3rd Partial English V

What are the uses for the simple past tense?

• It is used for actions that begin in the past and end in the present or for a series of actions in the future

• It is used to talk about a specific action that began and ended in the past. Or for a series of actions in the past.

Choose the right answer:

This tense describes actions that happened at some undetermined time in the past. The action can or can not be finished. It may still be in progress or maybe expected to happen once more in the future.

• Present perfect tense

• Past simple tense

The following structure belongs to:

Subject + have/has + past participle verb + complement.

• Past simple tense.

• Present perfect tense

The following structure belongs to:

Subject + did + not + main verb +complement.

• Negative present perfect tense.

• Negative past simple tense.

Complete the following sentence:

I ________________ English for five years.

• studied

• have studied

• has studied

Choose the right option to complete the sentences:

I _____________ tennis yesterday afternoon.

• played

• has played

• have played

The car looks very clean. ________ you ____________ it?

• Has.....washed

• Did.....wash

• Have .... washed

Last week my sister ____________ a nice blouse in that shop.

• bought

• buy

• have bought

My friend is a writer. She ______________ many books.

• has written

• wrote

• have written

The following key words belong to:

“last year”, “yesterday”, “last night”…

• Present perfect tense.

• Past simple tense.