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    This document provides examples and exercises for using verbs in the simple past tense in English. It includes choosing the correct simple past form of verbs, supplying simple past verbs in sentences, completing sentences with simple past verbs from a word bank, and writing questions for simple past statements. The exercises cover a variety of common simple past verbs and scenarios.

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    This document provides examples and exercises for using verbs in the simple past tense in English. It includes choosing the correct simple past form of verbs, supplying simple past verbs in sentences, completing sentences with simple past verbs from a word bank, and writing questions for simple past statements. The exercises cover a variety of common simple past verbs and scenarios.

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    This document provides examples and exercises for using verbs in the simple past tense in English. It includes choosing the correct simple past form of verbs, supplying simple past verbs in sentences, completing sentences with simple past verbs from a word bank, and writing questions for simple past statements. The exercises cover a variety of common simple past verbs and scenarios.

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    Simple Past

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    This document provides examples and exercises for using verbs in the simple past tense in English. It includes choosing the correct simple past form of verbs, supplying simple past verbs in sentences, completing sentences with simple past verbs from a word bank, and writing questions for simple past statements. The exercises cover a variety of common simple past verbs and scenarios.

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    SIMPLE PAST

    I. Choose the correct alternative.


    1. I (listened, listen) to the weather forecast 5 minutes ago.
    2. She (waters, watered) the flowers very early this morning.
    3. He (shout, shouted) at me in the middle of the street.
    4. They (cleaned, clean) their room yesterday.
    5. We (watched, watch) TV before going to sleep.
    6. Sally (washes, washed) the dishes last night.
    7. Mrs. Pointers (painted, paints) her house last year.
    8. Paul (called, calls) his mother this morning.
    II. Supply the Simple Past Tense of the verbs In parentheses.
    1. GIenda ______________ (talk) to me an hour ago.
    2. We ______________(walk) to school yesterday.
    3. He______________ (work) hard last year.
    4. Those students______________ (enter) this group in January.
    5. He ______________ (wait) a long time to see you.
    6. My parents ______________ (invest) all their money in the stock market.
    7. The little dog ______________ (follow) for two hours.
    HI. Complete the sentences with the Simple Past Tense of the verbs from the box.
    WANT - PASS - COOK - CLEAN - HELP
    OFFER - DISCOVER - PLAY - CORRECT - TURN
    1. He always ______________ hjs examinations when he was young.
    2. I ______________ my room before going to school.
    3. They ______________ the piano very well years ago.
    4. The teacher ______________ our tests last night.
    5. Columbus ______________ America jn 1492.
    6. Tom ______________ to go to the movies alone.
    7. Susan ______________ me a piece of chocolate cake.
    8. We ______________ him with his exercises.
    9. Mother ______________ black beans yesterday.
    10. I ______________ off the TV because it was very late.
    IV. Complete the postcard. Use the Simple Past Tense.
    Dear Lucy,
    We arrived in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday night. It's a very beautiful city. We ______________
    (rent) a car but on Wednesday we ______________ (be) so tired that we just
    ______________ (walk) around the hotel. On Thursday we ______________ (visit) many
    interesting places but we ______________ visit (not / visit) "Po de Acar". On Friday we
    ______________ (stay) at the hotel because we ______________ (not / want) to drive
    anymore. We ______________ (laugh), ______________ (play) and ______________
    (rest) a lot. On Saturday we ______________ (call) some friends and ______________
    (invite) them to join us at the hotel. I hope your week ______________ (be) very nice too.
    Love,
    Bob and Bel
    Supply the Simple Past Tense of the verbs in parentheses.
    1. I ______________ (try) to talk to Helen last night.
    2. The fire ______________ (occur) while we were out of the house.

    3. He ______________ (love) his old dog very much.


    4. We______________ (jog) at the dub yesterday.
    5. She______________ (study) hard and ______________ (pass) the examination.
    6. They ______________ (decide) not to go to the zoo.
    7. We ______________ (carry) her home because she ______________ (faint) in the
    street.
    8. John ______________ (stop) at the comer and ______________ (call) us.
    9. A tornado ______________ (destroy) the whole village last week.
    10. She was cleaning the vase when she ______________ (drop) it.
    11.I ______________ (talk) to her for a few minutes only.
    12. They ______________ (arrive) late and ______________ (miss) the concert.
    13. It ______________ (belong) to me.
    14. We ______________ (drop) our school bag because we were tired.
    15. Our company ______________ (develop) a new communication system.
    II. Write question for each answer.
    1. I cooked chicken for dinner last night.
    ______________________________________________________________________
    2. He stopped his car near my house.
    ______________________________________________________________________
    3. They studied English last year.
    ______________________________________________________________________
    4. We hurried to school because we had a test.
    ______________________________________________________________________
    5. They decided to learn Japanese.
    ______________________________________________________________________
    6. It occurred last Sunday.
    ______________________________________________________________________
    7. They entered the room through the door.
    ______________________________________________________________________
    I. Rearrange the sentences. Use the Simple Past Tense.
    1. They / at 10 pm / their homework / finish / last night
    ______________________________________________________________________
    2. arrive / Fred / yesterday / late not
    ______________________________________________________________________
    3. a lot / this dog / last week / bark
    ______________________________________________________________________
    4. all night / the girls / talk / not / long
    ______________________________________________________________________
    5. Grandma / the baby / carry /for / a long time
    ______________________________________________________________________
    6. open / at 8 o'clock /the post office / last Monday / not
    ______________________________________________________________________
    7. his trip / plan / last year / Jonas
    ______________________________________________________________________
    8. drop / their books / the kids / on the floor

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