Question

EXERCISE 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Tense. 1) Dolly ... (to see) me talking to my coach yesterday. 2) Henry ... (to recognize) the man and ... (to tell) me about it a few minutes ago. 3) Last spring we ... (to spend) a week in the cottage house and then ... (to return) to the town. 4) I ... (to get) a message from you just an hour ago and ... (to take) a taxi to get to the airport. 5) The house ... (to be) full of smoke and we ... (to hear) a cry for help. 6) Nigel ... (to take) a pen and ... (to write) something on a piece of paper. 7) The children ... (to decide) to repair their bicycle and ... (to ask) Alex to help them. 8) The hurricane ... (to be) very strong and ... (to destroy) half of the buildings in the town. 9) Sue ... (to cancel) the appointment with the manager and ... (to hurry) to the hospital. 10) When the surgeon ... (to finish) the operation he ... (to feel) completely exhausted. 11) Yesterday Nora ... (to leave) me a note that she ... (to want) to see me. 12) The train ... (to arrive) on time and Fred ... (to see) Linda coming off the carriage. 13) When a group of tourists ... (to come) to the castle, the guide ... (to show) them around and ... (to answer) their questions. 14) Mike ... (to have) an appointment with his employee last Wednesday and ... (to promise) to make all necessary calculations as quickly as possible. 15) Julia ... (to buy) a magazine and ... (to go) to the bus stop to meet her friend.

Answer 1

1. saw. 2. recognised, told. 3. spent, returned 4. got, took. 5. was, heard. 6. took, wrote. 7. decided, asked. 8. was, destroyed. 9. cancelled, hurried. 10. finished, felt. 11. left, wanted. 12. arrived, saw. 13. came, showed, answered. 14. had, promised. 15. bought, went.

Answer 2

Exercise 13: Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Tense.

1) Dolly saw me talking to my coach yesterday. 2) Henry recognized the man and told me about it a few minutes ago. 3) Last spring we spent a week in the cottage house and then returned to the town. 4) I got a message from you just an hour ago and took a taxi to get to the airport. 5) The house was full of smoke and we heard a cry for help. 6) Nigel took a pen and wrote something on a piece of paper. 7) The children decided to repair their bicycle and asked Alex to help them. 8) The hurricane was very strong and destroyed half of the buildings in the town. 9) Sue cancelled the appointment with the manager and hurried to the hospital. 10) When the surgeon finished the operation, he felt completely exhausted. 11) Yesterday Nora left me a note that she wanted to see me. 12) The train arrived on time and Fred saw Linda coming off the carriage. 13) When a group of tourists came to the castle, the guide showed them around and answered their questions. 14) Mike had an appointment with his employee last Wednesday and promised to make all necessary calculations as quickly as possible. 15) Julia bought a magazine and went to the bus stop to meet her friend.

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