1. Universidad Santiago de Cali Languages Institute Simple Past Tense Professor: Arturo Valderruten Vidal

2. Last year I ___ (go) to England on holiday. went goed was were go

3. Where ___ ___ ___ (spend / you) your last holiday? did you spend did spent you do you spent you did spend do you spended

4. The party ___ (be) fantastic. was were did was did were be

5. A: What ___ we ___ for dinner last night? B: I think we had fish. did - have did - haved do - had does - had did - had

6. I ___ (visit) lots of interesting places. I ___ (be) with two friends of mine. visited - was visited – did be didn’t visited - was did visit – did was did visited - was

7. It ___ ___ (not / rain) a lot. didn’t rain did rained didn’t raining wasn’t rain didn’t rained

8. Every morning we ___ (walk) in the streets of Cartagena. walked walk didn’t walked were walked walking

9. The weather ___ (be) very nice. was did was didn’t was were not were

10. We ___ (be) sorry for him. were was did go did were went

11. What is the simple past form of “meet”? met meeted meet meeting meted

12. What is the simple past form of “drive”? drove drived druve drive drave

13. What is the simple past form of “speak”? spoke speaking speaked spoken spike

14. What is the negative form of “I wrote a letter”? I didn’t write a letter I didn’t wroted a letter I wasn’t did wrote a letter I wasn’t writed a letter I didn’t wrote a letter

15. What is the negative form of “She sang very well”? She didn’t sing very well She didn’t singed very well She wasn’t sang very well She didn’t sang very well She weren’t singing very well

16. My sister and I ___ very happy about your offense. weren’t didn’t were was were wasn’t

17. Select the interrogative form of “she was pretty”. Was she pretty? Were she pretty? Did she was pretty? Wasn’t she pretty? Is she pretty?

18. We ___ (move) to a new house. moved did move were moved move was moved

19. They ___ (bring) the snacks for the party. brought did brought did bring bringed was brought

20. He ___ ___ (not do) the homework. didn’t do does did did doed don’t did was did

21. They ___ (sell) cell phones. sold were sell solded selled was selling

22. ___ Hellen ___ her friends? (visit) Did - visit Do - visited Visited - did Does - visit Visit - does

23. ___ Hector ___ his favorite TV show? (see) Did - see Do - seed See - did Does - seen Saw - does

24. What is the simple past form of “put”? put did put pitt putted pat

25. What is the simple past form of “write”? wrote did wrote did writing writted write

26. What is the simple past form of “sing”? sang sing singed song was song

27. Select the interrogative form of “She danced Salsa”. Did she dance Salsa? Does she danced Salsa? Did she danced Salsa? Does she did dance Salsa? Danced she Salsa?

28. Select the interrogative form of “Ayrton Senna always drove too fast”. How did Ayrton Senna drive? How does Ayrton Senna drived? How did Ayrton Senna drived? How do Ayrton Senna drived? How drove Ayrton Senna?

29. What is the negative form of “He was very good at Math”? He wasn’t very good at Math. He weren’t very good at Math. He didn’t was very good at Math. He not was very good at Math. He didn’t were very good at Math.

30. What is the negative form of “I went to the office”? I didn’t go to the office. I didn’t goed to the office. I wen’t to the office. I didn’t wen’t to the office. I don’t went to the office.

31. That man ___ (be) in trouble, so I ___ (help) him. was - helped was – didn’t helped were – didn’t help was - help were - helped

32. Julio ___ (miss) his favorite TV show. missed miss mass did missed was miss

33. My sister ___ (organize) her room. organized did organize organize did organized does organized

34. Nancy ___ ___ (not watch) the movie. didn’t watch didn’t watched don’t watched doesn’t watched doesn’t watch

35. I ___ (read) a nice book last week. read did read readed red do read

36. The teacher ___ (be) very nice. was were did were did was did be

37. The students ___ (be) very intelligent this semester. were was did was were did did were

38. I ___ ___ (not see) you at the office. didn’t see don’t saw don’t seed didn’t saw wasn’t see

39. In the evenings we ___ (go) to the best dance clubs in Juanchito. went was did go did were were

40. What is the simple past form of “do”? did do did do do did doed

41. What is the simple past form of “sit”? sat sitted sit did sat did sit

42. What is the simple past form of “stand”? stood standed stend did stood did stand

43. What is the simple past form of “run”? ran runned run did runned rang

44. What is the simple past form of “eat”? ate did eat eated eaten did ate

45. We ___ (have) a great time! had have haved hood did have

46. Salvador Dali ___ (have) a brother and a sister. had did have have Was have haved

47. It wasn’t sunny, but we ___ (see) some beautiful rainbows. saw seed didn’t see did saw were seing

48. What is the negative form of “They played tennis”? They didn’t play tennis. They didn’t played tennis. They don’t played tennis. Didn’t they play tennis. They weren’t played tennis.

49. What is the negative form of “He bought a telescope”? He didn’t buy a telescope. He didn’t bought a telescope. He didn’t bring a telescope. He didn’t buyed a telescope. He doesn’t bring a telescope.

50. Select the interrogative form of “She loved you”. Did she love you? Do she loved you? Does she loved you? Was she love you? Did she loved you?

51. Select the interrogative form of “You were hungry”. Were you hungry? Were you did hungry? Was you hungry? Was you did hungry? Did you were hungry?

