Key Answers of Simple Past Tense Exercises

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


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Simple Past Tense - Exercises

Which word is wrong?
Please correct these wrong sentences to be the right sentences!

1.    I      do not know      about it      yesterday.
      A              B                   C                     D

2.    Thomas    drinks    a cup of    coffee last week.
            A             B             C                   D

3.    The postman    worked    in the police office    last year.
                 A                  B                      C                       D

4.    Bona and Boni    was    in Surabaya    yesterday morning.
                A                 B              C                          D

5.    Rani   eated   a plate of fried rice    two hours ago.
         A         B                     C                       D  

6.    Faris   bought   a car   tomorrow.
         A          B          C            D

7.    Serli    drawn   a   picture   a minute ago.
         A         B               C                D

8.    Viona   made   a plate of soup   yesterday afternoon.
          A          B                 C                      D   

9.     Nia   was not   wash his hand    last night.
          A          B                  C               D

10.  Rosa    did not    sang a song    last month.
          A         B                 C                D

11.    Roni     did not drank     a coffee      yesterday.
           A                B                   C                 D

12.    Did Mirza       buy         a bottle of tooth paste     last week?
                A              B                            C                       D

13.    Lola and Loli    play    in the playground    two hours ago.
                 A                B                   C                       D   

14.    My uncle        saw     a beautiful view    today.
             A                 B                     C             D
               
15.    David     were  a dentist    in the hospital    last year.
           A                  B                           C              D

16.    I do not   understand   about it   last week.
              A               B             C              D     

17.    You   maked      a cake    yesterday afternoon.
           A          B            C                       D        
       
18.    I     found       many ships    in the railway station yesterday.
         A       B                   C                               D

19.    There are    a bicycle   in my house   last night.
               A                B                  C             D   

20.    Nova    ate     some banana     last Friday.
           A         B               C                  D     

Arrange these words into the correct sentence!

1.    brought - I - an - days - ago - umbrella - three

2.    I - not - a - yesterday - teacher - was

3.    kitchen - Helmi - not - a - did - cake - in - cook - yesterday – the

4.    Did - you - go - to - school - last - week?

Please translate these Indonesian sentences into English, and then change the sentences into positive, negative, and interrogative form! Don't forget to give  give "yes"/"no" answers!

For example:
   
Ibu saya mencuci pakaian kita setiap pagi.

(+) My mother washes our clothes every morning.
(-) My mother does not wash our clothes every morning.
(?) Does my mother wash our clothes every morning? Yes, she does/No, she does not.

1.    Dera membantu ibunya kemaren pagi.
(+)
(-)
(?)

2.    Tomy membangun rumah 2 tahun lalu.
(+)
(-)
(?)
3.    Ayahku memotong rumput minggu lalu.
(+)
(-)
(?)

4.    Mereka adalah seorang petani 2 bulan yang lalu.
(+)
(-)
(?)
5.    Tika mencuci mobilnya kemaren sore.
(+)
(-)
(?)

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Irregular Verb Lists

Here are irregular verb lists for you who are learning English: Irregular verb lists If you want to know the theory and also the explanation on how to use these verbs, learn about the simple present tense. It will be really helpful for you who are learning grammar.

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Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense is grammatical tense used for locating event or activity in the past.

 If there is a verb, the formula is:

Adverb of time  => ago, last, yesterday, etc.
 

 Examples: 

  
(+) Weni won the competition yesterday.
(-) Weni did not win the competition yesterday.
(?) Did Weni win the competition yesterday?

If there is no verb, the formula is:

Examples:

(+) My father was a doctor five years ago.
(-) My father was not a doctor five years ago.
(?) Was my father a doctor five years ago? Yes, he was/No he was not.

Verbs used in Past Tense are divided into two, they are  regular and irregular verb.

