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Primary English: The Past Simple – Practice Paper 3 (10 Questions)
Primary English: The Past Simple – Practice Paper 3 (10 Questions)
Paper 3 puts the past back into a paragraph: present against past, chains of finished actions, negatives and questions with be, and three sentences of your own.
Quick answer Ten items, about twenty minutes. Items 01 to 03 cover present against past, a Were question and usually against yesterday; items 04 to 07 cover a When did question, were not, lost and called, and left and arrived; items 08 and 09 cover correcting Did you saw and a three sentence answer; item 10 redoes the was go error.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 questions |
| Suggested time | 20 minutes |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 3 · Intermediate 4 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: Primary English: The Past Simple – Tutor Lesson Plan |
| Level | P5 to P6 |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationNow he ___ (be) a teacher, but ten years ago he ___ (be) a student.
- Foundation___ you at home last night?
- FoundationShe usually ___ (walk) to school, but yesterday she ___ (take) the bus.
- IntermediateWhen ___ the film ___ (start) last night?
- IntermediateThey ___ (not be) happy with the result.
- IntermediateI ___ (lose) my keys on the way home, so I ___ (call) my mother.
- IntermediateThe train ___ (leave) at eight and we ___ (arrive) at half past nine.
- ChallengeCorrect the sentence: Did you saw the rainbow yesterday?
- ChallengeWrite three sentences about what you did yesterday, using the past simple in each.
- Error redoRedo the wrong item: He was go to the market yesterday.
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | is / was | Now takes the present is while ten years ago takes the past was. |
| 2 | Were | You takes were in the past of be, and the question puts were first. |
| 3 | walks / took | Usually marks a habit in the present simple, while yesterday marks one past exception. |
| 4 | did / start | The past question uses did with the base verb start, without a second -ed. |
| 5 | were not | The negative of be simply adds not; did not be is never used. |
| 6 | lost / called | Lose is irregular and becomes lost, while call takes -ed, and both clauses are past. |
| 7 | left / arrived | Both actions happened yesterday, so both verbs stay in the past simple. |
| 8 | Did you see the rainbow yesterday? | Did already marks the past, so the main verb must be the base form see. |
| 9 | Example: I woke up at seven. I ate breakfast with my family. I finished my homework before dinner. | Every sentence needs one past verb, and the time marker can go at the end. |
| 10 | He went to the market yesterday. | With the full verb go, the past is went; was with a base verb is wrong. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
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