eee | Grammar past simple regular and irregular © Complete the conversation with the past tense of the verb in brackets. Be careful with [#], (=), and[?]. INSPECTOR GRANGER OK Mr ‘Thomas. Relax and tell me the problem. MR THOMAS It’s my wife. She ‘went (go) out yesterday to buy some milk. And she ® (not / come) back. INSPECTOR GRANGER When * (you see) your wife for the last time? MR THOMAS Yesterday evening. INSPECTOR GRANGER Tell me what happened yesterday. MR THOMAS Well, we (wake up) at about 8.00 as usual, We 5____ (have) breakfast and then 16 (drive) to work. I think she? (go) shopping. It® (be) a Wednesday. She always goes shopping on Wednesdays. Then she? (make) the dinner, INSPECTOR GRANGER When" __ home? (/you come) MR THOMAS ['!_____(come) home at six o'clock. !2__(sit) down in my chair and (read) the newspaper. Then we « (have) dinner. After dinner, my wife _ (go) to the kitchen. 1'___ (have) a glass of whisky and 7 (sleep) in my chair, INSPECTOR GRANGER '*_ (/you speak) to your wife when you — (come) home? Or??_____ (/she say) anything to you? MRTHomaS I*!___(not / speak) to her, but after about an hour she____(say), “This isn’t a life. I'm going out? She (take) her bag and her coat. She ey (not / say) goodbye. I \___. (hear) the door close. But 178 {not / see) her again. INSPECTOR GRANGER [ see I think {can guess the answer to this mystery.