Verbs in the simple present and simple past tenses

Let's practise

Tick the boxes for the verbs written in the simple past tense in the sentence below.

First of all, we looked at the jewellery, then we dressed up as Romans and we are now drawing pictures and having a break.

  • Read the question carefully and read it again. What is it asking you to do?
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It is asking you to find the verbs in the past tense.

  • First, identify which actions happened in the past, e.g. yesterday.
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Check looked. You could say, Yesterday we looked at... so that is the past tense.

  • Check the next verb, dressed.
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You could say, Yesterday we dressed up... so that is the past tense.

  • Check the next verb, are drawing.
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You could not say Yesterday we are drawing. It would not make sense. So, this is not the past tense.

  • Check the final verb, having.
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You could not say Yesterday we having. It would not make sense. So, this is not the past tense.

  • Tick the two correct verbs in the past tense and check your answer.
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First of all, we looked at the jewellery, then we dressed up as Romans and we are now drawing pictures and having a break.