Grammar Past Tense

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

She ______ (write) a letter to her friend yesterday.

writes

wrote

writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

He ______ (finish) his project before the deadline.

finishes

finished

finishing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

They ______ (play) soccer in the park last Saturday.

plays

played

playing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I ______ (not/see) her at the party last night.

did not see

do not see

not seeing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: "She ___ to the store yesterday."

goed

had gone

went

goes

Answer explanation

"She ___ to the store yesterday."
Ans: went
"yesterday" is in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: "He ___ the dog to the vet last week."

took

takes

taken

take

Answer explanation

"He ___ the dog to the vet last week."
Ans: took
"last week" implies that it happened in the past, so we have to use the past tense here.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: "I just ___ the bus when you called me."

miss

missing

missed

had missed

Answer explanation

"I just ___ the bus when you called me."
Ans: missed
"called" is in the past tense.
The event, "I missed the bus", happened around the same time as the other event, "you called me", so we can follow the same tense as "called", which is the past tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

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Grammar Past Tense

She ______ (write) a letter to her friend yesterday.

He ______ (finish) his project before the deadline.

They ______ (play) soccer in the park last Saturday.

I ______ (not/see) her at the party last night.

Fill in the blank: "She ___ to the store yesterday."

"She ___ to the store yesterday."
Ans: went
"yesterday" is in the past.

Fill in the blank: "He ___ the dog to the vet last week."

"He ___ the dog to the vet last week."
Ans: took
"last week" implies that it happened in the past, so we have to use the past tense here.

Fill in the blank: "I just ___ the bus when you called me."

"I just ___ the bus when you called me."
Ans: missed
"called" is in the past tense.
The event, "I missed the bus", happened around the same time as the other event, "you called me", so we can follow the same tense as "called", which is the past tense.

Fill in the blank: "The students ___ the exam last month."

"The students ___ the exam last month."
Ans: took
"last month" is in the past, so we have to use the past tense.

Fill in the blank: "Last year, Siti___ countless hours playing badminton with her friends in the park."

"Last year, Siti ___ countless hours playing badminton with her friends in the park."
Ans: spent
"last year" is in the past, so we have to use the past tense.

Fill in the blank: "Dan ___ chicken rice when the phone rang."

"Dan ___ chicken rice when the phone rang."
Ans: was eating
"ate" would imply that Dan finished eating chicken rice when the phone rang. However, since the action is ongoing at the time the phone rang, "was eating" is more appropriate.

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Grammar Past Tense

She ______ (write) a letter to her friend yesterday.

He ______ (finish) his project before the deadline.

They ______ (play) soccer in the park last Saturday.

I ______ (not/see) her at the party last night.

Fill in the blank: "She ___ to the store yesterday."

"She ___ to the store yesterday."Ans: went"yesterday" is in the past.

Fill in the blank: "He ___ the dog to the vet last week."

"He ___ the dog to the vet last week."Ans: took"last week" implies that it happened in the past, so we have to use the past tense here.

Fill in the blank: "I just ___ the bus when you called me."

"I just ___ the bus when you called me."Ans: missed"called" is in the past tense. The event, "I missed the bus", happened around the same time as the other event, "you called me", so we can follow the same tense as "called", which is the past tense.

Fill in the blank: "The students ___ the exam last month."

"The students ___ the exam last month."Ans: took"last month" is in the past, so we have to use the past tense.

Fill in the blank: "Last year, Siti___ countless hours playing badminton with her friends in the park."

"Last year, Siti ___ countless hours playing badminton with her friends in the park."Ans: spent"last year" is in the past, so we have to use the past tense.

Fill in the blank: "Dan ___ chicken rice when the phone rang."

"Dan ___ chicken rice when the phone rang."Ans: was eating"ate" would imply that Dan finished eating chicken rice when the phone rang. However, since the action is ongoing at the time the phone rang, "was eating" is more appropriate.

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"She ___ to the store yesterday."
Ans: went
"yesterday" is in the past.

"He ___ the dog to the vet last week."
Ans: took
"last week" implies that it happened in the past, so we have to use the past tense here.

"I just ___ the bus when you called me."
Ans: missed
"called" is in the past tense.
The event, "I missed the bus", happened around the same time as the other event, "you called me", so we can follow the same tense as "called", which is the past tense.

"The students ___ the exam last month."
Ans: took
"last month" is in the past, so we have to use the past tense.

"Last year, Siti ___ countless hours playing badminton with her friends in the park."
Ans: spent
"last year" is in the past, so we have to use the past tense.

"Dan ___ chicken rice when the phone rang."
Ans: was eating
"ate" would imply that Dan finished eating chicken rice when the phone rang. However, since the action is ongoing at the time the phone rang, "was eating" is more appropriate.