PAST SIMPLE TENSE
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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets
1.- Tina.... (begin) her new diary last Monday morning.
2. Thomas........... (play) the guitar and Sonia (sing)
3. The two kids
4.-The monkeys
(make) a sandcastle in the beach.
(eat) some bananas in the zoo.
5.-Joanna .............. (change) some money at the bank.
6.-Walter............. (book) some tickets for the next concert.
7.-They ........
8.-Daniel (look) after Lorena's baby last Saturday evening.
9.- My daughter.......... (show) me her notebooks.
(build) an enormous hospital in Haiti.
10.- Derek............. (become) a famous writer.
11.-My husband.......... (grow) tomatoes and cucumbers in the orchard.
12.-Marilyn (learn) to swim in one month.
13.-Katherine ....... (teach) her son to be polite.
14.-The teachers.........
15.-Somebody (steal) my mobile phone.
(explain) the lessons clearly.
16.-They
17.-William
(kidnap) the little girl.
(throw) the ball to his school friend.
18.- Philip........... (milk) the cow and... (feed) the rabbits in the farm.
19.-The shepherd ................. (take) the sheep to the countryside.
20.-Christopher.............. (speak) five languages fluently.
21.-The friendly girl............... (recommend) me to follow her.
22.-The magician
23.-Paul
24.-George
(do) some good tricks.
(feel) very sad when his dog
(have) the accident.
(help) me.
TAXI
(answer) the phone and
25.- My uncle Antonio ............ (earn) a lot of money in his job.
26.-Adeline.................(design) some fashionable jewellery.
27.-Jimmy and Tony
28.-The German politician
..(find) some old toys in the attic.
• 29.-The house ........... (get) on fire so I ...........
............. (decide) to lend us some money.
30.-Samantha ..............
(lose) all my books.
(understand) my situation in the foreign country.
31.-1....... (scratch) my brother's back tenderly.
32.-The two lovers
33.-Matilde
(kiss) in front of the priest.
(type) a very long letter without any mistakes.
(carry) some heavy parcels to my house.
(walk) to school together.
(prepare) some fireworks for the party.
their birthday.
(marry) five years ago in Manchester.
(serve) tea and biscuits to her friends.
34.-The postman ..............
35.-Patrick and Lisa
36.-My dad
37.-Lorenzo and
38.-We
Miriam............ (celebrate) th
39.-Kathy...............
40.-The fireman
41.- A little girl
(rescue) a lot of people in the earthquake.
(cry) in a corner.
⚫ 42.-Lucy ............... (remember) to send an email to her boyfriend.
43.-Hector ........... (receive) some bad news from Germany. V
44.-You ................. (wear) a beautiful black dress on Christmas Day.
45.-Helen
(hear) some strange noises in the garden.
46.-The dog............. (hide) some bones in the cupboard.
47.-Emily and Sonia
(choose) an expensive ring fo
(like) it.
48. The boy................. (eat) the soup and he
49.-The little man........... (snore) loudly in the suitcase.
50.-Martin................... (rent) a small flat in London.
51.- Lola........... (ring) the doctor at midnight.