Simple Past Story Answers

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Simple Past Story 1 – Answers

Who were they? Where did they go? What happened?

One autumn evening, Charles and Beth went to the theater. They attended

a play. The play started at 7:00. Charles and Beth enjoyed the theater.

After the play, Charles and Beth walked together in the park. They walked

beside the lake. The moon was bright. They talked about their future.

When Charles and Beth went home, their children were not asleep. They

waited for Charles and Beth to return. They were excited to hear about the

theater!

Charles told the children about the play. Then, Beth put the children to bed.

Charles and Beth were very tired. It was a good night!

A. Answer the following questions.

Use the Simple Past tense.

1. What did Charles and Beth attend? What time did it start?

Charles and Beth attended the theater. The play started at 7:00.

2. What did Charles and Beth do after they left the theater? What did they

talk about?

After they left the theater, Charles and Beth walked around the lake. They

talked about their future.

3. Who waited for Charles and Beth to return home? What did Beth do?

Their children waited for them to return home. Beth put the children to

bed.

B. Rewrite the following sentences as:

Negative sentences,

Yes/no

questions,

WH-questions (using the underlined word)

Tag questions.

1. The moon was bright.

Negative: The moon was not bright.

Yes/No Question: Was the moon bright?

WH-Question: What was bright?

Tag Question: The moon was bright, wasn't it?

2. They talked about their future.

Negative: They did not talk about their future.

Yes/No Question: Did they talk about their future?

WH-Question: What did they talk about?

Tag Question: They talked about their future, didn't they?

3. Charles told the children about the play.

Negative: Charles did not tell the children about the play.

Yes/No Question: Did Charles tell the children about the play?

WH-Question: Who told the children about the play?

Tag Question: Charles told the children about the play, didn't he?

C. This is a copy of the original story. Go over it and fill in the blanks.

One autumn evening, Charles and Beth went to the theater. They attended

a play. The play started at 7:00. Charles and Beth enjoyed the theater.

After the play, Charles and Beth walked together in the park. They walked

beside the lake. The moon was bright. They talked about their future.

When Charles and Beth went home, their children were not asleep. They

waited for Charles and Beth to return. They were excited to hear about the

theater!

Charles told the children about the play. Then, Beth put the children to bed.

Charles and Beth were very tired. It was a good night!

Simple Past Story 2 – Answers

Who is she? What did she do? What happened?

Last week, Beth baked a cake for Lilly's birthday party. Lilly wanted a

strawberry cake with pink frosting. Beth was happy to bake the cake.

First, Beth mixed the ingredients in a big bowl. Next, she poured the cake

batter into four round baking pans. She put the pans in the oven. Finally,

she baked the cakes for 20 minutes.

Then, Beth prepared the pink frosting. After the cakes cooled, Beth stacked

them and covered them with frosting. Beth wrote Lilly's name on top with

white frosting. She put seven candles in the cake.

On Sunday, Beth surprised Lilly with the strawberry cake. Lilly loved her

cake! Lilly had many gifts for her birthday. But Lilly said her cake was the

best gift of them all!

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Simple Past tense.

1. What kind of cake did Lilly want for her birthday? Who baked the cake?

Lilly wanted a strawberry cake with pink frosting for her birthday. Beth

baked the cake.

2. What did Beth do first? How long did she bake the cakes?

First, Beth mixed the ingredients in a big bowl. She baked the cakes for 20

minutes.

3. What did Beth do on Sunday? How did Lilly feel about her cake?

On Sunday, Beth surprised Lilly with the strawberry cake. Lilly loved her

cake! She said it was the best gift of them all.

B. Rewrite the following sentences as:

negative sentences,

yes/no

questions,

WH-questions (using the underlined word) and

tag questions.

1. Beth mixed the ingredients in a big bowl.

Negative: Beth did not mix the ingredients in a big bowl.

Yes/No Question: Did Beth mix the ingredients in a big bowl?

WH-Question: Who mixed the ingredients in a big bowl?

Tag Question: Beth mixed the ingredients in a big bowl, didn't she?

2. She put the pans in the oven.

Negative: She didn't put the pans in the oven.

Yes/No Question: Did she put the pans in the oven?

WH-Question: Where did she put the pans?

Tag Question: She put the pans in the oven, didn't she?

3. Lilly loved her cake!

Negative: Lilly did not love her cake!

Yes/No Question: Did Lilly love her cake?

WH-Question: Who loved her cake?

Tag Question: Lilly loved her cake, didn't she?

C. This is a copy of the original story. Fill in the blanks with the past tense

form of each verb in parentheses.

Last week, Beth baked (bake) a cake for Lilly's birthday party. Lilly wanted

(want) a strawberry cake with pink frosting. Beth was (is) happy to bake the

cake.

First, Beth mixed (mix) the ingredients in a big bowl. Next, she poured

(pour) the cake batter into four round baking pans. She put (put) the pans

in the oven. Finally, she baked (bake) the cakes for 20 minutes.

Then, Beth prepared (prepare) the pink frosting. After the cakes cooled

(cool), Beth stacked (stack) them and covered (cover) them with frosting.

Beth wrote (write) Lilly's name on top with white frosting. She put (put)

seven candles in the cake.

On Sunday, Beth surprised (surprise) Lilly with the strawberry cake. Lilly

loved (love) her cake! Lilly had (has) many gifts for her birthday. But Lilly

said (say) her cake was (is) the best gift of them all!

