English - Verbs - Simple Past - List

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  • 1. 

    Write the Simple Past: be = ___________ (singular)  

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "was." In the simple past tense, the verb "be" is conjugated as "was" for the singular form.

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  • 2. 

    Write the Simple Past: be = ___________ (plural)    

    Explanation
    In the simple past tense, the verb "be" is conjugated as "were" when referring to a plural subject. This means that when talking about multiple people, animals, or objects in the past, we use "were" instead of "was." For example, "They were happy" or "The dogs were playing in the park."

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  • 3. 

    Write the Simple Past: begin = ___________      

    Explanation
    The simple past tense of "begin" is "began". This form is used to describe an action that started and finished in the past.

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  • 4. 

    Write the Simple Past: break = ___________        

    Explanation
    The simple past form of the verb "break" is "broke".

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  • 5. 

    Write the Simple Past: buy = ___________          

    Explanation
    The simple past tense of the verb "buy" is "bought". In this tense, we use "bought" to describe an action that happened and was completed in the past.

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  • 6. 

    Write the Simple Past: can = ___________            

    Explanation
    The simple past form of "can" is "could".

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  • 7. 

    Write the Simple Past: catch = ___________              

    Explanation
    The simple past form of the verb "catch" is "caught".

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  • 8. 

    Write the Simple Past: choose = ___________                

    Explanation
    In this question, we are asked to write the simple past form of the verb "choose". The simple past form of "choose" is "chose".

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  • 9. 

    Write the Simple Past: cut = ___________                  

    Explanation
    The simple past tense of the verb "cut" is "cut". This is the correct answer because it is the past tense form of the verb and matches with the base form of the verb given in the question.

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  • 10. 

    Write the Simple Past: do = ___________                    

    Explanation
    The simple past form of the verb "do" is "did".

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  • 11. 

    Write the Simple Past: draw = ___________                      

    Explanation
    The simple past tense of the verb "draw" is "drew". In the past tense, we use "drew" to indicate that the action of drawing happened in the past.

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  • 12. 

    Write the Simple Past: drink = ___________                        

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "drank". In the simple past tense, the verb "drink" changes to "drank" when referring to a past action.

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  • 13. 

    Write the Simple Past: drive = ___________                          

    Explanation
    The correct answer is "drove." In the simple past tense, we use "drove" to indicate that someone operated a vehicle in the past.

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  • 14. 

    Write the Simple Past: fall = ___________                            

    Explanation
    The simple past form of the verb "fall" is "fell".

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  • 15. 

    Write the Simple Past: find = ___________                              

    Explanation
    The simple past form of the verb "find" is "found".

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  • 16. 

    Write the Simple Past: get = ___________                                

    Explanation
    The simple past tense of the verb "get" is "got".

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  • 17. 

    Write the Simple Past: give = ___________                                  

    Explanation
    The simple past form of the verb "give" is "gave". This form is used to indicate an action that happened in the past and is already completed.

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  • 18. 

    Write the Simple Past: go = ___________                                    

    Explanation
    The simple past tense of the verb "go" is "went".

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  • 19. 

    Write the Simple Past: have = ___________                                      

    Explanation
    The simple past form of the verb "have" is "had". In this case, "had" is the correct answer as it correctly represents the simple past tense of the verb "have".

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  • 20. 

    Write the Simple Past: hear = ___________                                        

    Explanation
    The simple past tense of the verb "hear" is "heard".

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  • 21. 

    Write the Simple Past: hit = ___________                                          

  • 22. 

    Write the Simple Past: hold = ___________                                            

    Explanation
    held is the correct answer because "hold" is a regular verb and in the simple past tense, regular verbs are formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb. Therefore, "held" is the correct form of "hold" in the simple past tense.

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  • 23. 

    Write the Simple Past: hurt = ___________                                              

    Explanation
    The simple past form of the verb "hurt" is "hurt".

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