FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT SIMPLE PAST FORM OF THE VERBS

1.- The baker ___________ chocolate muffins yesterday morning

a)Did b)made c)baked d)cooked

2.-Steve _______________ the school band in January.

a)Joined b) played c) signed d) changed

3.- We ____________ the flight and had to buy a new ticket.

a)lost b) canceled c) missed d) changed

4.- Sally ___ the boat and had to swim to the shore
a)Hit b) fall off c) fell out d) fell off

5.- Tom and his friends _______ the Irish pub last Saturday.
a)Hanged out b) hangs out c) hanged on d) hanging on

6.- The boxer ______ the man´s face.

a) Hitted b) Heated c)hit d)fought

7.- Last Christmas Eve my uncle Fred told a lot of jokes and we ________ all night.
a) cried b) laughed c)loughed d) stood

8.- The workers ________ very happy when the boss ____________the office.
a) felt/left b) feeled/left c) felt/leaved d) were/went

9.- They ________ something to eat, so they ____________ two pizzas.

a) Neaded/ordered b) Needed/asked c)Needs/asked d) Needed/ordered

10.- When the phone _____, they ________ it was their mother.

a) Rang/thought b) Sounded/thinks c)Rung/though d)Called/thinking

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11.- When Sue _____ her grandparents, she ____ to run.

a) Visited/started b) Seed/begun c)Saw/begined d)visited/beginning

12.- Arthur ______ he ______ the King of France last night.

a) Dreams/was b)slept/were c)dreamt/were d) dreamt/was

13.- Alfred ____ at 8:00 am, he ____ at 8:15 and ____ breakfast at 8:30.
a)waked up/gets b)woked up/got up/had c)woke up/got d)woke up/got up/had
up/has up/haved

14.- Last summer I ___ to Rome with my family and ___ a new pair of shoes.
 a)goed/bought b)went/bought c)went/buyed d)goed/buyed

15.-Last Sunday she ____ the dusting and ___ her brother to clean the house.
a)did/helped b)does/helps c)did/helped d)doed/helped

16.- The dog ____ a hole in the garden yesterday .

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17.- My mum _______ the TV ___ to watch the western and, when it ___, ______ it ___ again.
a)tuned on/ b)turned..on/ c)turned..off/ d)turned ..on/
finished/tuned..o finishes/turned finished/turned…on finished/turned ..off
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18.-I didn´t want to have meat, I _______ fish for dinner.

a)rather b)prefers c)preferring d)preferred

19.- My cousin ____ to lock the door and the robbers ____ all the money and his mother´s jewels.
a)forgets/stole b)forgeted/taked c)forgot/stole d)forgot/stealed

20.- I ___ to finish the test on time, because I ____ to get a good mark in my report.
a)tryed/wants b)tried/wanted c)tries/wonts d)tried/wonted

21.- Mary Jo works as a shop assistant at the mall and last Saturday she ____ 10 pairs of shoes
which ____ €120.
a)sold/costed b)sold/cost c)sells/cost d)Selling/costed

22.- Peter ____ to work late on Monday because he ____ ill, but he ____early and ____ bed till next
day.
a)goed/was/come b)went/were/come back/ c)went/were/ca d)went/was/came back/ stayed
back/ stayed stayed me back/ stays

23.- The baby´s head ____, so she ____ all night

a)hurt/cried b)hurted/cryed c)hurt/cryied d)hurted/cries

24.- The little boy ____ the window and then ____ away.
a)braked/ran b)broke/run c)broke/ran d)braked/runned