Preterite

What is the preterite tense used for in English?

• To describe actions that will happen in the future

• To describe actions that are currently happening

• To describe actions that happened in the past

• To describe habitual actions

Which of the following sentences is in the preterite tense?

• I am going to the store.

• I went to the store.

• I will go to the store.

• I go to the store every day.

Choose the correct preterite form of the verb 'to eat' for the sentence: 'Yesterday, I ___ an apple.'

• eat

• eats

• ate

• eating

Identify the preterite verb in the sentence: 'She danced beautifully at the party.'

• danced

• beautifully

• party

• at

Which of the following verbs is in the preterite form?

• running

• ran

• runs

• run

What is the preterite form of the verb 'to be' for the pronoun 'he'?

• is

• was

• were

• be

In which sentence is the preterite tense used incorrectly?

• He walked to the park yesterday.

• They were happy last night.

• She sings beautifully last week.

• I cooked dinner on Monday.

Convert the sentence to preterite tense: 'She writes a letter.'

• She wrote a letter.

• She writing a letter.

• She will write a letter.

• She writes a letter.

Which sentence uses the preterite tense to describe a completed action?

• I am reading a book.

• I read a book yesterday.

• I will read a book tomorrow.

• I read books every day.

What is the preterite form of the verb 'to go' for the pronoun 'they'?

• go

• went

• gone

• going