Simple Past Tense Exercise

Abdul ... a letter to his friend yesterday.

• writes

• write

• wrote

• is writing

Answer explanation

Look at to the word "yesterday".

I am a teacher now. Long ago I ... a student just like you.

• am

• is

• was

• were

Answer explanation

The sentence doesn't have an action verb, therefore it uses "be" to complete the sentence.

Once upon a time, there ... a princess in a neighborhood country.

• life

• live

• lived

• lives

Answer explanation

"Once upon a time" is a phrase that always be used in a fairy tale. So it should be in a verb 2.

My mother and I ... to the hospital last week. We ... my grandmother there.

• Went/ visit

• go/ visits

• went/ visited

• went/ visit

Answer explanation

Look at to the word "last week".

Two days ago, My mother didn't ... so much.

• eats

• eat

• ate

• eated

Answer explanation

the word did not neutralize the word ate.

Did architects ... the buildings in 2009?

• build

• built

• builded

• builted

Answer explanation

There is the word "did", so the verb should be in Verb 1

Did Andi … the dog last week?

• Feed

• Fed

• was fed

• was feeding

Answer explanation

the word "Did" neutralize the word fed

When I ... a kid, She ... so ugly.

• was/was

• was/is

• is/was

• is/is

Answer explanation

it was happened in the past, so the answer must be in v2

What is the past form of these words below?

Fly/ Sing

• Flied/ singed

• Fly/ sing

• Flies/ Sings

• Flew/ Sang

Answer explanation

Those words are irregular.

When do we use the word, "was, were"