Lesson C: Simple Past

A Complete the chart with the simple past form of the verbs.

1. be Was/were 5. give gave

2. choose chose 6. go went
3. drink drank 7. meet met
4. eat ate 8. see saw

B Complete each sentence with a simple past verb from the chart. One is not needed.
1. Last year, Mia went to Peru and saw Machu Picchu.
2. Juan Chose to take history instead of English this semester.
3. Last weekend, Tania drank green tea, and she liked it.
4. The day before yesterday was my birthday.
5. Karina Met her best friend three years ago.
6. Last week, Jorge Gave flowers to his mother.

C Complete each sentence with the simple past form of the verb in parentheses.
1. Last summer, Luis grew (grow) tomatoes in the garden.
2. Yesterday, I helped (help) Karla with her homework.
3. Tony and Isaac gave (give) a presentation in class. It was (be) interesting.
4. My grandmother learnt (learn) how to drive a car when she was 50!
5. We asked (ask) the teacher for more time to finish the assignment.
6. You took (take) the last cold drink!

D Complete the paragraph with the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.
  Last weekend, Rosa (1) went (go) to a Japanese restaurant with her friend Yumi. She
(2) tried (try) new foods. She (3) Ate (eat) sushi and shashimi, and she
(4) liked (like) them. Yumi (5) showed (show) Rosa how to use chopsticks,
and Rosa (6) learnt (learn) how to do it. She (7) enjoyed (enjoy) the experience
very much.

E Complete the paragraph with the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.

  Yesterday, I (1) arrived (arrive) to class 10 minutes late. I (2) was (be) late
because I (3) helped (help) a friend. She (4) lost (lose) her phone on the way
to class. She (5) said (say) the last time she (6) had (have) it was on the bus.
But then I (7) called (call) her, and we (8) heard (hear) a ringing in her backpack.
We both (9) laughed (laugh), and then I (10) ran (run) to class.

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