Exercise #3 – Past Tense

Directions: Read each past tense sentence or question and then circle or underline the word correct or incorrect. If it’s incorrect, write it correctly. Complete this exercise in your notebook.

Example: She no coming yesterday.  correct / incorrect

 She didn’t come yesterday.  

1. She no here yesterday.  correct / incorrect

 She wasn’t here yesterday.  

2. They come home.  correct / incorrect

  They came home.  

3. I run out of bread.  correct / incorrect

   I ran out of bread.  

4. He work until 11 p.m. yesterday night.  correct / incorrect

 He worked until 11 p.m. last night.  

5. When she began her job?  correct / incorrect

 When did she begin her job?  

6. How much was your check for?  correct / incorrect

7. What you did was wrong.  correct / incorrect

8. The newspaper did never come.  correct / incorrect

   The newspaper never came.  

9. The movie did started early.  correct / incorrect

   The movie started early.  

10. Where you was?  correct / incorrect

   Where were you?  

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