11157_past_simple.doc

GRAMMAR - SIMPLE PAST TENSE

EASTER HOLIDAYS

Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verbs in brackets.

Last Easter holidays Jimmy and Paul ___________(go) camping in the mountain.
They _________________(spend) a wonderful time there. They ______________(wake up) early in the morning and then they ________________(go) for a walk. In the village they __________________(buy) everything they _______________(need).
In the afternoon they ___________________(play) football, ____________(watch)
the birds and ________________(swim) in the river.
They ________________(not have) a TV set, so after dinner they ______________
(talk) for a while and then they ________________(go) to sleep.
One night, Jimmy _______________(have) a very strange dream: they ______(be)
by the river watching the moon.
Suddenly they ______________(hear) someone calling “Hello! Hello!” They _____________(turn) around and they ______________(see) a strange creature.
It _____________(be) green and very small. He ________________( invite) them to go to his spaceship. There they ______________(meet) other strange creatures and a beautiful princess.
They ______________(sit) down round a table and they _____________(eat) some strange food. Jimmy _______________(drink) a glass of fruit juice. It ______________(taste) good so he ________________(ask) for another glass of it.
After a while he ______________(feel) a bit strange.
Oh, dear…he ________________(turn) green and small like the others. The princess _______________(not be) beautiful anymore and she ______________(look) horrible.
What was happening?
He ________________(open) his eyes and … what a relief! It ___________(be) only a dream!
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EASTER HOLIDAYS

Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verbs in brackets.

Last Easter holidays Jimmy and Paul went (go) camping in the mountain.
They spent (spend) a wonderful time there. They woke up (wake up) early in the morning and then they went (go) for a walk. In the village they bought (buy) everything they needed (need).
In the afternoon they played (play) football, watched (watch)
the birds and swam (swim) in the river.
They didn’t have (not have) a TV set, so after dinner they talked
(talk) for a while and then they went (go) to sleep.
One night, Jimmy had (have) a very strange dream: they were (be)
by the river watching the moon.
Suddenly they heard (hear) someone calling “Hello! Hello!” They turned (turn) around and they saw (see) a strange creature.
It was (be) green and very small. He invited ( invite) them to go to his spaceship. There they met (meet) other strange creatures and a beautiful princess.
They sat (sit) down round a table and they ate (eat) some strange food. Jimmy drank (drink) a glass of fruit juice. It tasted (taste) good so he asked (ask) for another glass of it.
After a while he felt (feel) a bit strange.
Oh, dear…he turned (turn) green and small like the others. The princess wasn’t (not be) beautiful anymore and she looked (look) horrible.
What was happening?
He opened (open) his eyes and … what a relief! It was (be) only a dream!