KET Grammar: Present and Past Simple 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: I _____ my keys this morning — I had to call a locksmith.
- lose
- lost (Correct answer)
- loses
- losing
Correct answer: lost
'This morning' (referring to a completed event) calls for past simple: 'lost'.
Question 2: He _____ TV every evening before bed.
- watch
- watched
- watches (Correct answer)
- is watching
Correct answer: watches
A repeated daily habit in present simple with 'he' requires 'watches'.
Question 3: Which question is formed correctly?
- Did she went to the party?
- Did she go to the party? (Correct answer)
- Does she went to the party?
- Was she go to the party?
Correct answer: Did she go to the party?
Past simple questions use 'Did' + subject + base verb: 'Did she go?'
Question 4: The train _____ at 9:15 every day.
- leave
- leaves (Correct answer)
- left
- leaving
Correct answer: leaves
Timetabled facts use present simple; third-person singular: 'leaves'.
Question 5: We _____ our grandmother last summer.
- visit
- visits
- visited (Correct answer)
- are visiting
Correct answer: visited
'Last summer' indicates a completed past action, so 'visited' is correct.
Question 6: She _____ not want to come to the party.
- do
- does (Correct answer)
- did
- was
Correct answer: does
For present simple negatives with she/he/it, use 'does not (doesn't)'.
Question 7: What time _____ you wake up this morning?
- do
- does
- did (Correct answer)
- were
Correct answer: did
'This morning' (a completed time) requires past simple auxiliary 'did'.
KET Grammar: Present and Past Simple 3
I _____ my keys this morning — I had to call a locksmith.