KET Grammar: Present and Past Simple 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The museum _____ at 10 a.m. on weekdays.
- open
- opens (Correct answer)
- opened
- opening
Correct answer: opens
Fixed schedules use present simple; 'the museum' is third-person singular: 'opens'.
Question 2: He _____ his bike to the store yesterday.
- ride
- rides
- rode (Correct answer)
- rided
Correct answer: rode
'Yesterday' signals past simple; 'ride' is irregular with past form 'rode'.
Question 3: I _____ not understand the question. Can you explain?
- am
- do (Correct answer)
- does
- did
Correct answer: do
Present simple negative with 'I' uses 'do not (don't)'.
Question 4: She _____ the exam three times before she passed.
- take
- takes
- took (Correct answer)
- taken
Correct answer: took
A completed series of past events uses past simple; 'take' → 'took'.
Question 5: Which sentence describes a past habit correctly?
- He goes to that café every day last year.
- He went to that café every day last year. (Correct answer)
- He did go to that café every day last year.
- He was go to that café every day last year.
Correct answer: He went to that café every day last year.
Past simple can describe repeated past actions; 'went' with 'last year' is correct.
Question 6: _____ your sister study French at university?
- Do
- Does (Correct answer)
- Did
- Was
Correct answer: Does
A present simple question about a third-person singular subject uses 'Does'.
Question 7: We _____ the wrong bus and arrived late.
- take
- takes
- took (Correct answer)
- taking
Correct answer: took
A completed past action uses past simple; 'take' → 'took'.
KET Grammar: Present and Past Simple 5
The museum _____ at 10 a.m. on weekdays.