309 simple past tense

Unit 13 – revision exercises, Simple Past T 13.6 – Fill in with Simple Past form of the verb: Noises in the night It _ (be) about two o’clock in the morning, and … suddenly I (wake) up I _ (hear) a noise I (get) out of bed and (go) slowly downstairs There (be) a light on in the living room I _ (listen) carefully I could hear two men speaking very quietly ‘Burglars!’ I _ (think) ‘Two burglars!’ Immediately I _ (run) back upstairs and (phone) the police I _(be) really frightened Fortunately the police (arrive) quickly They _(open) the front door and (go) into the living room Then they _(come) upstairs to find me ‘It’s all right now, sir,’ they _(explain) ‘We _(turn) the television off for you!’ T 13.7 One dollar and eighty–seven cents That (be) all Della carefully (count) the money again There (be) no mistake Every day, when she (go) to the shops, she didn't spend much money She (buy) the cheapest meat and the cheapest vegetables It (be) very tiring — she _(walk) for hours around the shops to find the cheapest food She _(save) every cent possible Only one dollar and eighty–seven cents The next day was Christmas, and she couldn't anything about it So she (sit) there in her little room and (cry) quietly Della _(live) in this poor little room in New York with her husband, James Dillingham Young James (Jim to his friends) _(be) lucky because he _(have) a job, but it wasn't a good job Times _(be) bad and there was no work for Della But when Jim _(come) home, she immediately (put) her arms around him And that (be) good Della (want) to buy him a Christmas present — something really good to show how much she _(love) him Suddenly she (run) to the mirror and (look) at her beautiful long hair Then she _(put) on her old brown hat and coat and quickly _(go) into town T 13.8 She (stop) when she (come) to a door with 'Madame Eloise — Hair' on it Inside ( be) a small fat woman 'Do you buy hair?' Della (ask) 'I buy hair', Madame (answer) New Headway Elementary, Oxford University Press 'Take your hat off, then, and show me your hair.' Madame slowly (touch) the hair with her hand 'Twenty dollars', she (say) 'Quick! Cut it off! Give me the money!' Della _(say) The next two hours (go) quickly Della (be) happy, because she _(be) at the shops with money for a present for Jim At last she (find) him the perfect present Jim (have) one special thing He (have) a beautiful gold watch that once _(belong) to his father, and before that to his grandfather Jim (love) his watch, but it _(have) no chain When Della (see) the gold watch chain, she _(know) immediately that it (be) right for Jim It (cost) twenty–one dollars Della (run) home excitedly with the eighty– seven cents When she (arrive), she _(look) at her very short hair in the mirror 'Oh dear I look like a schoolboy! What is Jim going to say when he sees me?' At seven o'clock Jim _(come) in His eyes _(be) on Della She could not understand the look on his face He _(be) not angry or surprised He just _(look) at her sadly Della (run) to him 'Jim, don't look at me like that! I _(sell) my hair because I _(want) to give you a present.' 'You (sell) your hair?' he _(say) quietly.'Yes, I _(tell) you But don't worry It grows so fast But don't you love me anymore, Jim?' T 13.9 Suddenly Jim _(put) his arms around Della 'I love you, Della It doesn't matter if your hair is long or short But open this Then you can see why I _(be) unhappy at first.' Della _(open) the present excitedly Then she _(give) a little scream of happiness But a second later there was a cry of unhappiness There _(be) the combs — for her beautiful hair When she first (see) these lovely, expensive combs in the shop window, she _(want) them And now they (be) hers But she no longer _(have) her hair! Della (hold) them in her hand and her eyes (be) full of love.Then Della _(remebered) She _(run) to get Jim's present 'Isn't it lovely, Jim?' Give me your beautiful watch, and let's see it with its new chain!' But Jim (sit) down and _(smile) 'Della, you see I (sell) the watch to buy your combs.' New Headway Elementary, Oxford University Press