1. Which is the correct past form of 'drop'?
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English Tenses – Level 3: The "Yesterday" Mechanic
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2. Choose the sentence that describes a past action with a specific time:
3. The sentence 'I walk to school yesterday' is correct simple past.
4. Sophia is writing a report about a famous scientist. She needs to say that the scientist was born in 1920 and made a big discovery in 1950. What should Sophia write?
5. Max is writing in his diary about his trip to the museum last Saturday. He wants to describe that he saw many dinosaurs and learned a lot. What should Max write?
6. How is the '-ed' pronounced in 'played'?
7. Which time expression is used with the simple past?
8. The past form of 'stop' is 'stoped'.
9. The sentence 'We are playing yesterday' is correct simple past.
10. Which sentence is correct in simple past?
11. James is at a family dinner. His aunt asks him what he ate for lunch today. He had a sandwich and an apple. How should James answer?
12. The sentence 'She was born in 2005' is in the simple past.
13. Choose the correct past form of 'dance':
14. What is the past form of 'carry'?
15. Which verb changes its spelling when adding '-ed'?
16. Verbs ending in consonant + y change 'y' to 'ied' in the past.
17. Emma is talking to her grandfather. He asks her if she visited the new library in town last week. She wants to say that she did visit it. What should Emma say?
18. What is the simple past question form for 'she' and 'finish'?
19. Choose the correct question form in simple past:
20. In the simple past negative, we use 'did not' + past form of verb.
21. How is the '-ed' pronounced in 'walked'?
22. Which sentence correctly uses the past tense?
23. Regular past verbs always end in '-ed'.
24. What is the negative form of 'He played soccer'?
25. The '-ed' in 'wanted' is pronounced /t/.
26. Lily is telling her friend about what she did after school yesterday. She finished her homework and then watched a movie. Her friend asks what she did. What should Lily say?
27. Which sentence uses the simple past correctly?
28. What is the past form of 'try'?
29. What is the past form of 'play'?
30. 'In 2010' can be used to indicate a specific past time.