Past-tense-grammar-Qstns-Power Point Presentation

Ejercicioa sobre cómo realizar preguntas para elicitar información del tiempo pasado. Se presentan las respuestas como referencia para realizar la estructura correcta de la pregunta.

1. Simple Past Tense Make up questions for the following answers . 1

2. A: When did she sell her car ? B: She sold her car a week ago. ( When ) 2

3. A: ? B: They got along really well with their parents . ( How ) 3

4. A: ? B: He went to Rio de Janeiro on his last vacation . ( When ) 4

5. A: ? B: The plane arrived at seven o’clock . ( What time) 5

6. A: ? B: I saw her at the mall with some friends of hers . ( Where ) 6

7. A: ? B: I didn’t do anything on Saturday . ( What ) 7

8. A: ? B: I read that book last year . ( When ) 8

9. A :? B: She ate fish for lunch yesterday . ( What ) 9

10. A: ? B: They saw that movie last night . ( When ) 10

11. A: ? B: We went to school by bus last week . ( When ) 11

12. Complete each sentence with one of the irregular verbs given in the past simple . 12

13. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink We __ did ___ our homework together . 13

14. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink I _______ home at 7 o’clock to go to school . 14

15. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink She _______ her car because she needed money . 15

16. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink Julie ______ that magazine yesterday afternoon . 16

17. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink He _______ four cans of beer at the party last night . 17

18. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink John _____ on vacation last week . 18

19. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink I didn’t like it when she _____ that song on TV yesterday evening . 19

20. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink Jim ________ a new car at the beginning of the year . 20

21. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink We only _____ a mini pizza for lunch today . 21

22. go / read / buy / sell / sing / leave / do / see / eat / drink I _______ Claudia at a party I went last weekend. saw 22

23. Put the following sentences in the past simple. Use the time expressions in brackets. 23

24. I always go to school with my mother . ( yesterday ) I went to school with my mother yesterday . 24

25. Julie meets her friends at the mall every day . ( yesterday afternoon ) Julie met her friends at the mall yesterday afternoon . 25

26. We often go to the movies on weekends. ( last weekend) We went to the movies last weekend. 26

27. Chris buys a new car every year . ( yesterday ) Chris bought a new car yesterday . 27

28. She eats pasta every day . (for lunch yesterday ) She ate pasta for lunch yesterday . 28

29. They take the bus to school every day . ( yesterday ) They took the bus to school yesterday . 29

30. Robert has judo classes every Saturday . ( last Saturday ) Robert had judo classes last Saturday . 30

31. Sarah doesn’t study French on Fridays . ( last Friday ) Sarah didn’t study French last Friday . 31

32. My parents take a trip to Europe almost every year . ( two years ago) My parents took a trip to Europe two years ago. 32

33. John leaves home at 6 a.m. every morning to go to work. ( yesterday ) John left home at 6 a.m. yesterday to go to work. 33

34. Linda thinks about her next vacation almost every day. (yesterday) Linda thought about her next vacation yesterday. 34

35. You don’t make your bed in the morning. (yesterday morning) You didn’t make your bed yesterday morning. 35