Irregular Verb

Examples:

See           Saw        Seen

Regular Verb – It is followed by the use of -ed

Examples:
Cook   Cooked   Cooked

Regular Verb with the last letter ‘Y’

•    If the last letter of verb is “y”, and before “y” is a vocal letter, it is added by the use of “–ed”

Examples:

Stay    Stayed    Stayed

•    If the last letter of verb is “y”, and before “y” is a consonant letter, the “y” is changed by the letter “i”, and then add “ed” after “i”.
Examples:

Study    Studied   Studied
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Simple Present Tense - Exercises

Which word is wrong?
Please correct these wrong sentences into the right sentences!

1.    We     do not write     a letter      yesterday.
        A           B                       C               D

2.    Does    she    a doctor    in the hospital?
         A        B           C                 D

3.    Mona and Mina    works    in the   post office.
            A                    B             C           D   

4.    They    does not always    get up    every morning.
            A                 B                  C                 D
               

5.    Luna    are    a beautiful    girl.
           A       B             C              D

6.    The pilot    drives    a aeroplane    every day.
           A               B              C                     D     

7.    Leni     does not      bringing her umbrella     today.
         A             B                        C                           D        
       
8.    Dona    sees    the animal wild    in the zoo.
         A          B                 C                  D

9.    There are    a book     and a pen   on the table.
         A                B                 C                D   

10.    Devi    usually eat    an apple    every morning.
           A               B                C                      D     

Please arrange these sentences into the correct sentences!

1.    to - always - school - She - day - bike - by – every -  goes

2.    usually - I - do – night-  read - a - every - book not

3.    she - Does - morning - her - every - ? - help - usually - mother

4.    play - They - with - their - afternoon - usually - guitar - every - teacher

Please translate these Indonesian sentences into English, and then change them into negative and interrogative form! Do not forget to give the answer "yes and no" to the interrogative sentence!

1.    Ciko membawa makan setiap hari
(+)
(-)
(?)
2.    Kamu selalu  melihat televisi setiap sore
(+)
(-)
(?)

To ensure the answer, you can find the key answers of Simple Present Tense Exercises on the next page.

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Simple Present Tense

Present Tense is a tense used for locating event or activity that is happened in present time.

• If it is followed by verb, the formula of simple present tense is:

 








Adverbs of time => Today, every day, etc.
 
It also generally uses words, such as always, usually, often, seldom, etc
 
 Notes: Verb + s/es is just used for singular subject (she, he, it)

Verbs are added by the use of –s if the last letter of the verb is “e”, “d”, “t”, “l”, “p”, ”n”, “g”, “b”, “k”, “g”.

For examples:

Cook – cooks
Clean – cleans
Read - reads

Verbs are added by the use of –es if the last letter of the verb is “o”, “ch”, “ss”, “sh”, “x”, ”z”,

For examples:

Watch- watches
Wash –washes
Mix - mixes

Certain rules of verb in which the last letter is “y”

- If the last letter before “y” is a vocal letter, we just need to add –s after “y”

For examples:

Buy – Buys
Play – Plays
Say – Says

-    If the last letter before “y” is a consonant, we need to change “y” into “i”, and then add –es after “i”.

For examples:

Dry – Dries
Fly – Flies
Cry – Cries

Example of simple present tense with verb: 

(+) Vina usually waters the flower every afternoon.
(-) Vina does not water the flower every afternoon.
(?) Does Rina water the flower every afternoon?  Yes, she does/ No, she does not

• If it is not followed by verb, the formula of simple present tense is: 

 



Example of simple present tense with no verb:

(+) I am a fisherman.
(-) I am not a fisherman
(?) Am I a fisherman? Yes, you are, No, you are not Simple Present Tense

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Key Answers of Present Continuous Tense Exercises

Which word is wrong? Please correct these wrong sentences to be the right sentences!

1. A - The verb "play" is wrong because we have to remember that it is present continuous tense, so the verb must be plus -ing after to be.
 Correct sentence: We are playing football now.
2. D -"Tomorrow" is wrong because it is the adverb of time used for future tense.
Correct Sentence: Are you reading a horse now?

