The task is to fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets, using the
simple past tense. The simple past tense is used to describe actions that happened in the past and are now completed. Here's how to solve each sentence:
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Solution:
1. Janet
caught the 8 o'clock train.
- Verb:
catch → Simple Past:
caught
2. She
studied Philosophy at the university ten years ago.
- Verb:
study → Simple Past:
studied
3. The teacher
drove his car very fast.
- Verb:
drive → Simple Past:
drove
4. Nora and her sister Sonia
won a lot of money on the lottery.
- Verb:
win → Simple Past:
won
5. Your cat
behaved badly yesterday.
- Verb:
behave → Simple Past:
behaved
6. Her grandmother
went to the supermarket.
- Verb:
go → Simple Past:
went
7. Philip
had lunch at the restaurant.
- Verb:
have → Simple Past:
had
8. We
followed the manager's instructions.
- Verb:
follow → Simple Past:
followed
9. They are still in bed because they
drank a lot of beer last night.
- Verb:
drink → Simple Past:
drank
10. It
rained heavily last Monday morning.
- Verb:
rain → Simple Past:
rained
11. Daniel
taught French at the local school.
- Verb:
teach → Simple Past:
taught
12. Anne
took a lot of pictures in the garden.
- Verb:
take → Simple Past:
took
13. Carmela
wrote some romantic novels.
- Verb:
write → Simple Past:
wrote
14. The boy
ran to get the last bus.
- Verb:
run → Simple Past:
ran
15. A famous chef
opened another restaurant in town.
- Verb:
open → Simple Past:
opened
16. The nurse
talked to the patients slowly.
- Verb:
talk → Simple Past:
talked
17. Mathilde
helped her dad in the garden.
- Verb:
help → Simple Past:
helped
18. Some children
failed the last exam.
- Verb:
fail → Simple Past:
failed
19. Laurita sometimes
stole money from my purse.
- Verb:
steal → Simple Past:
stole
20. The English gentlemen
wore a black hat.
- Verb:
wear → Simple Past:
wore
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Final Answer:
1. caught
2. studied
3. drove
4. won
5. behaved
6. went
7. had
8. followed
9. drank
10. rained
11. taught
12. took
13. wrote
14. ran
15. opened
16. talked
17. helped
18. failed
19. stole
20. wore
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Explanation:
- The
simple past tense is formed by adding
-ed to regular verbs (e.g., "walk" → "walked").
- Irregular verbs have unique past forms (e.g., "go" → "went," "write" → "wrote," "run" → "ran").
- Each verb in the list has been converted to its simple past form based on these rules.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!
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