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WHERE DID YOU GO YESTERDAY?   LET'S REVISE THE PAST OF ENGLISH VERBS!            1. The Smiths playdid playplayed a board game every night when they liveddid livewere live in Birmingham. They spendedspentdid spend an hour playing. Then, the children wentwere goingdid go to bed because they were havingdid havehad to go to school the next day.            The Smiths wasweredid be a happy family. They enjoyedenjoiedenjoy spending time together and they always tryeddid trytried to help each other.                                            The Smiths selledsoldwere selling their house last year. I didn't knewdidn't knoweddidn't know they were moving and                                          I feltfeeledwas felt really sad because they weren'twerewas a lovely family and I did lovedloveloved visiting them!                                                             2. My grandmother was cookcookeddid cook delicious cakes. She putputteddid put them in the oven for half an hour, and when they wasweredid be ready, we ateeateaten them. I still remember their taste. Absolutely wonderful!        Last year, my grandmother didn't decidedid decidedecided that she not wanteddidn't wantdidn't wanted to bake any more cakes. She wanteddid wantwant my mother, who is the worst cook in the world, to learn. What a pity!         The first cakes my mum cookdid cookcooked were not very good, but we all liedlaidlay and saidtolddid say they were excellent!              3.  Alex: Mum, how did you and my father fall in love?were you and my father fall in love?did you and my father fell in love?.           Mum: We meetmetdid met in Rome. We sawseedseen each other and we immediately fellfeltfallen attracted to each other.           Alex: Did he asked you out?Did he ask you out?Asked he you out?           Mum: Well, not immediately. Two days after meeting him, he phonedphoningdid phone me and invitedwas invitingdid invite me to go                       to the cinema. I acceptaccepteddid accept and that's how it all started!           Alex: Did he bought you any presents?Did he buyed you any presents?Did he buy you any presents?           Mum: At the beginning, he used to give me some expensive jewels, but then he stoppedstopeddid stop           Alex: Why did he stop?did he stopped?was he stopping?           Mum: Because we hathadhaving a child and children are expensive!