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8A GRAMMAR simple past: regular and irregular verbs
a Complete the conversation with the past tense of the verb in the parentheses.
Be careful with +, –, and ?.
activation
b Read the story again. Then cover it. Can you remember five things that Mr. and Mrs. T homas
did yesterday?
A new life
OK, Mr. Thomas. Please just relax
and tell me the problem.
It’s my wife. She 1went (go) out
yesterday evening. And she
2 (not come) back.
When 3
(you / see) your wife for the last time?
Yesterday evening, at about nine thirty.
Tell me what happened
yesterday. 4 (you / do)
anything unusual?
No, it 5 (be) just a
normal day. We 6
(wake up) at seven. I 7 (have) breakfast. Then I 8 (drive) to work. My
wife 9 (not have) breakfast. In the morning, I think she 10 (go)
shopping. She 11 (come) home at lunchtime. I don’t know what she 12
(do) in the afternoon. She probably 13 (make) dinner.
When 14 (you / come) home?
I 15 (arrive) home at about seven thirty. I 16 (sit) down and
17 (read) the newspaper, and 18 (check) my email. We 19
(have) dinner at about eight. After dinner, I 20 (watch) TV. I 21
(go to sleep) in my chair.
22
(you / speak) to your wife at all? What
23 (she / say) to you?
We 24 (not talk) during
dinner. After dinner she 25
(say), “This isn’t a life. I need to go out.” She
26 (call) a taxi.
I 27 (hear) the taxi about fifteen
minutes later. She 28 (take) her
bag and her coat and
29 (close) the door. She
30 (not say) goodbye.
I see, sir. I think I know why
she 31 (leave).
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didn’t come
did you see
did you
was
woke up
had drove
didn't have went
came did
made
did you come
arrived sat
read checked had
watched slept
Did you speak
said
didn't talk
called
heard
took
closed
did not say
left
they woke up at seven; Mr. Thomas read newspaper and checked your email; The couple had dinner;they didn't talk
during the dinner; She left forever....
