Which word is wrong?
Please correct these wrong sentences to be the right sentences!
1. B - “do not know” is wrong because it is not used for past form.
Correct sentence: I did not know about it yesterday.
2. B – “drinks” is wrong because it must be the second verb form, “drank”, used for past form.
Correct sentence: Thomas drank a cup of coffee.
3. C – “Police office” is wrong because it is not place where the postman worked.
Correct sentence: The postman worked in the police office last year.
4. B – “was” is wrong because the subject is plural that must be followed by “were”.
Correct sentence: Bona and Boni were in Surabaya yesterday morning
5. B – The right second verb of “eat” is “ate”, not eated.
Correct sentence: Rani ate a plate of rice two hours ago.
6. D – “tomorrow” is not the adverb of time for past tense, but for future.
Correct sentence: Faris bought a car yesterday/two days ago, last year/etc. (adverb of time for past time)
7. B – The right second verb of draw is drew, not drawn.
Correct sentence: Serli drew a picture a minute ago.
8. C – The right place for soup is not plate, but bowl.
Correct sentence: Viona made plate of soup yesterday afternoon.
9. B – “was not” is wrong because “to be” is just used when the sentence is not followed by the verb use.
Correct sentence: Nia did not wash his hand last night.
10. C – The negative form of past tense uses the first verb, not the second verb.
Correct sentence: Rosa did not sing a song last month.
11. 11. B - The negative form of past tense uses the first verb, not the second verb.
Correct sentence: Roni did not drink a cup of coffee yesterday.
12. C – The right place for toothpaste is a tube, not a bottle.
Correct sentence: Did Mirza buy a tube of toothpaste last week?
13. B – The positive form of past tense must use the second verb.
Correct sentence: Lola and loli played in the playground two hours ago.
14. D – “Today” is not suitable for past time, but for present time.
Correct sentence: My uncle saw a beautiful view yesterday.
15. B – “were” is not used for singular. The subject is David in which it is singular, so the right one is “was”.
Correct sentence: David was a dentist in the hospital last year.
16. A – “Do not” is not for past tense, but for present tense. The sentence is past tense, so it must be using “did not”.
Correct Sentence: I did not understand about it last week.
17. B – “maked” is wrong because the right second verb of make is “made”.
Correct sentence: You made a cake yesterday afternoon.
18. D – many ships can be found in the harbor, not railway station.
Correct Sentence: I found many ships in the harbor yesterday.
19. A – “There are” is wrong because it is simple past tense for singular, so the right one is “there was”
Correct sentence: There was a bicycle in my house last week.
20. A – “Some banana” is wrong because the right one is “some bananas” because it is plural.
Correct sentence: Nova ate some bananas last Friday.
Arrange these words into correct sentence!
1. I brought an umbrella three days ago.
2. I was not a teacher yesterday.
3. Helmi did not cook a cake in the kitchen yesterday.
4. Did you go to school last week?
Please translate these Indonesian sentences into positive, negative, and interrogative form! Don’t forget to give “yes”/”no” answers!
1. (+) Dera helped her mother yesterday morning
(-) Dera did not help her mother yesterday morning
(?) Did Dera help her mother yesterday morning? Yes, she did/No, she did not
2. (+) Tomy built house two years ago.
(-) Tomy did not build house two years ago.
(?) Did Tomy build house two years ago? Yes, he did/ No, he did not
3. (+) My father cut the grass last week.
(-) My father did not cut the grass last week.
(?) Did my father cut the grass last week? Yes, he did/ No, he did not
4. (+) They were a farmer two months ago.
(-) They were not a farmer two months ago.
(?) Were they a farmer two months ago? Yes, they were/No, they were not
5. (+) Tika washed her car yesterday afternoon.
(-) Tika did not wash her car yesterday.
(?) Did Tika wash her car yesterday? Yes, she did No, she did not
This is the key answer of simple past tense exercise. To know the details information about simple past tense, just learn it and do the exercise.
