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Past Simple Tense 12594

The document provides examples of how to use the past simple tense in English. It gives positive and negative sentence structures using common verbs like finish, buy, spend. It also provides question structures using auxiliary verbs like do, see, go. Finally, it fills in a short paragraph about shopping with verbs in the past simple tense. The document is a reference for learners to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense in English.

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Past Simple Tense 12594

The document provides examples of how to use the past simple tense in English. It gives positive and negative sentence structures using common verbs like finish, buy, spend. It also provides question structures using auxiliary verbs like do, see, go. Finally, it fills in a short paragraph about shopping with verbs in the past simple tense. The document is a reference for learners to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense in English.

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Past Simple

1. Write positive sentences:


Tense 2. Write negative sentences:
1. My sister/finish/her studies/two years ago. 1. She had a nice dress on yesterday.
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2. My neighbours/buy/a new car/last week. 2. I came to school very late.
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3. We/spend/the whole afternoon/in the park. 3. Jane went to London last week.
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4. Dan/write/an interesting report/yesterday. 4. Our class won in football competition.
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5. My father/bring/a nice cat/last month. 5. He saw Kate on TV last night.
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6. I/forget/to call my friend/yesterday. 6. We wrote invitations to our guests.
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7. Bill/fight/with Sam/after the lessons. 7. Bob looked very happy yesterday.
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8. They/visit/Paris/three years ago. 8. Mike showed us a nice collection of coins.
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3. Write general questions: 4. Write questions to the underlined words:


1. You/do homework/yesterday? 1. I ate a tasty cake yesterday.
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2. She/see/an interesting film/on Sunday? 2. She bought two books in the bookshop.
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3. Jim/go/to the sports club/last week? 3. Tim entered the room through the window.
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4. Lucy/send/ a message/to her friend? 4. They spent three hours in the museum.
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5. Tom/get/ a new task/ yesterday? 5. Liz went to New York on her holidays.
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6. They/meet/their guests/at the bus station? 6. Chris passed his exam yesterday.
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7. Nick/ride/his bike/yesterday? 7. Nora wrote a nice poem last week.
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8. You/go/to the hospital/last week? 8. Mary got the first prize two years ago.
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5.Fill in the verbs in the correct form:


Shopping
Yesterday I … (decide) to go to the department store. I … (want) to buy a new sweater.
I also … (invite) Liz, my friend with me. When we … (arrive) there, we ... (see) a lot of
people. We … (find) the counter with sweaters and … (begin) to choose them. They … (be) of
different colours and sizes. I … (ask) to show me a blue sweater which … (be) my size. I … (decide)
to try it on and … (go) to the fitting – room. It … (be) wonderful! It … (fit) me perfectly! Liz …
(advise) me to buy it, because it … (be) nice and not very expensive. I … (ask) where the cash desk
…(be). I … (pay) money, … (take) my sweater and we … (go) home. The day … (be) lucky!

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