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simple past: more practice

REGULARVERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

l/you/he/she/it/we/they worked / liked l/you/he etc went/saw
H did l/you/he etc work/like? did l/you/he etc go/see?
B l/you/he/ etc did not work/like l/you/he etc did not go/see
Contraction: didn't

^ Complete the sentences with affirmative (Q) verbs, questions (H) or negatives { 9).

► She didn't feel well last night, but {OKthis morning Q) . P . ......
► 'I bought a new coat yesterday.'{‘shoes too H') .......................

► We saw the Eiffel Tower, but {see Notre Dame fl) . .VY£ ...............

1 I didn't learn much French at school, but {a lot of Latin Q) ...................................................
2 I remembered to buy the bread, but {the milk B) ................................................................
3 I spoke to Alexia's father, but {her mother B) ........................................................................
4 'Peter didn't phone yesterday.' {'this morning f t ’) .................................................................
5 I didn't take the bus to London; {the train Q) .......................................................................
6 I know you went to Singapore, but {Malaysia 9) ................................................................
7 The train stopped at Edinburgh, but (Glasgow B ) ...............................................................
8 'Did the children see a film?' {'two h/msD') ...........................................................................

9 'I ate your cake.' {'my chocolates too El') ...............................................................................
10 I studied for the exam, but {enough B) ................................................................................

0 Make simple past questions.

► Sarah and her baby came out of hospital. {When) .. YV.^.e.YY.?l^. ...............

1 Ann and her brother went on holiday. (Where) .....................................................................
2 Peter's friends gave him a bicycle. (Why) ..............................................................................
3 The small woman said something. {What) ............................................................................
4 The children bought something. {What) ...............................................................................
5 I invited somebody to lunch. (Who) .....................................................................................
6 Mary dropped something. {What) ........................................................................................

7 Oliver beat somebody at tennis. (Who) ................................................................................
8 George wrote to the police. (Why) ........................................................................................
9 Rose asked somebody to marry her. (Who) ..........................................................................
10 Bruno lived in India. {When) .................................................................................................

Q Look at the picture, and complete the sentence correctly.

A did you remember
B did you remembered

C do you remembered
D did you to remember

the sandwiches?'

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