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Complete the answers to the questions from Exercise 1 with the correct past simple form of the verbs given.1) I ________________ (watch) a new film on TV.
Explanation The correct past simple form of the verb "watch" is "watched". This form indicates that the action of watching a new film on TV has already been completed in the past.
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Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.1) When I ________ (switch on) the TV, they ________ (talk) about a robbery.
Explanation When the speaker turned on the TV, they heard people talking about a robbery. The past simple form "switched on" indicates a completed action of turning on the TV, while the past continuous form "were talking" suggests that the conversation was already in progress when the speaker started listening.
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Put the words in the correct order to make questions.1) you/do/what/last night/did ________?
Explanation The correct answer is "What did you do last night?" This is because the words are rearranged in the correct order to form a grammatically correct question.
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Put the words in the correct order to make questions.5) get/you/to school/did/how/on Monday ________?
Explanation The correct answer is "How did you get to school on Monday?" This is the correct order of the words to form a question.
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Put the words in the correct order to make questions.4) you/on Friday night/did/go to bed/late/why ________ ?
Explanation The given correct answer is a rephrased version of the original question. It correctly rearranges the words to form a grammatically correct question.
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Put the words in the correct order to make questions.3) yesterday/you/who/at the club/meet/did ________?
Explanation The correct answer is "Who did you meet at the club yesterday?" This is the correct order of the words to form a question asking about the person the speaker met at the club the previous day.
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Put the words in the correct order to make questions.2) go/did/on holiday/where/last year/you ________?
Explanation The correct answer is "Where did you go on holiday last year?" This answer is correct because it follows the correct word order to form a question in English. The subject "you" is followed by the auxiliary verb "did," which is then followed by the main verb "go." The question words "where" and "last year" are placed at the beginning and end of the sentence respectively to inquire about the location and time of the holiday.
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Complete the answers to the questions from Exercise 1 with the correct past simple form of the verbs given.5) I ___________________ (go) in the car with my dad.
Explanation The correct past simple form of the verb "go" is "went". In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a past action of going in the car with their dad.
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Complete the answers to the questions from Exercise 1 with the correct past simple form of the verbs given.4) We________ ________ (have) a party for my mum.
Explanation The correct answer is "had". This is because the sentence is in the past tense and is referring to a party that already took place in the past. "Had" is the correct past simple form of the verb "have" in this context.
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Complete the answers to the questions from Exercise 1 with the correct past simple form of the verbs given.3) I _________________ (meet) James.
Explanation The correct past simple form of the verb "meet" is "met".
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Complete the answers to the questions from Exercise 1 with the correct past simple form of the verbs given.2) We _________________ (not go) anywhere.
Explanation The correct answer for this question is "didn't go, did not go". This is because the sentence is in the negative form, indicating that the action of not going anywhere happened in the past. "Didn't go" and "did not go" are both past simple forms of the verb "go" in the negative form.
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Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.5) While they ________ (play), it ________ (start) to rain.
Explanation While they were playing, it started to rain. This answer correctly uses the past continuous form "were playing" to indicate an ongoing action in the past, and the past simple form "started" to show that the rain began at a specific point in time. The use of "while" also suggests that the two actions were happening simultaneously.
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Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.4) I ________ (do) my homework when I ________ (hear) the news.
Explanation The correct answer is "was doing, heard." The sentence is describing two actions that happened in the past. The past continuous form "was doing" is used to show that the action of doing homework was in progress when the second action of hearing the news occurred. The past simple form "heard" is used to indicate that the action of hearing the news happened at a specific point in the past.
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Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.3) As I ________ (pass) your house, I ________ (see) someone in your back garden.
Explanation The correct answer is "was passing, saw." This is because the sentence is describing an action that was happening in the past at a specific moment. The past continuous tense "was passing" is used to describe the ongoing action of passing the house, while the past simple tense "saw" is used to describe the action of seeing someone in the back garden.
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Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.2) When I ________ (get) home, I ________ (make) a sandwich.
Explanation When I got home, I made a sandwich. This sentence is describing a past action that happened after the speaker arrived home. The verb "got" is in the past simple form, indicating the action of arriving home. The verb "made" is also in the past simple form, indicating the action of making a sandwich.
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