Change the following sentences into the simple past:.. I go to work by bus1[r]
(1)Simple present
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 The books _ (be) on the seats He (can, read) English books She (feed) the baby everyday Golf (be) the favorite sport This _ (be, not) my car
6 He (understand) every word she _ (say) Nam (teach) mathematics
8 We _ (study) in the same class
9 He (have to) go to Mexico this summer
10 She (can, not, see) the chalkboard from her seat 11 He _ (kiss) his wife twice a day
12 She (leave) for work at half past seven
II. Read the following dialogue Make any necessary changes to the verbs in brackets.
A: I need to be in Birmingham for a meeting tomorrow by 3.15 Have you got a train timetable?
B: Yes, here it is Right there - (be) a train at 12.47, and that - (arrive) at 2.50, but it - (stop) at most of the main stations on the way
A: Is there another one that - (get) there before 3.00?
B: No, but there - (be) an Intercity Express that - (get) in at five A: And when - (it/leave)?
B: It - (go) at 1.15
A: - (be) there any busses to East street?
B: Oh yes, there’s a bus that - (run) every ten minutes and it only - (take) about five minutes to East street
Simple Past
I. Write the simple past of these verbs:
become: forgive: get: hit: pay: send: shake: sleep: wake: wear: hope: dream: practise: notice: hate: possess: feel: choose: turn: broadcast: ask: set: mention: wash: clean: wish: invite: predict: answer: receive:
II. Change the following sentences into the simple past:
1 I go to work by bus He always wears black I read one chapter every night He takes the dog out twice a day I know what he wants
III. Change the following sentences into negative:
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