Twenty Questions

The Past Simple

Twenty Questions

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1. Do we double the final consonant in stop when we add - ed

Yes ! stopped.

2.Do we use did with was or were?

No, we don’t.

Was he with Annie?

3. What is the auxiliary we use to make questions in the past simple ?

did

4. Is the past simple used for finished or unfinished actions.

finished actions

5. Where do we put “ ago “ in a sentence in the simple past ?

At the end of the sentence

I saw him two weeks ago.

6. Order this sentencethe party her didn't you invite to

You didn't invite her to the party.

7. Do we add an s to the third person singular in the past simple?

No, we don’ t

He went

She escaped

8. Order this sentenceweek decided we last go to trip on a

Last week we decided to go on a trip.

9. What is the word order for negatives in the past simple?

S+ didn’t + verb + object

Janet didn’t arrive on time.

10. What is the word order for questions in the past simple?.

Did + S+ verb + object

Did Alan tell the truth?

11.Say some time words in the past

Last week Last month Last year Two months ago Six years ago. Yesterday

12. Change this sentence into negative

They didn't catch him after dark.

They caught him after dark.

13. Can the past simple refer to the present or future?

Yes , after words with a conditional meaning. For example , “if”

14. Say the past of :can – be

Could - Was - Were

15. Order this sentencedidn’t to upload more want any they files

They didn't want to upload any more files.

16. CompleteWhen I _____ a child…

When I was a child…

17. How can you express a habit in the past?

With “used to”When I was fifteen, I used to go to

a language school.

18. What tense is used together with the past simple to express a continuous action in the past?

Past Continuous

I was talking to Jane when Jill arrived.

19. What PERFECT tense is often contrasted with the Past Simple?.

Present Perfect

I’ve known Tom for ten years.

I met him in 1998.

20. Say the past simple of :swear, sweep , rely , strike

swore , swept , relied , stroke