English Exercises: The princess and the Pea / Past Tense

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Learn�the new words:

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�prince,� queen, �king,� peas,� princess, �palace, �mattress,� servants

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Once upon a time there��(be)�a young prince.

The prince �( want) a wife.

He �( want) to marry a princess.

So the prince� ( travel�) around the world on his horse.

The prince �( meet)�a lot of beautiful girls.

�I�m a princess,�the girls �( say).But the prince �(�not believe )them.

Some girls ��(be) too short. Others��(be) too tall to be princesses.

Finally,the prince ( go)�back to his palace.He��(be) very sad.

The king and the queen��(be) very sad too.

The next evening there��(be) a terrible storm.

The sky��(be) black and it ( rain) and� ( rain).

There��(be) a knock at the palace door.

A servant (open) it. And he ( see)�a beautiful girl outside in the rain.

The girls clothes��(be)� wet.Her hair��(be)� wet.

She��(be) very cold.�I�m a princess,�the girl said. � Please can I come in?�

The servant ( take )�the girl to the queen.

�I�m a princess �,the girl� �( say) again.

But the queen� �(�not believe )her.

The queen and the servant ( go) out of the room.

�The girl is staying with us tonight�,the queen�( say) .

�Make a bed for her.Put twenty mattresses on the bed�.

The queen� ( go) into the kitchen.She (pick) up a pea.

She�( think)�that real princesses can�t sleep when there is a pea under twenty mattresses.

The next morning the queen ( go)� into the princess�s bedroom.

�How did you sleep?�the queen ( ask).

�I��(sleep) badly.

There��(be)something in the bed.I don�t know what it��(be).

Perhaps it��(be) a stone.�,the princess �( say).

The girl��(be) a princess ! The queen now �(believe) her.

The queen��(be)sure that princesses can�t sleep when there is a pea under twenty mattresses.

So the prince��( marry)�the princess.

But first he ( take )the pea to the royal museum.And it�s in the museum today!��

Match :�

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1.He travelled around the world.

2.They were very sad.

3.He opened the door.

4.He saw a beautiful girl.

5.She got wet in a storm.

6.She put a small pea under the mattresses.

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Match :�

1.sad��

�storm��

2.beautiful��

�prince��

3.wet��

�king and queen

4.royal��

�evening��

�5.happy��

��family��

�� 6.rainy��

�clothes��

7.terrible��

�end��

8.young��

�princess��

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What,� �When,� Where,�� Who,�� How,�� Why

1.�did the queen go? �She went into the kitchen.
2.�did the girl say? " I'm a real princess"
3.�was a terrible storm? The storm was�in the�evening.
4.�did the girl sleep? She slept badly.
5.�opened the door? The servant opened the door.
6.�did he travell around the world? because he wanted to marry a princess.

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