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Past Simple: 1. Write The Past Simple of The Following Verbs

This document provides examples and exercises for conjugating verbs into the past simple tense in English. It includes filling in blanks with the past simple form of verbs, rewriting sentences by changing time expressions, writing original sentences in the past simple, and transforming sentences into negative and wh- question forms.

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Past Simple: 1. Write The Past Simple of The Following Verbs

This document provides examples and exercises for conjugating verbs into the past simple tense in English. It includes filling in blanks with the past simple form of verbs, rewriting sentences by changing time expressions, writing original sentences in the past simple, and transforming sentences into negative and wh- question forms.

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PAST SIMPLE

1. Write the past simple of the following verbs


open opened

love - ________

plan - ________

empty-_______

Fry - ________

smoke- ________

play - _________

quarrel - _______

try - __________ die - __________

cry - __________

regret - _______

2. Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the verb in brackets.
1. He helped (help) his friend.
2. They ______________ (decide) to go on a trip.
3. She ______________ (visit) her grandmother.
4. His parents ____________ (permit) him to go on a trip.
5. Jack ______________ (enjoy) the film.
6. Mr. Rogers ______________ (reply) to the letter.
7. Janet ______________ (close) the door.
8. Bob and Susan ______________ (plant) flowers in the garden.
9. The dog ______________ (beg) for food.
10. Her husband ______________ (taste) the cake.
3. Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the verb in brackets.
1. We saw (see) them in the park yesterday.
2. They ______________ (write) two letters last week.
3. Rina ______________ (give) him a watch for his birthday.
4. They ____________ (have) chicken for dinner.
5. The children ______________ (go) to a film.
6. Harry ______________ (buy) a new radio.
7. He ______________ (come) to my house last night.
8. His uncle ______________ (pay) for the toy.

9. The singers ______________ (sing) a new song on television.


10. Mr. Hyde ______________ (teach) English last year.
11. The dog ______________ (bite) the boy.
12. They ______________ (ride) their bicycles to school yesterday.
4. Rewrite the following sentences in the simple past. Change the time
expressions in thesentence for those given in brackets.
1. He often practises the piano. (last week)
He practised the piano last week
2. The twins seldom visit their cousins in Rome. (a year ago)
__________________________________________________________________
3. We play football in the park on Sundays. (often)
__________________________________________________________________
4. They visit the museum once a month. (last week)
__________________________________________________________________
5. He washes his car every day. (once a month)
__________________________________________________________________
6. The doctor checks the patient every week. (the day before yesterday)
__________________________________________________________________
7. They worry about money all the time. (never)
___________________________________________________________________
8.He rarely goes to the cinema. (many months ago)
___________________________________________________________________
5 Write sentences in the simple past using the words given.
1. Tammy / buy / yesterday / some / clothes
Tammy bought some clothes yesterday
2. Roger / pizza / for lunch / eat / last Wednesday.
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3. We / last summer / in the lake / swim
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4. Eric / run / yesterday / all the way to school.


_____________________________________________________________
5. The trees / last winter / fall / in the storm.
_______________________________________________________________
6. The visitors / coffee / have / last night.
_______________________________________________________________
7. She / give / yesterday / the baby / a bottle.
_______________________________________________________________
8.The children / last year / on a camel / ride.
_______________________________________________________________
9.Donna / the book / lay / last week / on the table.
_______________________________________________________________
10. Sally / about a party / last night / dream.
_______________________________________________________________
11. Fred / basketball / yesterday / play.
_______________________________________________________________
12. The children / last week / the window / break / at school.
_______________________________________________________________
6 Rewrite the following sentences in the negative form using the words in
brackets.
1. Betty bought some eggs. (any meat)
Betty didn.t buy any meat
2. Al called his sister. (his brother)
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3. Fred and Wilma wanted a new house. (a new car)
______________________________________________________________
4. She put salt in the food. (in the sauce)
______________________________________________________________

5. Our family watched the news. (the film)


_______________________________________________________________
6. I saw the forest. (the river)
_______________________________________________________________
7. The stranger wore a coat. (a hat)
_______________________________________________________________
8.The children went to the beach. (to the zoo)
_______________________________________________________________
9.Jean ate some oranges. (any apples)
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10. She broke the plate. (the cup)
_______________________________________________________________
7 Use the appropiate wh-question to ask about the underlined words.
1. Where did John go on Sunday?
John went to the stadium on Sunday.
2. _____________________________________________________________
She received many presents on her birthday.
3. ____________________________________________________________
Larry won first prize in the tennis tournament.
4. _____________________________________________________________
Joey wrote the best story..
5. _____________________________________________________________
The tour group travelled across Europe.
6. _____________________________________________________________
Sammy ate eggs, toast and cereal this morning.
7. _____________________________________________________________
The little girl saw the car.
8. _____________________________________________________________
Jill heard a loud scream last night.

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