Question

PAST SIMPLE TENSE
THE PAST
A.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple:
1. Stephen
(be) a great friend of
mine.
2. He
(become) one of my
friends when we
(be) at school.
3. Patrick
(begin) playing football
when he
(be) eight years old.
4. He
(break) a leg last year when he
(fall).
5. His mother
(bring) him a present. She
(buy)
him a computer game.
6. He
(can I not) believe it! It
(cost) his mother a
fortune!
7. Linda
(catch) a bus for school last Tuesday, but she
(arrive) late anyway.
8. William and Betty
(go) shopping and
(cut)
some expenses when they
(decide) to go to a low cost
shop.
9. They
(come) home at 8 o'clock yesterday, but they
(have) dinner two hours later. They
(eat) and
(drink) before leaving again for the concert.
10. When I
(swim) in the river last night, I almost
(freeze)!​

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. was

2. became, were

3. began, was

4. broke, fell

5. brought, bought

6. couldn't, cost

7. caught , arrived

8. went, cut, decided

9. came, had, ate, drank

10. swam, froze

Answer 2

1. (Be)= was
2. (Become)= became (be)=were
3. (Begin)= began (be)=was
4. (Break)= broke (fall)=fell
5.(bring)= brought (buy)= bought
6. (Can not)= can’t (cost)= cost
7. (Catch)= caught (arrive)= arrived
8. (Go)=went (cut)=cut (decide)= decided
9. (Come)= came (have)=had (eat)=ate (drink)=drunk
10. (Swim)=swam (freeze)=froze