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PAST SIMPLE Reading Exercise

Ben woke up to find his dog Fox waiting for him. He took Fox for a walk in the park near his home. While in the park, Fox ran, jumped, and chased passersby. He also destroyed some pieces of furniture left on the road. Ben sat on a bench the whole time wishing he was back in his warm bed. When his hands got cold, Ben decided it was time to go home. However, when they arrived back, Ben realized he didn't have his keys and had to stay outside in the cold for over an hour. Fox was happy but Ben was late for work.

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PAST SIMPLE Reading Exercise

Ben woke up to find his dog Fox waiting for him. He took Fox for a walk in the park near his home. While in the park, Fox ran, jumped, and chased passersby. He also destroyed some pieces of furniture left on the road. Ben sat on a bench the whole time wishing he was back in his warm bed. When his hands got cold, Ben decided it was time to go home. However, when they arrived back, Ben realized he didn't have his keys and had to stay outside in the cold for over an hour. Fox was happy but Ben was late for work.

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  • Reading Comprehension: Presents a narrative titled 'Ben’s day,' followed by questions aimed at testing comprehension and understanding of past simple tense.

PAST SIMPLE

Reading comprehension
Bens day.
When I woke up this morning, I found my dog, Fox, waiting for me. He
wanted me to take him for a walk. I was too hungry, so frst I had breakfast.
I had a glass of milk and a piece of toast. Then I washed my teeth and put
on a tracksuit and a hea!y coat, because it was really cold outside. Fox was
already impatient. We both went out, and walked to the park near home. He
ran and "umped, and pursued some passersby. He also destroyed some
pieces of furniture somebody left on the road. I sat on a bench all the time,
wishing I could be inside my warm bed. When my hands were fro#en, I
decided it was time to go back home. Fox didn$t want to, but I pulled hard
and I managed to take him back. When we arri!ed at the front door, I
reali#ed I didn$t ha!e my keys with me, so we stayed out in the cold for
more than an hour% Fox was happy, but I was late for work%
1. Write all the verbs yo !ind in the past simple tense. Which o!
them are reglar" Which are irreglar" Write the in!initive o!
the irreglar verbs#
$. Ans%er the &estions#
a. Who was happy to stay outside?
b. What did Ben do in the park?
c. What did Fox do in the park?
d. What did Ben have for breakfast?
e. What was the weather like?
f. What was Ben wearing?
g. When did Ben decide it was time to go home?

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