Simple Past Tense Quiz

What is the simple past tense used for?

• To show ongoing actions

• To show actions happening now

• To show future actions

• To show actions that happened in the past

Which of the following is an example of a regular verb in the simple past tense?

• Play

• Played

• Went

• Go

What is the formula for a positive nominal simple past tense sentence?

• Subject + verb 2 + object

• Subject + did + verb 1

• Subject + to be (was/were) + complement

• Subject + verb 1 + object

Which word is used for singular pronouns in the simple past tense?

• Were

• Was

• Are

• Is

What is the correct form of the verb in this sentence: 'She ___ to the store yesterday.'?

• Go

• Goes

• Going

• Went