Past Tense Verb Practice

I ___ (be) at the park yesterday.

• was

• is

• am

• were

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was' because the sentence is in the past tense, and 'was' is the correct past form of the verb 'be' for the subject 'I'.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

She ___ (go) to the store last night.

• goes

• goed

• going

• went

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'went' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'go' that matches the past time frame indicated in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D

We ___ (play) soccer after school.

• played

• plays

• will play

• will plays

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will play' because the sentence is in the future tense, indicating an action that will happen after school.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

He ___ (eat) pizza for dinner.

• eating

• eaten

• eats

• eatting

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'eats' because it is the present simple form of the verb 'eat' that matches the subject 'He' in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.5.1C

They ___ (watch) a movie on Saturday.

• watched

• will watch

• were watching

• was watching

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were watching' because the sentence is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past. 'watched' is simple past, 'will watch' is future, and 'was watching' is singular, not plural.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

You ___ (read) a book last week.

• read

• reading

• red

• reads

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'read' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'read' that matches the sentence structure 'You ___ (read) a book last week.'

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

The cat ___ (sleep) all day.

• The cat sleep all night.

• The cat sleeps all day.

• The cat sleep all day.

• The cat sleeping all day.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The cat sleeps all day.' The verb 'sleeps' should be used with 'cat' to match the singular subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1C

I ___ (have) a great time at the party.

• will have

• have

• am having

• had

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have' because the sentence is in the present tense, indicating the action is currently happening. 'Will have' implies a future event, 'am having' is present continuous, and 'had' is past tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.1.1E

She ___ (dance) at the concert.

• dances

• danced

• will dance

• will dancing

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will dance' because it indicates a future action of dancing at the concert.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.1.1E

We ___ (visit) the museum yesterday.

• visiting

• visit

• visitted

• visited

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'visited' because it is the past tense form of the verb 'visit' that matches the past time frame indicated in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.5.1D