Understanding Past Tense Verbs

Which sentence tells about something that happened before?

• I eat an apple.

• I will eat an apple.

• I ate an apple.

• I am eating an apple.

What is the correct word form to use for something that happened in the past?

• Verb 1

• Verb 2

• Verb 3

• Verb -ing

Choose the sentence that talks about something that happened in the past.

• I come to your house.

• I came to your house.

• I am coming to your house.

• I will come to your house.

Which sentence correctly says that they finished their homework last week?

• They collect their homework last week.

• They collecting their homework last week.

• They collected their homework last week.

• They will collect their homework last week.

To make a sentence about the past say "no," what word do you add after the person?

• do not

• does not

• did not

• will not

When you use "did not" for something in the past, what kind of verb do you use?

• Verb 1

• Verb 2

• Verb 3

• Verb -ing

Which sentence is correct for saying they did not collect their homework last week?

• They did not collected their homework last week.

• They did not collect their homework last week.

• They do not collect their homework last week.

• They will not collect their homework last week.

To ask a question about something in the past, what word do you put at the beginning?

• Do

• Does

• Did

• Will

When you ask a question about the past using "Did," what kind of verb do you use?

• Verb 1

• Verb 2

• Verb 3

• Verb -ing

Which question is correct for asking if they collected their homework last week?

• Did they collected their homework last week?

• Do they collect their homework last week?

• Did they collect their homework last week?

• Will they collect their homework last week?