Mastering Past Tense Verbs

動詞の過去形を選びなさい。

• store

• walked

• to

• she

Answer explanation

The past tense verb in the sentence is 'walked', indicating the action that has already occurred. The other options do not represent verbs or are not in the past tense.

runの過去形はどれですか

• run

• ran

• runningly

• runned

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'run' because it is the base form of the verb. The irregular past tense of 'run' is 'ran', while 'running' is the present participle. 'Runned' is not a correct form.

goの正しい過去形を選びなさい。

• going

• goed

• went

• goes

Answer explanation

The correct past tense form of 'go' is 'went'. The other options are not valid past tense forms. 'Going' is present participle, 'goed' is incorrect, and 'goes' is present tense.

（　　）に入る正しい語を選びなさい。They （　　　） soccer yesterday.

• played

• plays

• playing

• play

Answer explanation

The past tense verb in the sentence is 'played', which indicates the action occurred yesterday. The other options ('plays', 'playing', 'play') are not in the past tense.

What is the past tense of 'swim'? Swimの正しい過去形はどれですか。

• swam

• swimmedly

• swimmy

• swimmed

Answer explanation

The past tense of 'swim' is 'swam'. The other options, 'swimmedly', 'swimmy', and 'swimmed', are incorrect forms. 'Swam' is the standard and accepted past tense of the verb 'swim'.

Differentiate: 'I eat breakfast' vs. 'I ate breakfast'. Which is past?　

• I will eat breakfast

• I have eaten breakfast

• I ate breakfast

• I eat breakfast

Answer explanation

The phrase 'I ate breakfast' is in the past tense, indicating that the action has already occurred. In contrast, 'I eat breakfast' is present tense, referring to a habitual action.

Select the irregular past verb: teach, teaches, taught. Teach　の過去形はどれですか。

• teach

• taught

• teaches

• taughted

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'taught' because it is the irregular past tense of 'teach'. 'Teach' is the base form, and 'teaches' is the present tense form. 'Taughted' is not a valid word.

（　　）を過去形にしなさい。　She (see) the movie last week.

• saw

• seen

• sight

• sees

Answer explanation

The correct past tense of 'see' is 'saw'. The sentence should read: 'She saw the movie last week.' 'Seen' is the past participle, 'sight' is a noun, and 'sees' is present tense, making 'saw' the only correct choice.

( )を過去形にするとどれですか。 He ( write ) a letter.

• writing

• wrote

• writes

• write

Answer explanation

The past tense verb in the sentence "He wrote a letter" is "wrote." It indicates an action that has already occurred, while the other options represent different tenses or forms of the verb.

次の文を過去形にすると？　'She is happy'

• She was happy

• She is sad

• She will be happy

• She has been happy

Answer explanation

The sentence 'She was happy' is in the past tense, indicating a state of happiness that occurred previously. In contrast, 'She is happy' is present tense, 'She will be happy' is future tense, and 'She has been happy' is present perfect.