Last summer we ____ our grandparents in Nha Trang.
- A. visited(correct answer)
- B. visit
- C. visits
- D. was visit
Why: Last summer is over. Add -ed: visited. Don't put was before an action verb.
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Past Simple Regular Verbs Exercises with Answers
Check your -ed verbs: when to add -ed, the spellings -d, -ied and stopped, how -ed sounds, and when you need was instead. Choose an answer, then read why it is right.
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Sample questions with answers
She ____ Chinese at university ten years ago.
- A. studied(correct answer)
- B. studyed
- C. studies
- D. studys
Why: Ten years ago is past. Consonant + y: change y to i, then add -ed.
The rain ____ an hour ago.
- A. stopped(correct answer)
- B. stoped
- C. stops
- D. stop
Why: An hour ago is past. Stop is short and ends o-p, so double the p.
Lessons on this topic
- Past Simple: Regular Verbs
How regular verbs form the past simple with -ed, the four spelling rules, the three ways to pronounce -ed and the time phrases that go with it.
