Past Tense English Quiz

A: Did mom ________ dinner this evening? B: Yes, she did.(👉 Did 問句 → 後面動詞用原形)

• cook

• cooking

• cooks

• cooked

Answer explanation

👉 看到 Did → 動詞變原形。

A: Did you study for the test ________? B: Of course I did.(當然有啊。)

• now

• every night

• yesterday afternoon

• on Mondays

Answer explanation

“Did” 問的是「過去」。

“yesterday afternoon(昨天中午)” 才是過去時間。

“now (現在), every night (每天晚上), on Mondays (每個週一)” 都不是過去。

A: Did you finish your homework ________? B: No, I didn't. I finished my homework this morning (今天早上).

• tomorrow

• last night

• every week

• on Fridays

Answer explanation

• “tomorrow” = 明天 ❌（表示未來）

• “every week(每一週), on Fridays(每周五)” = 習慣 ❌

• “last night” = 昨晚 ✅（過去）

中英對照:
A: 你昨晚完成作業了嗎？
B: 沒有。我今天早上才完成。

A: ________ Bill play video games last weekend? B: Yes, he did. (👉 看到 Did問，用did回答)

• Is

• Does

• Can

• Did

Answer explanation

• 問「過去」要用 Did。

• 其他 (Is, Does, Can) 都是現在式，不符合。

A: Was everyone happy then(當時)? B: Yes, they ________. (Was問, was/were回答,看句子的主詞是誰)

• was

• were

• did

• didn’t

Answer explanation

詳解:

• 問的是 “Was everyone…?” → 用Was問用Was 或 Were回答!
  不會出現Did

中英對照:
A: 那時大家都很開心嗎？
B: 是的，他們很開心。

A: Was Ian happy this noon (這個中午)? B: ________, he ________.

• Yes; is

• Yes; was

• Yes; did

• Yes; were

Answer explanation

詳解:

• 問句用過去 “Was”。

• 答句要呼應 → “Yes, he was.”

中英對照:
A: Ian 今天中午開心嗎？
B: 是的，他很開心。

A: ________ it hot yesterday? B: No. It ________ very cold.

• Was; was

• Was; wasn’t

• Did; was

• Didn’t; wasn’t

Answer explanation

• yesterday = 過去 → 用 was。

• 問「熱」和答「冷」都是形容詞 → 要用 be 動詞 (was)。

A: ________ your parents students twenty years ago? B: Yes, they ________.(👉 20 years ago 過去式。🔴parents = 複數 )

• Are; are

• Was; was

• Were; were

• Did; did

A: ________ you sing a song last Tuesday? B and C: No, we didn’t, but Una ________.(👉 last Tuesday上週二)。

• Do; do

• Did; did

• Did; didn’t

• Were; was

A: Did Kevin ________ the car this morning? B: Yes, he ________.

• fix; did

• fixed; did

• fixed; was

• fix; was