ESL - Past Simple Tense (Regular and Irregular Past Verbs) & WAS/WERE

The video tutorial covers the simple past tense, explaining its usage, formation of questions and negatives, and the distinction between regular and irregular verbs. It also discusses the verb 'to be' in past tense forms, common time expressions, and provides practice exercises to reinforce learning.

What is the simple past tense used to describe?

• An action that is ongoing

• An action happening now

• An action that will happen in the future

• An action that happened in the past

Which auxiliary verb is commonly used to form questions in the simple past tense?

• Will

• Did

• Does

• Do

How do you form a negative sentence in the simple past tense?

• Subject + will not + verb

• Subject + verb + not

• Subject + did not + verb

• Subject + does not + verb

What is the past tense of the regular verb 'dance'?

• Danced

• Dancing

• Dances

• Dance

Which of the following is an irregular verb in the past tense?

• Cried

• Went

• Studied

• Walked

How do you form a question with the verb 'to be' in the past tense?

• Subject + did + be + verb

• Subject + was/were + verb

• Was/Were + subject + verb

• Did + subject + be + verb

Which sentence correctly uses the verb 'to be' in the past tense?

• I am a student in 1990.

• I was a student in 1990.

• I be a student in 1990.

• I were a student in 1990.

Which time expression is commonly used with the simple past tense?

• Tomorrow

• Next week

• In the future

• Yesterday

What is the past tense of the verb 'get'?

• Gets

• Got

• Getting

• Get

Which of the following verbs does not change in the past tense?

• See

• Go

• Run

• Cut