PAST SIMPLE BOOKLET 1.- Complete this newspaper story with verbs in the past simple. Choose from these verbs: not know
lose
ring
steal
make
go
be (x 2)
get
understand
say
take
have
On Tuesday last week Mrs. Hilary Smith ____________ her purse while on a shopping trip. When she ____________ home, the telephone _____________. The man at the other end _______________ he ______________ the manager of a local supermarket and he ________________ her purse. She immediately ________________ back to the supermarket. But the manager ________________ anything about her purse. But half an hour later she ________________ the reason - the same thief who ________________ her purse ________________ the phone call. Then, while she ________________ at the supermarket, he ____________ the opportunity to steal everything in her flat as well as her purse. (Adopted from English Grammar Lessons)
2.- Write the story in the past simple. Use each verb once: THANK
CLOSE
BE
GET
INVITE
WORK
FIND
LIVE
LOSE
COME
Angela O´Neill ______________ to Seattle two years ago. Before that she _____________ in Chicago where she _______________ as a sales representative for an electronics firm, but she ______________ her job when the company _______________. She _____________ very lucky because she quickly ______________ a new job with Devereux Computers. Last year, when she _____________ a really big contract, the Chief Executive _______________ and ______________ her out for dinner. 3.- Put past simple verbs into the story: Come
Give
Run
Hear
Hold
Say
Open
Not read
Not speak
Say
Not see
Take
Turn
Write
Stand
He _________ outside her door for a long time. Then he _________ her footsteps inside the house. She ________ the door and _________ out. At first she ________ him, but then she __________. `Oh, hello, Harold´ He __________ a paper out of his pocket and __________ it to her. She _________ it in one hand, but ___________ it. `Listen,´he _________. She ____________. `I ____________ you this letter because ´ She ___________ back into the house. He _________ and walked slowly down the street. (Adapted from The Good Grammar Book)