The adverb of time 'last night' is a clue that the verb in the sentence should be in the simple past tense.

I ______ my homework before dinner.

• did
• do
• does
• doing

If a sentence uses the adverb of time 'now', it is generally describing an action in the simple past tense.

We can use the adverb of time 'tomorrow' to talk about an event that happened last week.

The cat ______ on the mat an hour ago.

• sleep
• sleeps
• slept
• sleeping

What is the past tense of the verb "eat"?

• ate

• eat

• eating

• eats

The phrase 'two years ago' signals that the action occurred in the past and should be described using the simple past tense.

He cut his hair ............

• every night

• every hour

• two years later

• one hour ago

The adverb of time 'yesterday' is used with verbs in the simple past tense.

We ______ a delicious cake for her birthday.

• buy

• bought

• buys

• buying

the cat ran at park .......

• two days ago

• next year

• every day

• the day after today

We use the simple past tense to talk about actions that happened and finished in the past.

They 'visit' the museum last night.

I looked your new shirt .......

• once upon a time

• soon

• today

• every week

My mother ______ me a story yesterday.

• tell
• tells
• told
• telling