Chapter 10 · Book pages 33–35
📗 Answer key: Tenses: Simple Present and Simple Past
Finish the questions in your book first. Then check each one here: tap Show answer, then mark ✓ if you got it right or ✗ if not. For every ✗, read the "why" and say it out loud.
A. Choose the correct simple present or simple past form
1
They ____ to Kerala last summer.
✓ D. went
last summer = past. go → went.
2
Lalita ____ a book daily in the evening.
✓ D. reads
daily = habit; Lalita = she, so read + s.
3
It ____ heavily last night.
✓ C. snowed
last night = past. snow + ed.
4
Mohit ____ ready to go to the party.
✓ D. got
Simple past of get = got. were got is wrong; has gotten is not simple past.
5
She ____ her new born baby in the sun every morning.
✓ A. basks
every morning = habit; she + bask + s.
6
She always ____ her work perfectly.
✓ B. does
always = habit; she + do → does.
7
We ____ some beautiful gardens on our trip to Kashmir last month.
✓ C. saw
last month = past. see → saw (seen needs have).
8
We ____ a movie together yesterday.
✓ A. watched
yesterday = simple past: watched.
9
They ____ to their granny's house every summer.
✓ B. go
every summer = habit; they → base verb go (no s).
10
The passenger ____ the driver to stop the bus.
✓ B. asked
The passenger did the asking, so simple past asked. was asked would mean someone asked the passenger.
B. Choose the correct simple past form of the underlined word
11
Shweta cuts her finger with a knife.
✓ B. cut
cut is a lazy verb: past = cut.
12
His father buys him a new video game last week.
✓ B. bought
buy → bought (irregular).
13
She leaves for school at 7 a.m.
✓ C. left
leave → left (irregular).
14
The chefs of the restaurant wear red t-shirts with blue pants.
✓ A. wore
wear → wore. worn needs have.
15
Raghav explores new things to keep himself busy.
✓ D. explored
Regular verb ending in e: explore + d = explored.
C. Choose the part of the sentence that has an error
16
Renuka's mother didn't picked up the phone when she tried calling.
✓ B. didn't picked up
After didn't, use the base verb: didn't pick up.
17
Rajni leaving her kids at the day care every day.
✓ A. Rajni leaving
every day = habit, so Rajni leaves. An -ing verb can't stand alone.
18
We both working together on the last project.
✓ A. We both working
the last project is finished, so We both worked. (were working also fixes it.)
19
Mrs. Gupta teach in a private school at her hometown.
✓ A. Mrs. Gupta teach
Mrs. Gupta = she, so teaches.
20
Last Sunday, his elder brother comes to drop him to the airport.
✓ B. elder brother comes
Last Sunday = past, so came. (Strictly, drop him at the airport is better English too, but the tense error is the one the book wants.)
D. Choose the simple past form to complete the passage
21
Last weekend, my family and I ____ (decide) to visit a hill station.
✓ C. decided
decide + d.
22
We ____ (wake) up early in the morning…
✓ A. woke
wake → woke (woken needs have).
23
…and ____ (start) packing our bags.
✓ C. started
start + ed.
24
By 8 a.m., we ____ (leave) the house and drove towards the hills.
✓ B. left
leave → left. It matches drove.
25
The weather ____ (be) perfect for a day trip.
✓ B. was
The weather = it (one thing) → was.
26
While we ____ (be) climbing up the winding roads…
✓ D. were
we → were.
27
…we ____ (spot) some monkeys and birds along the way.
✓ B. spotted
spot → double t + ed.
28
My little brother ____ (get) very excited and started clicking pictures.
✓ A. got
get → got.
29
When we ____ (reach) the top…
✓ D. reached
reach + ed.
30
…we ____ (realize) that it was a popular spot for tourists.
✓ B. realized
realize + d.
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31
Jenny ____ South Indian food because her colleagues visited her.
✓ C. cooked
visited is past, so the cooking happened in the past too.
32
Ruby and Julie always ____ fresh juice.
✓ C. drink
always = habit; Ruby and Julie = they → drink (no s).
33
The children ____ carrom all evening yesterday.
✓ B. played
yesterday = simple past.
34
She ____ the dog when it ____ her.
✓ D. hit, attacked
Both past: hit (lazy verb, same form) and attacked.
35
Namita ____ her entire assignment within two hours.
✓ D. typed
A finished action: type + d = typed. have typed doesn't match Namita (she would need has).