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The Simple Past: Practice




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The Simple Past Tense

Practice

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Write the following regular verbs in the Simple Past and indicate how you pronounce the last sound.

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Infinitive

Past Tense

Pronunciation

use

used

d

study

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stop

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complete

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finish

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wait

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close

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start

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cook

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laugh

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Smile�

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Find the past tense of the following irregular verbs in the word search. They are placed vertically or horizontally.

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take��� fall���� choose���� bring���� blow���� hear������ pay��� go������ fly���� sing����� know���� win����� buy������ say����

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Joe and Jill talk about their weekend. Choose the correct words.

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Joe: Where �on Saturday?

Jill: I� at a concert.

Joe: Who ?

Jill: My favourite band. They� brilliant.

Joe:� with you?

Jill: No, �She� to the cinema with Agatha.

Joe: What ?�

Jill: MI: 3. They� it very much.���� Thumbs Up

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Write in the missing parts of the dialogue using the given cues.

�Sam: I want to take a poetry course

�Sue: �Really? My brother (take) a poetry course two years ago
�Sam: (he/like) it?
Sue: Yes. He (find) it very interesting
Sam: �What about you?
�Sue: I� (not/take) that course. You see�I� (do) a language course.�� Clap