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Put the verb in the brackets into the
Simple Past tense |
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He ______ ( drink ) a glass of fruit juice before he ______ (
drive ) to the airport. |
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The whole basket of fruit ______ ( fall ) off the lorry, but the
lorry-driver _____ ( not notice ) it. |
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The ambulance ______ ( take ) the injured persons to the
hospital. |
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The hunters ______ ( not catch ) the tiger although they ______(
keep ) watch for it for two days. |
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His voice never ______ ( shake ) when he ______ ( stand up ) to
address the audience. |
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The child ______ ( hide ) the toy when he ______ ( see ) his
brother approaching. |
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The dress _____ ( shrink ) when she ______ ( wash ) it. |
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She ______ ( prepare )lunch before she ______ ( go ) out. |
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The tree ______ ( be struck ) by lightning last night. Luckily,
no one ______ ( be hurt ). |
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He ______ ( pay ) for the book but ______ ( forget ) to take it
home. |
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He ______ ( mean ) what he ______ ( say ) when they ______ (
quarrel ) with him. |
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The man who ______ ( run ) amok ______ ( be captured ) by the
police before he ______ ( can ) kill anyone else. |
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Mr White ______ ( not paint ) the mural. We ______ ( do ) it by
ourselves. |
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______ you ______ ( count ) the money before it ______ ( be
handed ) in ? |
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They always ______ ( leave ) the light on so that latecomers
______ ( can ) find the way in. |
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He ______ ( collect ) those shells when he ______ ( be ) a
child. |
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Answers |
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1. |
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He drank a glass of fruit
juice before he drove to the
airport. |
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2. |
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The whole basket of fruit fell
off the lorry, but the lorry-driver did
not notice it. |
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3. |
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The ambulance took the
injured persons to the hospital. |
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4. |
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The hunters did not catch
the tiger although they kept
watch for it for two days. |
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5. |
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His voice never shook when
he stood up to address the
audience. |
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6. |
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The child hid the toy when
he saw his brother
approaching. |
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7. |
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The dress shrank when she
washed it. |
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8. |
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She prepared lunch before
she went out. |
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9. |
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The tree was struck by
lightning last night. Luckily, no one
was hurt . |
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10. |
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He paid for the book
but forgot to take it home. |
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11. |
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He meant what he
said when they
quarreled with him. |
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12. |
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The man who ran amok
was captured by the police
before he could kill anyone
else. |
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Mr White did not paint the
mural. We did it by
ourselves. |
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14. |
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Did you
count the money before it
was handed in ? |
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15. |
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They always left the light
on so that latecomers could
find the way in. |
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16. |
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He collected those shells
when he was a child. |
