Problem
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Write the past form of the following verbs.
EXAMPLES: | live
lived
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spent | | |
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cut
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2.
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come
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3.
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eat
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4.
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write
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5.
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read
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Find the mistakes with the underlined words, and correct them on the line provided
below. Not all of the sentences have mistakes. If there are no mistakes, rewrite the sentence on the
line provided.
EXAMPLES: | My grandfather was died two years
ago. | | | My grandfather died two years
ago .
| | | I studied German when I was a child. | | | I studied German when I was a
child . | | |
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I
decided to ate in a restaurant last weekend.
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Were a lot of people at Martin Luther King's
funeral.
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They
were see the movie yesterday.
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They
were hungry last night.
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My
father use to tell me stories when I was a child.
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In my
native country, I'm used to live with my parents and brothers and sisters. Now I live
alone.
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Why
you didn't come to class yesterday?
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Write the negative form of the underlined words.
EXAMPLE: | She ate the potatoes. She
didn't eat the meat. | | |
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I
had a dog when I was a child. I ____________________ a cat.
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She
drank the water. She ____________________ the coffee.
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She
put the dishes in the cabinet. She ____________________ the glasses in the
cabinet.
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The
plane arrived late. It ____________________ on time.
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Write a question beginning with the word given. (An answer is not
necessary.)
EXAMPLE: | Martin Luther King lived in the
south. | | | Where
did he live ? | | |
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King
fought for people's rights.
Why
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Blacks and whites didn't sit together on a bus.
Why
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Blacks had to use separate washrooms.
When
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King
went to jail many times.
Why
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Ask a question in response to each sentence. Use the time words in
parentheses.
EXAMPLES: | He passes the test every week. (last
week) | | | Did he
pass the test last
week? | | |
| | He wasn't happy. (not / yesterday) | | | Wasn't he happy
yesterday? | | |
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21.
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The
child feels sick today. (yesterday)
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22.
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She
is dizzy and tired. (yesterday afternoon)
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23.
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She
sleeps 10 hours every night. (last night)
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24.
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They
find hospital rooms for their patients. (not / this morning)
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The
child is in bed now. (not / a few minutes ago)
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26.
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Her
father makes her eat some soup. (a few hours ago)
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27.
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She
drinks some herbal tea. (not / a little while ago)
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Answer each question about yourself.
EXAMPLE: | Did you go to Paris last
year? | | | No, I
didn't go to
Paris.
or
Yes, I went last
year. | | |
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Where
did you go yesterday?
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How
long did you watch TV last night?
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Write four questions in the simple past tense for your teacher or your
boss.
EXAMPLE: | Did you go to Paris last
year? | | | Did you drive to work
today?
or
Weren't you busy last
night? | | |
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Change the irregular verb to the simple past tense. Some of the statements are
negative. Rewrite the complete sentence with a past tense expression.
EXAMPLES: | The house (shake) in the wind.
| | | The house
shook in the
wind. | | |
| | The building (not / shake). | | | The building didn't
shake. | | |
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We
(not / write) in our journals last night.
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Rewrite the sentence in the simple past tense.
EXAMPLE: | I will cancel my plane
reservation. | | | I canceled
my plane reservation. | | |
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It
rains every day.
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34.
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She
carries the baby in her arms.
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35.
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You
kick the chair over by mistake.
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36.
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I
drop by to say hello.
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37.
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The
salesperson is calling to tell us about a new credit card.
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Each simple past tense sentence has two underlined words but only one mistake.
Re-write the sentence so that the mistake is corrected.
EXAMPLE: | She needed to going home after the
party.
She needed to go home after the
party. | | |
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Alberto asked how to finding the vegetables.
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39.
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They
likes to cook vegetables and rice for dinner.
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40.
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You
help me to discover a space close to the store.
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