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PAST SIMPLE

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Exercise 1:�

�� a) Find the past simple form of the given words in the wordsearch:

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1) write�� 

2) visit�� 

3) find�� 

4) stay�� 

5) watch�� 

6) break�� 

7) catch�� 

8) read�� 

9) dance�� 

10) pick�� 

11) go�� 

12) want�� 

13) buy�� 

14) play��

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b) Write the verbs in two columns: regular and irregular verbs:

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Regular Verbs��

Irregular Verbs

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Exercise 2: Put in the words from the table to complete the sentences.

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�fed, � � picked,� �� were,�� watched,�� was,�� did,� �� didn't,� �� wrote,�� stayed,� �� swam,� �� went, �� caught,� �� go

1) In summer I� � in the country with my brother and we ducks on a lake.

2) Last year my family � to the seaside. I crabs there and � in the sea.

3) � you � to the cinema yeaterday? - No, I . I at home all day.

4) Last Sunday Sam and Ted in the forest. They � mushrooms and berries there.

5) Mr Bell � TV yesterday and Mrs Bell a letter to her friend.

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�Exercise 3:� Choose the right word from the list:

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In April the Smiths � to the seaside. They � two weeks there. They � at the Beach hotel. They � to the seaside every day. Mr and Mrs Smiths � book on the beach. Their children, Sarah and Kate, in the sea, �crabs and� sandcastles. The children � a lot of nice pebbles and shells. The family a lot of good photos. They their holiday very much.

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