The simple past tense

The simple past tense

9th Grade

13 Qs

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The simple past tense

The simple past tense

Assessment

Passage

English

9th Grade

Hard

Summarizing a text, Main ideas and supporting details

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nishta Thakoor

FREE Resource

13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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When does David use the Simple Past Tense?

to talk about a finished action in the past

to talk about an ongoing action in the past

to talk about an action that started in the past and is still continuing now

to talk about actions happening now

Answer explanation

The Simple Past Tense is used to talk about a finished action in the past, making it the correct choice.

2.

WORD CLOUD QUESTION

3 mins • Ungraded

What time indicators can be used to talk about an action that happened in the past?

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Select the sentence which is an example of irregular verb in the past tense?

He put the book in his bag yesterday.

The boy ran after his cat.

The dog slept comfortably on its owner's bed.

The police chased the thief.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence below correctly describes Samuel's adventure yesterday?

He got to the store early yesterday.

He swam in the pool.

He walked to the store yesterday.

He ate lunch at noon.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She walked to the store yesterday' because it is an example of a regular verb in past tense, where 'walked' is the past tense form of the verb 'walk'.

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Arjun was in a dilemma, but finally, he _______ (to decide) to leave his house.

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

While playing in the park, Daniel and Emma ______ (to fall) and ______ (to hurt) themselves.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

David, Oliver, and Aiden _____ (to read) the book last summer.

readed

rode

read

readen

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'read' because the sentence is in the past tense, and the correct past tense form of 'read' is 'read' without adding any suffixes.

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