Past Events Yesterday Last Week

Respuesta correcta: A) The day before today.

• A) The day before today.Correct: yesterday is the past time marker for the previous day.
• B) The day after today.Incorrect: the day after today is tomorrow, a future marker.
• C) Every day of the week.Incorrect: every day is always, not a past marker.
• D) A day in the next month.Incorrect: that is future time, not yesterday.

Respuesta correcta: C) The week before this week.

• A) Next week, in the future.Incorrect: next week points to the future, not the past.
• B) Every week, always.Incorrect: that would be every week, a frequency, not past time.
• C) The week before this week.Correct: last week locates the action in the past week.
• D) This week, right now.Incorrect: this week includes the present, not only the past.

Respuesta correcta: B) Yesterday I played football in the park.

• A) Yesterday I play football in the park.Incorrect: play is present; with yesterday we need the past form.
• B) Yesterday I played football in the park.Correct: regular verbs add -ed in the past: played.
• C) Yesterday I playing football in the park.Incorrect: playing needs was/were, not yesterday alone.
• D) Yesterday I plays football in the park.Incorrect: plays is present for he/she, never past.

Respuesta correcta: D) We were at the stadium last week.

• A) We was at the stadium last week.Incorrect: was goes with I/he/she, not with we.
• B) We is at the stadium last week.Incorrect: is is present; last week needs past.
• C) We are at the stadium last week.Incorrect: are is present plural, not past.
• D) We were at the stadium last week.Correct: were goes with you/we/they in the past.

Respuesta correcta: A) Visited Cartagena, walked on the beach and watched a sunset.

• A) Visited Cartagena, walked on the beach and watched a sunset.Correct: the three past verbs describe exactly what the writer did.
• B) Stayed at home and played video games.Incorrect: the note never mentions home or video games.
• C) Traveled to Bogotá for a concert.Incorrect: the city in the note is Cartagena, not Bogotá.
• D) Cooked dinner for his family.Incorrect: there is no mention of cooking or dinner.

Respuesta correcta: C) Because yesterday sets the whole sentence in the past, so regular verbs take -ed and be becomes was.

• A) Because helped, cleaned and was are future forms.Incorrect: all three are past forms, not future.
• B) Because yesterday only works with present verbs.Incorrect: yesterday always requires past verbs.
• C) Because yesterday sets the whole sentence in the past, so regular verbs take -ed and be becomes was.Correct: the time marker controls every verb: helped, cleaned (regular) and was (be for I).
• D) Because the verbs have no relation with yesterday.Incorrect: yesterday is exactly what forces the past forms.

Respuesta correcta: B) The first, because was goes with she in the past.

• A) The second, because were goes with she.Incorrect: were never goes with she; it goes with you/we/they.
• B) The first, because was goes with she in the past.Correct: I/he/she/it take was; the subject she requires was.
• C) Both, because was and were are the same.Incorrect: they change with the subject and are not interchangeable.
• D) None, because yesterday cannot go with was.Incorrect: yesterday combines perfectly with was/were.

Respuesta correcta: D) It has two errors: visit should be visited and play should be played; only was is correct and must be kept.

• A) It is perfect because visit and play are past forms.Incorrect: visit and play are present; the past forms are visited and played.
• B) It is perfect because last week works with present verbs.Incorrect: last week always requires past verbs.
• C) Only was is wrong and should be is.Incorrect: was is the only correct verb; is would break the past context.
• D) It has two errors: visit should be visited and play should be played; only was is correct and must be kept.Correct: evaluates each verb against last week and fixes exactly the two present forms.