*Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets ( ).

1- The young man _______ (take) out his wallet and _______ (pay) the bill.

2- When Lucy _______ (go) to the interview, she _______ (wear) her best suit.

3- We _______ (leave) the motorway and _______ (drive) for an hour on quiet country roads.

4- I _______ (think) I _______ (know) my irregular verbs, but now I'm not so sure! .

5- As soon as I _______ (meet) Doris, I _______ (know) she ________ (be) someone special.

6- Tolstoy _______ (write) some great novels, but he never _______ (win) a Nobel Prize.

7- The nurse _______ (put) the little boy to bed and ______ (speak) to him softly.

8- When they _______ (hear) the fire alarm, everybody _______ (run) out of the building.

9- Last year, the company _______ (build) a new factory, which _______ (cost) millions of dollars.

10- When Jose _______ (break) his arm, the doctor _______ (give) him two weeks off work.

*Put the words and expressions in the correct order to make questions.

1- Remember / you / salt ? / Did / buy / to / some

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2- I / something / did / say / wrong ? / I’m sorry,

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3- learning / When / start / English? / you / did

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4– husband? / meet / your / did / Where

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5- get / did / home / What / last / you / night ? / time

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6- for / pay / taxi ? / your / did / much / you / How

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7- school / at / today ? / What / happened

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8- my / you / Who / phone / gave / number ?

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*Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets ( ), one positive and one negative.

1- Dean _______ (call) to the waiter, but the waiter _______ (hear) him.

2- When I _______ (be) a young child, I really _______ (like) chocolate.

3- I _______ (see) Sonia in the supermarket, but we _______ (talk).

4- Chrissie _______ (go) home because she _______ (feel) well.

5- They _______ (cut) off our telephone because we _______ (pay) our bill.

6- We _______ (arrive) at the airport at six, but our flight _______ (leave) until twelve!

7- Alex ________ (spend) all morning in the bookshop, but in the end he _______ (buy) anything.

8- I _______ (open) a bank account until I _______ (get) my first full-time job.