Simple Past Tense

Hey there, my English 2 students! Let's have some fun with verbs! Which of the following is an irregular verb: play, go, swim, jump?

• play

• go

• jump

• swim

Answer explanation

Close, but not right!

Option 1: 'Play’ is a regular verb and follows the standard pattern of adding -ed for the past tense.

Option 3: 'Jump' is also a regular verb in its past tense form, pronounced as 'jump/t/'.

Hey there, language wizards! Can you help me form a negative sentence using the verb 'to eat' in the simple past? Let's see if you can!

• I eat not.

• I did not ate.

• I wasn't eating.

• I did not eat.

Answer explanation

Close, but not right!

Option 1: This structure is incorrect in English. The correct form should use 'did not' for negation.

Option 2: The verb 'eat' should be in its base form after 'did not'. The correct form is 'I did not eat.'

Option 3: This sentence is in the past continuous tense, not the simple past. The correct answer should be in simple past.

Hey there! Can you help me figure out the simple past form of 'to write'? What do you think it is?

• wrote

• wroteen

• writed

• writeed

Answer explanation

Close, but not right!

Option 2: wroteen - The correct form is 'wrote'.

Option 3: The correct form is 'wrote'.

Option 4: The correct form is 'wrote'.

 

Hey there, language wizards! Can you help me form a negative sentence using the verb 'to have' in the simple past? Let's see who can get it right!

• I have not.

• I did not had.

• I did not have.

• I haven't had.

Answer explanation

Incorrect!

Option 1: I have not is missing the auxiliary “did”.

Option 2: I did not had. 'Had' should be 'have' after 'did not'.

Option 4: I haven't had. This is present perfect, not simple past.

Hey there, soccer fans! Liam had an awesome time yesterday because he played soccer. Can you guess if the verb in that sentence is a regular verb?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Remember that regular verbs end in "ed".

Hey there! Let's have some fun with verbs! Which of the following is a regular verb: talk, cook, swim, fly?

• swim

• talk

• fly

• cook

Answer explanation

Uh-oh!

Option 1: swim - This is an irregular verb.

Option 3: fly - This is an irregular verb.

Hey there, language explorers! I need to find the simple past form of the verb 'to go'. Can you help me out?

• gone

• goed

• went

• going

Answer explanation

Not quite right!

Option 1 - gone - This is the past participle form, not the simple past.

Option 2 - goed - This isn't a correct form of 'to go'.

Option 4 - going - Hold on! This is the present participle form, not the simple past.

 

Hey there, language wizards! Can you help me form a negative sentence using the verb 'to do' in the simple past? Let's see if you can spot the right one!

• I do not did my homework.

• I did not do my homework.

• I did not did my homework.

• I did my homework.

Answer explanation

Oops!

Option 1 - I do not did my homework. 'do not did' is a no-go; remember to use 'did not do'.

Option 3 - I did not did my homework. 'did not did' is a mix-up; stick with 'did not do'.

Option 4 - I did my homework. This is a positive sentence, not negative.

Guys, what do you think? Is the verb in the sentence an irregular verb?: She chose the red dress.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The correct past tense of choose is chose being officially an irregular verbs. Remember that regular verbs end in "ed".

Last one guys! Let's have some fun with verbs! Can you tell me what the simple past form of 'to take' is?

• taked

• took

• tooken

• taking

Answer explanation

1. taked / tooken / taking - Oops! These are not quite right. The correct form is 'took'.