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

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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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Crossword Puzzle - Verbs - Simple Present Tense

Crossword Puzzle - Verbs - Simple Present Tense To ease both you and children do this crossword puzzle, get the theory and explanation about the rule of verb used in simple present tense. Have fun for learning...

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Key Answers of Simple Present Tense Exercises

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

1. D - "yesterday" is wrong because it is the adverb time of past.
   Correct sentence: We do not write a letter today.
2. A - "Does" is wrong because there is no verb in the sentence.
   Correct sentence: Is she a doctor in the hospital?
3. B - "works" is wrong because the subject is plural. Plural subject uses verb without -s/-es
   Correct sentence: Mona and Mina work in the post office
4. B - The use of "Does" is wrong because the subject is plural.
   Correct sentence: They do not always get up every morning.

5. B - "are" is wrong because thsubject is singular.
   Correct sentence: Luna is a beautiful girl.
6. C - The use of article "a" in a aeroplane is wrong because "a" is just used for word in which the first letter is consonant.
   Correct sentence: The pilot drives an aeroplane everyday.
7. C - "bringing" is wrong because the verb of present tense in negative form must be V1.
   Correct sentence: Leni does not bring her umbrella today.
8. C - "the animal wild" is wrong because of the structure, noun is located before adjective. The correct one is that adjective must be located before noun.
   Correct sentence: Dona sees the wild animal in the zoo.
9. A - "There are" is wrong because it is just used for plural nouns.
   Correct sentence: There is a book and a pen on the table.
10. B - "eat" is wrong because the subject is singular, it must be +s
   Correct sentence: Devi usually eats an apple every morning.

Please arrange these sentences into the correct sentences!

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

2.    I do not usually book every night.

3.    Does she usually help her mother every morning?

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

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 brings meal every day.
   (-) Ciko does not bring meal every day.
   (?) Does Ciko bring meal every day? Yes, she does/No, she does not

2. (+) You always watch TV every afternoon.
   (-) You do not always watch TV every afternoon.
   (?) Do you always watch TV every afternoon? Yes, I do/No, I do not

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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
(+)
(-)
(?)

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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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