52. Why you were so angry last night? Click on the error.

53. John cutted his finger last week. Click on the error.

54. My sister in law lives in New York for 10 years. Click on the error.

55. Mike walked in, looking around and smiled to us. Click on the error.

56. I went to college next year. Click on the error.

57. I ate the cake next Sunday. Click on the error.

58. He eaten dinner 1 hour ago. Click on the error.

59. How long did he worked there? Click on the error.

60. Did you see that? I think it were a UFO! Click on the error.

61. I wasn't at my grandma's when you come back. Click on the error.

62. I not liked the soup, mother. It was too salty. Click on the error.

63. Did the telephone rang? Why don’t you answer? Click on the error.

64. I sleept well last night. Click on the error.

65. John and Cindy did have a great time during their last vacation. Click on the error.

66. He didn't listen to the doctor’s advice when he was healthy and now he was sick. That’s logical. Click on the error.

67. I lived in New York for 10 years, but I don't lived there anymore. Click on the error.

68. He married a woman who live in the same village. Click on the error.

69. He entered the living room, lit a cigarette and smile at the guests. Click on the error.

70. He didn't learn any Italian when he were in Italy two years ago. Click on the error.

71. My cousin didn't got any good grades when he attended school. Click on the error.

72. My sister went to the cinema with his friends, they bought popcorn and watched a movie. Click on the error.

73. We didn’t even need to cook our food, a chef from the hotel came everyday to our bungalow and cook for us. Click on the error.

74. After it were all over, my dad claimed he knew we were planning something, but we think he was really surprised. Click on the error.

75. When the hunter entered the room, he didn’t imagined that the huge mountain lion was already waiting for him. Click on the error.

76. Ulises walked for hours when he noticed that the sun sank in the sky. He lost track of time because he thinked about the most important decision he'd ever had to make in his life. Click on the error.

77. For the first time, I started to wonder if I was ready to be a doctor. And with the graduation only twenty days away, I know I needed to make up my mind soon. Click on the error.

78. I've always wanted to live in Canada, but now I that I have the visa and tickets, I felt very confused. Am I ready to move halfway across the world, leaving behind my friends and family? Click on the error.

79. Things weren’t the same between Julie and her fiance, David, since he accepted a job in Pereira. They knew each other for almost five years, and in that time, they had never argued much. Lately, though, their relationship become stormy. Click on the error.

80. Everything in Claudia's life went well until her world fell apart just a month before. A large company offered her father an important position that would require him to move to Miami. That meant she would have to moved to a new school. Click on the error.

81. Unlike medicine or the other sciences, writing has no new discoveries to spring on us. We're in no danger of reading in our morning newspaper that a new discovery were made in how to write a clear English sentence. Click on the error.

82. The trip was very short and comfortable. We drove from Pasto to Cartagena in one day. He had an accident on the road. What sentence best describes the picture?

83. I was exhausted, but I arrived in time for my father's birthday party. I bought this ring to propose my girlfriend. I never imagined I would get such a huge present. What sentence best describes the picture?

84. My grandma was 79 years old, but she claimed to be 65. My grand mother always hated to exercise. She was never fit, but she was very healthy. What sentence best describes the picture?

85. I wanted to give my wife a pleasant surprise. The kids baked a delicious cake for me. I knew you were planning something. What sentence best describes the picture?

86. Coach Cortéz came up with the idea of recruiting Asian players. We hired a new soccer player from Namibia. He was the best foreign defender in the Japanese league last year. What sentence best describes the picture?

87. Your son grew up so cute and polite! What you did in your youth is your own business. I’m glad to see that you listened to my advice. What sentence best describes the picture?

88. A massive sand storm in the desert delayed the invasion. The troops had to keep fit by rehearsing tactics. When I was at the army I missed my dog. Dogs were banned in the camp. What sentence best describes the picture?

89. It wasn’t windy at all, but it rained a lot. The weather was a little cloudy sometimes. A massive typhoon off the east coast killed 300. What sentence best describes the picture?

90. The tidal wave caught few people by surprise. The guys in the car were very lucky to survive. The tsunami alarms worked and people run up the hills. What sentence best describes the picture?

91. She was wearing an elegant gray dress. Her long, wavy hair looked gorgeous. I liked her matching necklace and bracelet. What sentence best describes the picture?

92. We had a big argument every summer over where we should spend our vacation. It was my wife who always decided where we were going to spend our vacation. What sentence best describes the picture?

93. Pauline always loved to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing. Due to her albino skin, she always tried to do activities where she could avoid the sun. What sentence best describes the picture?

94. I loved the view that we got from the log cabin in the forest. We wanted to avoid the sandy beach or the country. We simply went camping by the river. What sentence best describes the picture?

95. After her trip to the beach, my girlfriend was proud to show her suntan. She always disliked sitting on the beach because he always got a nasty sunburn. What sentence best describes the picture?

96. These days, people send e-mail even to the guy in the next cubicle. Although they were 250 kilometers apart, they kept in constant contact on the internet. What sentence best describes the picture?

97. I had to fix the desktop computer that I used at work. It got a virus, or something. I tried the new laptop computer at the conference. It was great. What sentence best describes the picture?

98. Michael went rollerblading last weekend with his friends. Tom went ice skating and he met nice people at the rink. What sentence best describes the picture?

99. The horse rolled in the mud, but apparently was unhurt and kept running. That was the fastest horse I’ve ever seen, it must be a mustang. What sentence best describes the picture?

100. The children laughed when they saw dad disguised as a clown. The kids were scared because they saw a movie about ghosts. What sentence best describes the picture?

101. The mouse ran behind the cat. The cat ate the mouse. The mouse scared the cat. The cat chased the mouse. The cat killed the mouse. What sentence best describes the picture?

102. Exit. Home. Result. The end.