Let's solve this step by step. The task is to
rewrite each sentence in the past tense. This means we need to change the verbs from present or future tense to
past tense, while keeping the meaning of the sentence as close as possible.
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1. Jack plays soccer every day.
- Original verb: *plays* (present simple)
- Past tense: *played*
- Rewrite:
Jack played soccer every day.
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✔ Note: "Every day" refers to a habitual action in the past, so we use past simple.
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2. Mary will run to school tomorrow.
- Original verb: *will run* (future tense)
- To make it past tense, we change "will" to "would" and "run" to "ran"
- But more naturally, we say:
Mary ran to school yesterday.
(We often change time expressions like "tomorrow" to "yesterday" when converting to past tense.)
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✔ So:
Mary ran to school yesterday.
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3. Madeline is playing the piano.
- Original verb: *is playing* (present continuous)
- Past continuous: *was playing*
- Rewrite:
Madeline was playing the piano.
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✔ We keep the same subject and object, just change the verb form.
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4. Sam enjoys spending time with his cousins.
- Original verb: *enjoys* (present simple)
- Past tense: *enjoyed*
- Rewrite:
Sam enjoyed spending time with his cousins.
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✔ No change needed to the rest of the sentence.
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5. Riley and her friends go shopping together.
- Original verb: *go* (present simple)
- Past tense: *went*
- Rewrite:
Riley and her friends went shopping together.
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✔ Simple past form of "go" is "went".
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6. Will you go to the supermarket tomorrow?
- Original: future question with "will"
- Past tense version: We ask about something that happened in the past
- Change "will" → "did", "go" → "go" (since "did" already shows past)
- Time: "tomorrow" → "yesterday"
- Rewrite:
Did you go to the supermarket yesterday?
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✔ Yes, this is the correct past tense form of the question.
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7. Sally will buy some books from the shop.
- Original: future tense ("will buy")
- Past tense: "bought"
- Time: "tomorrow" isn't mentioned, but we can assume it's implied — so change to past
- Rewrite:
Sally bought some books from the shop.
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✔ Simple past tense of "buy" is "bought".
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✔ Final Answers:
1. Jack played soccer every day.
2. Mary ran to school yesterday.
3. Madeline was playing the piano.
4. Sam enjoyed spending time with his cousins.
5. Riley and her friends went shopping together.
6. Did you go to the supermarket yesterday?
7. Sally bought some books from the shop.
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🔍 Explanation Summary:
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Present → Past: Change verbs to their past forms (e.g., plays → played, goes → went).
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Future → Past: Replace "will" with past tense markers like "did" or "was/were".
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Time expressions: Adjust "tomorrow" → "yesterday", "every day" → "every day" (can stay if describing a past habit), etc.
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Questions: Use "Did" + subject + base verb for past questions.
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