - had

Choose the sentence in the past tense.

• I walked to school at 8am.

• I walk to school at 8 am.

• I am walking to school at 8am.

Answer explanation

I walked to school at 8am.

Choose the sentence in the past tense.

• It is taking a long time to cook dinner.

• It took a long time to cook dinner.

• It takes a long time to cook dinner.

Answer explanation

It took a long time to cook dinner.

Take is an irregular verb.

take - took

We use _______ to make an negative past tense verb.

• not

• didn't

• don't

Answer explanation

didn't = did not

Choose the contraction:

did not

• don't

• didnot

• didn't

Answer explanation

did not = didn't

Choose the contraction:

would not

• wouldn't

• wouldnot

• wouldt

Answer explanation

would not = wouldn't

Choose the contraction:

could not

• couldnt

• couldn't

• couldnot

Answer explanation

could not = couldn't

Choose the sentence in the past tense.

• We weren't at home last night.

• We aren't at home.

• We will not be at home.

Answer explanation

We weren't at home last night.

Was is an irregular verb.

was - were

were not = weren't