WHAT DID YOU DO? Past tense Questions + answers EASY ENGLISH for BEGINNERS

WHAT DID YOU DO? Past tense Questions + answers EASY ENGLISH English Speaking 360 for BEGINNERS

Explanation + Practice

What did you do last summer?

To answer the question “What did you do last summer?” using past tense verbs, you can talk about things you did during that time. Remember, you need to use the past tense of verbs because you are talking about actions that have already happened. Here’s how you can structure your answer:

  1. Start by mentioning your main activity.
    Use a past tense verb to say what you did. For example:
    • “Last summer, I went on a trip.”
  2. Say where you went or what you did.
    Use the past tense to give more details:
    • “I went to Egypt.”
  3. Talk about who you were with.
    Again, use a past tense verb:
    • “I went with my sister.”
  4. Describe what you saw or experienced.
    Use past tense verbs for things you did or saw:
    • “I saw the pyramids.”
  5. Share your feelings or thoughts about the experience.
    You can describe the experience using adjectives:
    • “It was beautiful.”
  6. Mention any problems or challenges you had.
    Use past tense verbs to describe any difficulties:
    • “But, it was too hot.”

Example Answer:

Question: What did you do last summer?
Answer: Last summer, I went on a trip. I went to Egypt. I went with my sister. I saw the pyramids. It was beautiful. But, it was too hot.

In this answer, all the action verbs like went, saw, was are in the past tense to show that these events happened last summer. You can follow this pattern to talk about your own experiences!

Extra Practice

Here are some practice activities based on answering the question “What did you do last summer?” using past tense verbs. These activities will help reinforce using the past tense to talk about past experiences.

Activity 1: Fill in the blanks (Past Tense Practice)

Complete the sentences with the correct past tense verb.

  1. Last summer, I ______ (go) to the beach.
  2. I ______ (travel) to Italy with my family.
  3. We ______ (see) the Colosseum and it ______ (be) amazing.
  4. My sister and I ______ (eat) a lot of pizza and gelato.
  5. It ______ (rain) a little, but we still ______ (have) a great time.

Activity 1: ANSWERS

  1. went
  2. traveled
  3. saw, was
  4. ate
  5. rained, had

Activity 2: Rewrite in the Past Tense

Rewrite the following sentences in the past tense.

  1. Last summer, I travel to Japan with my friends.
  2. We visit many temples and eat delicious food.
  3. I meet new people and learn about the culture.
  4. The weather is warm, and we go hiking in the mountains.
  5. I enjoy the trip so much!

Activity 2: ANSWERS

  1. Last summer, I traveled to Japan with my friends.
  2. We visited many temples and ate delicious food.
  3. I met new people and learned about the culture.
  4. The weather was warm, and we went hiking in the mountains.
  5. I enjoyed the trip so much!

Activity 3: True or False (Past Tense Understanding)

Read the sentences below and decide if they are true or false in terms of past tense usage.

  1. I go to the park last summer.
  2. My family and I visited the zoo.
  3. We see many animals and enjoy the day.
  4. It was a little cold, but it doesn’t matter.
  5. We took lots of pictures.

Activity 3: True or False

  1. False (should be “went”)
  2. True
  3. False (should be “saw” and “enjoyed”)
  4. False (should be “didn’t”)
  5. True

Activity 4: Make Your Own Sentences

Write your own answers to the question “What did you do last summer?” using past tense verbs. Use the following ideas to guide you:

  1. Where did you go?
  2. Who did you go with?
  3. What did you see or do?
  4. How was the experience? (Use adjectives like beautiful, fun, tiring)
  5. Did you have any challenges or problems?

Example:
Last summer, I went to Spain. I traveled with my friends, and we visited many cities. We saw amazing architecture and ate delicious food. The weather was great, but it was a bit hot.

Activity 5: Correct the Mistakes

The following sentences have mistakes with past tense verbs. Correct them.

  1. Last summer, I go to the mountains with my family.
  2. We seen some wild animals during our trip.
  3. The weather are very cold, but we have fun.
  4. My brother take a lot of pictures of the landscape.
  5. We was there for two weeks, and we do many activities.

Activity 5: ASNWERS

  1. Last summer, I went to the mountains with my family.
  2. We saw some wild animals during our trip.
  3. The weather was very cold, but we had fun.
  4. My brother took a lot of pictures of the landscape.
  5. We were there for two weeks, and we did many activities.
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