3. C - "A orange" is wrong because "A" is just for word in which the first letter is vocal.
Correct sentence: I am eating an orange now.
4. A - "is" is wrong because the subjects are more than one, so it must use "are"
Correct sentence: My mother and my father is watching TV now.
5. A - "Does" is wrong because it is just used for simple present tense.
Correct sentence: Is she reading a novel now?
6. A - We have to remember that we have to use "to be" after subject before the use of verb.
Correct sentence: You are studying Math Now.
7. B - "does not" is wrong because it is just used for simple present tense.
Correct sentence: Roni is doing his homework now.
8. A - yesterday is wrong because it is used for past time.
Correct sentence: Now, I am making a cake.
9. C - "two bread" is wrong because "two" is plural, so the noun must be plus -s.
Correct sentence: I am baking two breads now.
10. C - "flower beautiful" is wrong because it has incorrect wrong structure. The adjective must be located before noun.
Correct sentence: Lina is buying beautiful flower now.

Please arrange these sentences into the correct sentences!

1. You are teaching many students in the classroom now.
2. Are they driving a car with their teacher now?
3. We are not watering flowers in our garden.
4. Joni is mopping the floor now.
5. My mother is cooking in the kitchen now.

Please translate these Indonesian sentences into English, and then change them into negative and interrogative form! Do not forget to give the answer "yes and no" to the interrogative sentence!

1. (+) Dina is sweeping the floor now.
 (-) Dina is not sweeping the floor now.
 (?) Is Dina sweeping the floor now? Yes, she is/ No, she is not.
2. (+) I am eating a plate of rice now.
 (-) I am not eating a plate of rice now.
 (?) Am I not eating a plate of rice now? Yes, you are/ No, you are not
3. (+) You are washing car now.
 (-) You are not washing car now.
 (?) Are you washing car now? Yes, I am/ No, I am not

Note: Remember: when you use "I" as the subject in your question, you have to change the subject, use "You" instead of "I" in your answer, and otherwise.

Learn more about the complete present continuous tense exercise of this key answer.

Key Answers of Present Continuous Tense Exercises

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Present Continuous Tense - Exercises

Present continuous tense is used for talking about event or activity that is being happened now.

Adverb of time: now

Examples: 
 

(+) She is reading a book now.
(-) She is not reading a book now.
(?) Is she reading a book now? Yes, she is/ No, she is not

Which word is wrong? Please correct these wrong sentences to be the right sentences!


1.    We are     play      football      now
           A           B              C              D

2.    Are you      riding      a horse      tomorrow?
            A              B                C             D

3.    I am      eating      a orange      now
         A            B                C               D   

4.    My mother and my father is     watching      TV     now
                          A                               B               C           D
               
5.    Does she     reading      a novel      now?
            A               B                 C             D

6.    You      studying     Math     Now
         A               B             C          D     

7.    Roni      does not      doing his homework      now
         A               B                        C                       D        
        s
8.    Yesterday,      I am      making      a cake
             A                B            C                D

9.    I am      baking      two bread      now
         A             B                 C                D   

10.    Lina      is buying      flower beautiful      now
           A               B                   C                      D 
Please arrange these sentences into the correct sentences!
 
1.    teaching - You - now - many – are -  in - classroom - students – the

2.    they - Are - car - driving - a - teacher - with - their - now?

3.    flowers - are - We - watering - in - our - now - garden - not

4.    Joni - mopping - is - the - now – floor

5.    mother - is - now - the - cooking - My - in - kitchen
 
Please translate these Indonesian sentences into English, and then change them into negative and interrogative form! Do not forget to give the answer "yes and no" to the interrogative sentence!

For example:
 
Vira sedang menutup pintu sekarang.
(+) Vira is closing the door now.
(-) Vira is not closing the door now.
(?) Is Vira closing the door now? Yes, she is/No, she is not


1.    Dina sedang menyapu lantai sekarang.
(+)
(-)
(?)
2.    Saya sedang makan sepiring nasi goreng.
(+)
(-)
(?)
3.    Kamu sedang mencuci mobil sekarang.
(+)
(-)
(?)

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Present Continuous Tense - Exercises

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