Simple Past TenseVersion en ligne This activity was created with the purpose of reinforcing the knowledge that students have about the Simple Past Tense par Juddy Bravo 1 What is the auxiliary used to ask questions in the simple past tense? a Did b Do c Does 2 What was the name of the girl? a She were Monica b She was Monica 3 What did she like the most? Written answer 4 What is the grammar structure for negative statements in simple past? a Subject + Not + Verb in past tense + complement b Subject + (did not / didn't) + Verb in past tense + complement c Subject + (did not / didn't) + Verb in base form + complement 5 There are regular and irregular verbs. Eat is an irregular verb and its past form is a Eated b Eat c Ate d Did eat 6 What is the past form of CAN? a Caned b Could c Canned 7 What is the correct structure for WH questions in simple past tense? a Did + WH word + Subject + Verb in base form + complement + ? b WH word + did + Subject + Verb in base form + complement + ? c WH word + did + Subject + Verb in past form + complement + ? d Did + WH word + Subject + Verb in past form + complement + ? 8 What are the past for of the Verb To Be? Select one or more answers a Did b Been c Was d Were 9 What are the past tense of the verbs blow and cut? a Blew / Cut b Blew / Cuted c Blew / Cutted d Blowed / Cuted 10 How many people sang the happy birthday song? a Two people sang the happy birthday song b Four people sang the happy birthday song c Eight people sang the happy birthday song d Nine people sang the happy birthday song Explanation 1 The auxiliary for the simple past tense is DID 2 The past form of the verb To Be for the third person singular is WAS 3 She liked the costumes and the songs. 4 Subject + (did not / didn't) + Verb in base form + complement. 6 The past form of Can is Could 7 WH word + did + Subject + Verb in base form + complement + ? 8 The past form of the verb To Be are Was and Were 9 These are irregular verbs, and their past forms are: Blew and Cut 10 Only 8 people sang because the birthday girl did not sing.