PAST SIMPLE:

Talking about the past Irregular Past simple:
Fill in the gaps using the Past simple form of the following verbs: become ,begin, buy, come, drink, find ,go ,have, put ,speak, wear
Example: The Iceman drank water and milk.

1 Matthew was very good at languages – he .................... German, Polish,
Russian and Italian.

2 We’re late. The concert .................... twenty minutes ago.

3 Teresa first .................... to this town in 1998.

4 Yesterday Caroline and Peter .................... lunch together.

5 I .................... these boots at the market last Saturday.

6 Our class .................... to the Science Museum last week.

7 Last summer, David .................... shorts and a T-shirt every day.

8 When I looked inside the box, I .................... some old letters and books.

9 When the climate .................... warmer, people started to live in villages.

10 It started to rain, so I .................... your bicycle in the garage.

The gold ring Past simple:

Complete the dialogue using the Past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

A: That’s a beautiful piece of jewellery, Helen. Where did you get (get) it?

B: I (get) 1................ it for my birthday, from my father. But he
(not buy) 2................................. it – he (find) 3................ it in the garden!

A: What do you mean? How (find) 4................ he ................ it?

B: Well, when he (begin) 5................ to plant the vegetables a few weeks ago,
he (see) 6................ this gold ring. It (be) 7................ just a few centimetres
under the ground.

A: (show) 8................ he ............... it to anyone?

B: Yes, he (go) 9................ to the museum and (speak) 10................ to
Mrs Scott.

A: And what (say) 11................ she ................ about it?

B: She thinks the ring is very old. People (wear) 12................ jewellery like this
about 600 years ago.

A: Wow, that’s great! (look) 13................ your father ................ for other things
in the garden?

B: No, he (not want) 14............................. to disturb the beans and potatoes!