It was hard work carrying the bags.[r]
(1)4 PAST SIMPLE
1 I (post) the letter yesterday Jane (be) ill last week –Where you (be) last night? We once (own) a caravan Elvis Presley (die) in 1977
6 –When you (buy) this car? –About three years ago
7 Emily Dickinson, one of the most popular American poets, (live) from 1830 to 1886
8 He (not call) me that night
9 We (see) Rosa in town a few days ago
10 The police (stop) me on my way home last night 11 She (get) up when the alarm clock went off 12 Mozart (write) more than 600 pieces of music 13 This house (cost) $89,000 in 1996
14 –You (go) out last night? –Yes, I (go) to the movies, but I (not enjoy) the film much
15 I (be) angry because they were late
16 Tom (usually go out) in the evening But yesterday evening, he (not go out) , he (sleep) very early
17 Tom (learn) how to drive when he (be) 17 18 Henán Cortés (discover) Mexico nearly 500 years ago
19 Chinese craftsmen (invent) both paper and printing 20 It was warm, so I (take off) my coat
21 The weather (be) good when you were on vacation? 22 They (not come) to the party because they were so busy 23 –How did you learn to drive? –My father (teach) me
24 Sam and I (play) tennis yesterday He’s much better than I am, so he (win) me
25 Jessica (spend) a lot of money yesterday She (buy) a dress that (cost) _ $200
26 It was a funny situation, but nobody (laugh)
27 The bed was very uncomfortable I (not sleep) very well
28 Dave (fall down) the stairs this morning and (hurt) his leg 29 I (often visit) this place as a child
30 The party last week (be) great
31 I (believe) in fairies when I (be) little
32 She used to think there (be) fairies at the bottom of her garden 33 The Romans (have) a huge empire
34 When they saw the fire, they (run) away
35 We finished our meal and then (wash) the dishes
37 A princess once (walk) into a wood and (sit down) by the stream
38 The window was open, and a bird (fly) into the room 39 I knew Sarah was very busy, so I (not bother) her