Simple-past practice

QUIZ

Simple Past

Regular verbs

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question 1/6 - Practice

My classmate and I … our teacher a question about the test.

ask

was asking

asked

Question 1/6 - practice

Correct

Explanation: asked is the simple past form of the verb ask.

question 2/6 - practice

John wanted to … work yesterday but he was sick.

went

go to

go

Question 2/6 - practice

Correct answer!

Explanation: "go to work" is a collocation and the correct answer.

Question 3/6 - practice

They … to the park because they were very tired.

not walk

no walked

didn´t walk

Question 3/6 - practice

Correct answer!

Explanation: simple past negatives must include did not or didn´t.

question 4/6 - practice

Did you talk to your boss?Yes, I ….

did

talked

was

question 4/6 - practice

Correct!

Explanation: Yes/No questions (Did you...? Did she...?) must have a Yes, I did or No, she didn´t, type answer.

question 5/6 - practice

He … twenty minutes for the bus yesterday.

waited

was wait

waits

question 5/6 - practice

Correct!

Explanation: since the event is in the past (yesterday) the verb must be in past simple form.

question 6/6 - practice

… they fix their bicycles? Yes, they ….

Did/did

Were/did

Did/fixed

question 6/6 - practice

Correct!

Explanation: Yes/No questions have Yes, I did o No, I didn´t type answers, with the correct pronoun.

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