KET Grammar: Present and Past Simple 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The children _____ in the garden right now — wait, actually they play there every day.
- played
- plays
- play (Correct answer)
- playing
Correct answer: play
A daily routine for 'they' uses present simple base form: 'play'.
Question 2: I _____ a great book last week.
- read (Correct answer)
- reads
- readed
- reading
Correct answer: read
'Read' is an irregular verb whose past simple form is also spelled 'read' (pronounced 'red').
Question 3: _____ he usually eat breakfast before work?
- Do
- Does (Correct answer)
- Did
- Is
Correct answer: Does
Present simple questions with he/she/it use 'Does' as the auxiliary.
Question 4: My parents _____ married in 1995.
- get
- gets
- got (Correct answer)
- gotten
Correct answer: got
'In 1995' is a past time reference; the irregular past of 'get' is 'got'.
Question 5: She _____ never late for class.
- is (Correct answer)
- are
- was
- were
Correct answer: is
A present habit about she/he/it uses 'is' with the verb 'to be'.
Question 6: Which sentence uses the past simple correctly?
- They didn't came home.
- They didn't come home. (Correct answer)
- They doesn't come home.
- They not come home.
Correct answer: They didn't come home.
Past simple negatives use 'didn't' + base verb: 'didn't come'.
Question 7: How often _____ you visit your grandparents?
- do (Correct answer)
- does
- did
- have
Correct answer: do
A question about a current habit with 'you' uses 'do' as the auxiliary.
KET Grammar: Present and Past Simple 4
The children _____ in the garden right now — wait, actually they play there every day.