1. Read and complete with the verb in the bracket. Use simple past and translate them.
a. The young man ________________ (take) out his wallet and _______________ (pay) the bill.
b. When Lucy _____________ (go) to the interview, she ____________________ (wear) her best suit.
c. We ________________________ (leave) the highway and _______________ (drive) for an hour on quiet
country roads.
d. I _________________ (think) I _______________ (know) my irregular verbs, but now I’m not so sure!
e. As soon as I _______________________ (meet) Doris, I ________________ (know) she ________ (be)
someone special.
f. Tolstoy ______________________ (write) some great novels, but he never _______________(win) a
Nobel Prize.
g. The nurse _____________________ (put) the little boy to bed and ____________________(speak) to
him softly.
h. When they _______________________ (hear) the fire alarm, everybody ______________(run) out of the
building.
i. Last year, the company ________________ (build) a new factory, which ______________ (cost) millions
of dollars.
j. When Jose ____________________ (break) his arm, the doctor ________________ (give) him two weeks
off work.
DOY CORONITA
Respuestas
Respuesta:
1- The young man TOOK out his wallet and PAYED the bill
El joven sacó su billetera y pagó la cuenta / factura.
2- When Lucy WENT to the interview, she WORE her best suit.
Cuando Lucy fue a la entrevista vestía su mejor ropa.
3- We LEFT the highway and DROVE for an hour on quiet country roads.
Dejamos la autopista y condujimos por plácidas rutas campestres.
4- I THOUGHT I KNEW my irregular verbs, but now I'm not so sure!
Pensé que sabía los verbos irregulares, pero ahora no estoy tan seguro/a
5- As soon as I MET Doris, I KNEW she WAS someone special.
Apenas conocí a Doris supe que era alguien especial.
6- Tolstoi WROTE some great novels, but he never WON a Noble Priza
Tolstoi escribió grandes novelas, pero nunca ganó un premio Nobel.
7- The nurse PUT the little boy to bed and SPOKE to him softly.
La enfermera acostó al niño y le habló suavemente.
8- When they HEARD the fire alarm, everybody RAN out of the building.
Cuando escucharos la alarma de incendios, todos corrieron fuera del edificio.
9- Last year, the company BUILT a new factory, which COST millions of dollars.
El año pasado la compañía construyó una nueva fábrica que costó millones de dólares.
10- When José BROKE his arm, the doctor GAVE him two weeks off work.
Cuando José se quebró el brazo el doctor le dió dos semanas de licencia.
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