Simple Past Story 3 – Answers

Who were they? What did they do? What happened?

Last night, George was at a restaurant with Clara, Charlie, and Katherine.

After dinner, George announced his engagement to Clara. George stood

next to Clara. He raised his glass. He announced the engagement to his

friends. He looked very happy!

Clara was also at the restaurant. She sat at the table next to George. She

smiled when he announced the engagement. She showed her friends her

ring. It was very beautiful. Clara also looked very happy!

Charlie and Katherine also sat at the table. They were excited for their

friends. Charlie congratulated George and Clara. He shook George's hand.

Katherine looked at Clara's ring. She hugged Clara. She was happy for

George and Clara!

A. Answer the following questions.

Use the Simple Past tense.

1. Where was George last night? What did George announce after dinner?

Last night, George was at a restaurant. After dinner, George announced his

engagement to Clara.

2. Where was Clara? What did she show her friends?

Clara was also at the restaurant. She sat next to George. She showed her

friends her ring.

3. What did Charlie do after the announcement? What did Katherine do?

After the announcement, Charlie congratulated them and shook Charlie's

hand. Katherine hugged Clara and looked at her ring.

Rewrite the following sentences as:

negative sentences,

yes/no

questions,

WH-questions (using the underlined word)

tag questions.

1. George stood next to Clara.

Negative:

George didn't stand next to Clara.

Yes/No Question:

Did George stand next to Clara?

WH-Question:

Who stood next to Clara?

Tag Question:

George stood next to Clara, didn't he?

2. She showed her friends her ring.

Negative:

She didn't show her friends her ring.

Yes/No Question:

Did she show her friends her ring?

WH-Question:

What did she show her friends?

Tag Question:

She showed her friends her ring, didn't she?

3. She hugged Clara.

Negative:

She didn't hug Clara.

Yes/No Question:

Did she hug Clara?

WH-Question:

Whom did she hug?

Tag Question:

She hugged Clara, didn't she?

C. This is a copy of the original story. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past

tense form of each verb in parentheses.

Last night, George was (to be) at a restaurant with Clara, Charlie, and

Katherine. After dinner, George announced (announce) his engagement to

Clara. George stood (stand) next to Clara. He raised (raise) his glass. He

announced (announce) the engagement to his friends. He looked (look)

very happy!

Clara was (to be) also at the restaurant. She sat (sit) at the table next to

George. She smiled (smile) when he announced (announce) the

engagement. She showed (show) her friends her ring. It was (to be) very

beautiful. Clara also looked (look) very happy!

Charlie and Katherine also sat (sit) at the table. They were (to be) excited

for their friends. Charlie congratulated (congratulate) George and Clara. He

shook (shake) George's hand. Katherine looked (look)at Clara's ring. She

hugged (hug) Clara. She was (to be) happy for George and Clara!

Simple Past Story 4 – Answers

Who were they? What did they do? What happened?

On Saturday, the Jenson family shopped for a Christmas tree. They got in

the car. They drove to the tree farm. Mr. and Mrs. Jenson walked around

the tree farm with their kids.

The Jenson family looked at all the trees. They looked at tall trees and short

trees. They looked at fat trees and skinny trees. They looked at every tree

on the farm. They wanted the perfect tree.

The Jenson kids finally found the perfect tree. It wasn't too tall or too short.

It wasn't too fat or too skinny. The tree was exactly what they wanted. It

was the perfect Christmas tree!

A. Answer the following questions. Use the Simple Past tense.

1. What did the Jenson family do on Saturday? Where did they go?

On Saturday, the Jenson family shopped for a Christmas tree. They went to

the tree farm.

2. What kind of trees did the Jenson family look at? What kind of tree did

they want?

The Jenson family looked at all the trees. They looked at tall, short, skinny,

and fat trees. They wanted the perfect tree.

3. What did the Jenson kids finally find? Why was it the right tree?

The Jenson kids finally found the perfect tree. It was the right tree because

it wasn't too tall, too short, too skinny, or too fat.

B. Rewrite the following sentences as:

negative sentences,

yes/no

questions,

WH-questions (using the underlined word)

tag questions.

1. They drove to the tree farm.

Negative: They didn't drive to the tree farm.

Yes/No Question: Did they drive to the tree farm?

WH-Question: Who drove to the tree farm?

Tag Question: They drove to the tree farm, didn't they?

2. They wanted the perfect tree.

Negative: They didn't want the perfect tree.

Yes/No Question: Did they want the perfect tree?

WH-Question: What did they want?

Tag Question: They wanted the perfect tree, didn't they?

3. The tree was exactly what they wanted.

Negative: The tree was not exactly what they wanted.

Yes/No Question: Was the tree exactly what they wanted?

WH-Question: What was exactly what they wanted?

Tag Question: The tree was exactly what they wanted, wasn't it?

C. This is a copy of the original story without any capital letters. Rewrite

the story using correct capitalization.

On Saturday, the Jenson family shopped for a Christmas tree. They got in

the car. They drove to the tree farm. Mr. and Mrs. Jenson walked around

the tree farm with their kids.

The Jenson family looked at all the trees. They looked at tall trees and short

trees. They looked at fat trees and skinny trees. They looked at every tree

on the farm. They wanted the perfect tree.

The Jenson kids finally found the perfect tree. It wasn't too tall or too short.

It wasn't too fat or too skinny. The tree was exactly what they wanted. It

was the perfect Christmas tree!