Past Simple Tense

What is the past simple form of the verb 'play'?

• playy

• played

• playd

• play

Give an example of an irregular verb in the past simple tense.

• went

• runned

• eated

• swimmed

How do you form a negative sentence in the past simple tense?

• Use the auxiliary verb 'did' followed by 'not' and the base form of the main verb.

• Use the auxiliary verb 'will' followed by 'not' and the base form of the main verb.

• Use the auxiliary verb 'am' followed by 'not' and the base form of the main verb.

• Use the auxiliary verb 'have' followed by 'not' and the base form of the main verb.

Rewrite the following sentence into a question in the past simple tense: 'She went to the store.'

• Did she went to the store?

• Did she go to the store?

• Was she going to the store?

• She goes to the store?

Which time expressions are commonly used with the past simple tense?

• tomorrow

• in the future

• yesterday, last week, two days ago, in 1999

• next month

Apply the spelling rule for regular verbs in the past simple tense to the verb 'stop'.

• stopd

• stopped

• stopp

• stoped

What is the past simple form of the irregular verb 'go'?

• goed

• gont

• goned

• went

Provide an example of a negative sentence in the past simple tense.

• She not go to the party.

• She did not went to the party.

• She didn't went to the party.

• She did not go to the party.

Form a question in the past simple tense using the verb 'eat'.

• Did you eat?

• Have you eaten?

• Do you eat?

• Were you eating?

When do we use the past simple tense in English?

• We use the past simple tense in English to talk about hypothetical situations.

• We use the past simple tense in English to talk about completed actions in the past.

• We use the past simple tense in English to talk about ongoing actions in the present.

• We use the past simple tense in English to talk about future actions.