Language Focus – Simple Past and Past Progressive

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the simple past tense?

• She walk to school yesterday.
• She walking to school yesterday.
• She walked to school yesterday.
• She walks to school yesterday.

What is the main purpose of using the simple past tense?

• To describe ongoing actions
• To express actions that began and ended in the past
• To indicate actions that are currently happening
• To show future intentions

Which of the following verbs is an irregular verb in the past tense?

• Play - Played
• Jump - Jumped
• Go - Went
• Talk - Talked

Why is it important to memorize irregular past tense verbs?

• They are rarely used in conversation.
• They follow the same rules as regular verbs.
• Many of them are quite common.
• They are easier to remember than regular verbs.

What is the correct formation of the past progressive tense?

• Has or have + -ing form of the verb
• Was or were + base form of the verb
• Was or were + -ing form of the verb
• Is or are + -ed form of the verb

Which of the following sentences uses the past progressive correctly?

• They play soccer when it started to rain.
• They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
• They played soccer when it started to rain.
• They are playing soccer when it started to rain.

How does the past progressive tense differ from the simple past tense?

• It is always used with irregular verbs.
• It is used for future actions.
• It shows an action that happened for a longer time.
• It indicates a completed action.

Which of the following sentences correctly combines the simple past and past progressive?

• I was read when the phone rang.
• I read when the phone rings.
• I read when the phone was ringing.
• I was reading when the phone rang.

In which situation would you use the past progressive tense?

• To show an action happening at a specific time in the past
• To indicate a habitual action in the past
• To describe an action that is completed
• To express a future intention

If I was studying when the storm started, which tense is used to indicate the ongoing action?

• Simple past
• Past progressive
• Future tense
• Present perfect