Grade 6 - Past and Present Simple

Write your full name

(e.g. Laura Zhu)

Answer explanation

The question asks for your full name, which should be provided in the format shown (e.g., Laura Zhu). Ensure to include both your first and last name for a complete response.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Simón ................ his guitar last sunday

• play

• playing

• played

• plays

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'played' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'play', which is needed to indicate that Simón performed the action of playing his guitar last Sunday.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My mom .............. dinner last night

• cooked

• cooking

• cooks

• cook

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'cooked' because it indicates a completed action in the past. The sentence refers to dinner that was made last night, which requires the past tense verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

elige el verbo en pasado

• dancing

• dance

• dances

• danced

Answer explanation

El verbo en pasado de 'dance' es 'danced'. Las otras opciones ('dancing', 'dance', 'dances') no están en pasado, por lo que 'danced' es la única respuesta correcta.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They ____ (be) happy to be home.

• To be

• Were

• Are

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Were' because it indicates a past state of happiness. The sentence refers to a time when they were happy to be home, making 'were' the appropriate verb form.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

We ____ (meet) them at the restauran

• Meet

• Meeted

• Met

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Met' because it is the past tense of 'meet'. The sentence refers to a completed action, indicating that the meeting has already occurred.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

2. We … some sandwiches and fresh fruit to eat for lunch yesterday.

• a) buy

• b) buys

• c) bought

Answer explanation

The correct choice is c) bought because the sentence refers to an action completed in the past (yesterday). 'Buy' and 'buys' are present tense forms, while 'bought' is the past tense, fitting the context.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We ___________ (eat) pizza last weekend.

• eated

• eat

• ate

• ated

Answer explanation

The correct verb form for the past tense of 'eat' is 'ate'. The sentence refers to an action completed last weekend, so 'ate' is the appropriate choice. 'Eated' and 'ated' are incorrect forms.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Match the following

• Wrote

• Walk

• Walked

• Get

• Took

• Write

• Got

• Take

• Had

• Have

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Reorder the following

• How long

• to go there?

• did

• it

• take you

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D