Use of Simple Past Tense:
- for past actions that are no longer happening
- sentences have time markers like yesterday, last night, last week, two days ago and just now .
Do the following in your Learning Log/ Notebook. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
1. My father _______________ to my teacher just now. (speak)
2. We _________________ the first prize in the contest yesterday. (win)
3. The dog ___________ the bone that I gave it ten minutes ago. (eat)
4. He ___________ the fish in the fish tank this morning. (feed)
5. Last year, Mr Rahim _____________ a new house. (buy)
6. During recess today, I _______________ two dollars on a bowl of noodle soup. (spend)
7. The vase fell when Timmy _____________ the table. (shake)
8. She ____________ (cry) when she __________ (hear) the thunder just now.
9. Mariam ____________ this dress to your birthday party last year. (wear)
10. Joyce ____________ a letter to her friend just now. (write)
11. Half an hour ago, the bird ___________ (fly) awaywhen the children _______ (try) to catch it.
12. David _________ (begin) to cry when he _________ (see) his mother leaving the house just now.
