Mastering Simple Past Tense

Identify the simple past verb in the sentence: She walked to the store.

• she

• store

• walked

• to

Answer explanation

The simple past verb in the sentence is 'walked', which indicates the action that took place in the past. The other options do not represent verbs.

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

• goed

• gone

• went

• going

Answer explanation

The simple past form of 'go' is 'went'. 'Goed' is incorrect, 'gone' is the past participle, and 'going' is the present participle. Therefore, 'went' is the correct answer.

Fill in the blank with the simple past form: They ___ (play) soccer yesterday.

• plays

• played

• playing

• play

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'played' because it is the simple past form of the verb 'play'. The sentence refers to an action that occurred yesterday, requiring the past tense.

Choose the correct simple past verb: He ___ (eat) dinner at 6 PM.

• ate

• eating

• eated

• eats

Answer explanation

The correct simple past verb for 'eat' is 'ate'. The other options are either present tense ('eats'), incorrect forms ('eated'), or present participle ('eating'). Thus, 'He ate dinner at 6 PM' is the correct sentence.

Identify the irregular past form: 'swim' becomes ___ in the past tense.

• swimmy

• swam

• swimmed

• swimmeded

Answer explanation

The correct past form of 'swim' is 'swam'. The other options, 'swimmy', 'swimmed', and 'swimmeded', are not valid past tense forms of 'swim'. 'Swam' is the only irregular form.

Use the past tense in a sentence: (write) a letter to your friend.

• I am writing a letter to my friend.

• I will write a letter to my friend.

• I write a letter to my friend.

• I wrote a letter to my friend.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'I wrote a letter to my friend.' because it uses the past tense of the verb 'write,' indicating that the action has already been completed.

What is the simple past form of 'have'?

• had

• haved

• haveed

• has

Answer explanation

The simple past form of 'have' is 'had'. The other options, 'haved', 'haveed', and 'has', are incorrect forms. 'Had' is the correct answer.

Fill in the blank with the correct past tense: She ___ (see) a movie last night.

• sight

• saw

• sees

• seen

Answer explanation

The correct past tense of 'see' is 'saw'. The other options do not fit the past tense context: 'sight' is a noun, 'sees' is present tense, and 'seen' is the past participle. Thus, 'saw' is the right choice.

Identify the simple past verb: They danced at the party.

• danced

• dance

• dancing

• danced at

Answer explanation

The simple past verb in the sentence is 'danced', which indicates an action completed in the past. The other options do not represent the simple past tense.

What is the simple past form of 'take'?

• takeen

• taked

• tooken

• took

Answer explanation

The simple past form of 'take' is 'took'. The other options, 'takeen', 'taked', and 'tooken', are incorrect forms. 'Took' is the standard past tense used in English.