Exploring Simple Past Narratives

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

• She goes to the market every day.

• She went to the market yesterday.

• She is going to the market now.

• She will go to the market tomorrow.

Identify the verb in the simple past tense in the following sentence: "Tom played football with his friends after school."

• played

• play

• playing

• plays

Which sentence best describes a completed action in the past?

• I am eating breakfast.

• I eat breakfast every morning.

• I ate breakfast at 7 AM.

• I will eat breakfast soon.

Read the passage: "Last summer, Maria traveled to Spain. She visited many museums and tried new foods. She enjoyed her trip very much." Which word is NOT in the simple past tense?

• traveled

• visited

• tried

• enjoy

Which of the following is the correct simple past form of the verb "to see"?

• seed

• saw

• seen

• seeing

In a narrative, which of the following best indicates the use of the simple past tense?

• The character is running to the store.

• The character runs to the store.

• The character ran to the store.

• The character will run to the store.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the simple past tense for all verbs:

• They walks to school and talks to their friends.

• They walk to school and talked to their friends.

• They walked to school and talked to their friends.

• They walking to school and talking to their friends.

Which sentence shows the correct narrative structure using the simple past?

• First, I wake up. Then, I eat breakfast. Finally, I go to school.

• First, I woke up. Then, I ate breakfast. Finally, I went to school.

• First, I waking up. Then, I eating breakfast. Finally, I going to school.

• First, I wakes up. Then, I eats breakfast. Finally, I goes to school.

Which of the following verbs is NOT in the simple past tense?

• walked

• studied

• writes

• cooked

Read the sentence: "After the movie ended, we went to a restaurant." What is the narrative structure used here?

• Present continuous

• Future tense

• Simple past, showing sequence of events

• Present perfect