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Please correct these wrong sentences to be the right sentences!
1. B - “do not know” is wrong because it is not used for past form.
Correct sentence: I did not know about it yesterday.
2. B – “drinks” is wrong because it must be the second verb form, “drank”, used for past form.
Correct sentence: Thomas drank a cup of coffee.
3. C – “Police office” is wrong because it is not place where the postman worked.
Correct sentence: The postman worked in the police office last year.
4. B – “was” is wrong because the subject is plural that must be followed by “were”.
Correct sentence: Bona and Boni were in Surabaya yesterday morning
5. B – The right second verb of “eat” is “ate”, not eated.
Correct sentence: Rani ate a plate of rice two hours ago.
6. D – “tomorrow” is not the adverb of time for past tense, but for future.
Correct sentence: Faris bought a car yesterday/two days ago, last year/etc. (adverb of time for past time)
7. B – The right second verb of draw is drew, not drawn.
Correct sentence: Serli drew a picture a minute ago.
8. C – The right place for soup is not plate, but bowl.
Correct sentence: Viona made plate of soup yesterday afternoon.
9. B – “was not” is wrong because “to be” is just used when the sentence is not followed by the verb use.
Correct sentence: Nia did not wash his hand last night.
10. C – The negative form of past tense uses the first verb, not the second verb.
Correct sentence: Rosa did not sing a song last month.
11. 11. B - The negative form of past tense uses the first verb, not the second verb.
Correct sentence: Roni did not drink a cup of coffee yesterday.
12. C – The right place for toothpaste is a tube, not a bottle.
Correct sentence: Did Mirza buy a tube of toothpaste last week?
13. B – The positive form of past tense must use the second verb.
Correct sentence: Lola and loli played in the playground two hours ago.
14. D – “Today” is not suitable for past time, but for present time.
Correct sentence: My uncle saw a beautiful view yesterday.
15. B – “were” is not used for singular. The subject is David in which it is singular, so the right one is “was”.
Correct sentence: David was a dentist in the hospital last year.
16. A – “Do not” is not for past tense, but for present tense. The sentence is past tense, so it must be using “did not”.
Correct Sentence: I did not understand about it last week.
17. B – “maked” is wrong because the right second verb of make is “made”.
Correct sentence: You made a cake yesterday afternoon.
18. D – many ships can be found in the harbor, not railway station.
Correct Sentence: I found many ships in the harbor yesterday.
19. A – “There are” is wrong because it is simple past tense for singular, so the right one is “there was”
Correct sentence: There was a bicycle in my house last week.
20. A – “Some banana” is wrong because the right one is “some bananas” because it is plural.
Correct sentence: Nova ate some bananas last Friday.
Arrange these words into correct sentence!
1. I brought an umbrella three days ago.
2. I was not a teacher yesterday.
3. Helmi did not cook a cake in the kitchen yesterday.
4. Did you go to school last week?
Please translate these Indonesian sentences into positive, negative, and interrogative form! Don’t forget to give “yes”/”no” answers!
1. (+) Dera helped her mother yesterday morning
(-) Dera did not help her mother yesterday morning
(?) Did Dera help her mother yesterday morning? Yes, she did/No, she did not
2. (+) Tomy built house two years ago.
(-) Tomy did not build house two years ago.
(?) Did Tomy build house two years ago? Yes, he did/ No, he did not
3. (+) My father cut the grass last week.
(-) My father did not cut the grass last week.
(?) Did my father cut the grass last week? Yes, he did/ No, he did not
4. (+) They were a farmer two months ago.
(-) They were not a farmer two months ago.
(?) Were they a farmer two months ago? Yes, they were/No, they were not
5. (+) Tika washed her car yesterday afternoon.
(-) Tika did not wash her car yesterday.
(?) Did Tika wash her car yesterday? Yes, she did No, she did not
This is the key answer of simple past tense exercise. To know the details information about simple past tense, just learn it and do the exercise.
