Past Simple Tense

What is the structure of an affirmative sentence in the past simple tense?

• Subject + present tense verb + (optional object/complement)

• Subject + past tense verb + (optional object/complement)

• Object + past tense verb + (optional subject/complement)

• Subject + future tense verb + (optional object/complement)

Convert the following sentence to past simple: 'She plays the piano.'

• She played a piano.

• She play the piano.

• She played the piano.

• She is playing the piano.

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

• Use 'did' + base form of the verb.

• Add 'not' after the verb in its past form.

• Use 'did not' or 'didn't' + base form of the verb.

• Use 'was not' or 'weren't' + past participle of the verb.

Transform this sentence into a negative: 'They visited the museum.'

• They will not visit the museum.

• They went to the museum.

• They have visited the museum.

• They did not visit the museum.

What auxiliary verb is used in negative sentences in the past simple?

• did

• is

• was

• have

Create a negative sentence using the verb 'go' in the past simple.

• I wasn't going.

• I did not went.

• I did not go.

• I go not.

What is the structure of an interrogative sentence in the past simple tense?

• Was + subject + past form of the verb + (rest of the sentence)?

• Did + subject + base form of the verb + (rest of the sentence)?

• Does + subject + base form of the verb + (rest of the sentence)?

• Did + subject + past form of the verb + (rest of the sentence)?

Change the following statement into a question: 'He watched a movie.'

• Was he watching a movie?

• He watched movies?

• He is watching a movie?

• Did he watch a movie?

What is the past simple form of the verb 'to be' in the affirmative?

• be

• was/were

• is

• am

Provide an example of an affirmative sentence using the verb 'eat' in the past simple.

• He eats a sandwich today.

• I eat breakfast every morning.

• They will eat pizza tomorrow.

• She ate an apple yesterday.