Past Simple - Affirmative (Regular Verbs) Spelling Rules -ed

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1.

I _________my cell phone in the toilet. (drop)

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The correct answer is "dropped". This is because the verb "drop" is used to indicate accidentally letting something fall from one's hand or grasp, which is the appropriate action for accidentally placing a cell phone in the toilet.

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The car ________ in front of the house. (stop)

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The correct answer is "stopped" because the verb "stop" needs to be in the past tense to match the subject "car" in the sentence. The past tense form of "stop" is "stopped."

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He _______ to school yesterday. (walk)

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The correct answer for this question is "walked". This is because the sentence is in the past tense and the verb "walk" needs to be conjugated in the past tense form to match the subject "he". Therefore, "walked" is the correct past tense form of the verb "walk" in this sentence.

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4.

They ______. (talk)

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The given correct answer is "talked". This is the past tense form of the verb "talk". It indicates that the subject of the sentence engaged in a conversation or spoke in the past.

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He ____________ TV last night. (watch)

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The correct answer for this question is "watched" because it is the past tense form of the verb "watch." The sentence is in the past tense, indicating that the action of watching TV occurred in the past.

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The man _________ yesterday. (work)

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The given correct answer for the question is "worked". This is because the verb "worked" is the past tense form of the verb "work". In the sentence, the word "yesterday" indicates that the action of working happened in the past. Therefore, "worked" is the appropriate verb form to use in this context.

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I _____________an hour ago. (study)

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The correct answer is "studied" because it is the past tense form of the verb "study." The sentence is referring to an action that happened in the past, specifically an hour ago.

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Marcos _________soccer last weekend. (play)

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The correct answer is "played" because the sentence is in the past tense and "played" is the past tense form of the verb "play".

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He ________ his wife last summer. (marry)

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The correct answer is "married" because the sentence is in the past tense and the verb "marry" needs to be conjugated in the past tense form to agree with the subject "he". This indicates that the action of getting married to his wife occurred in the past, specifically last summer.

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The baby __________ all night. (cry)

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The correct answer is "cried" because the sentence is in the past tense and refers to a baby's action of crying throughout the entire night.

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He _________ the coffee because it was hot. (sip)

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The correct answer is "sipped" because it is the past tense form of the verb "sip." The verb "sip" means to drink something slowly and in small amounts, usually by taking small sips. In this context, the person drank the coffee slowly and in small amounts because it was hot.

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I am happy because the baby _______ at me. (smile)

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The correct answer is "smiled" because the sentence is in the past tense and the word "smiled" is the past tense form of the verb "smile." This indicates that the baby performed the action of smiling in the past, which made the speaker happy.

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13.

Mandy ____________her books. (carry)

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The correct answer is "carried" because the sentence is in the past tense and the verb "carry" needs to be conjugated to match this tense. "Carried" is the past tense form of "carry" and is the correct verb form to use in this sentence.

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14.

She __________me. (hug)

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The correct answer is "hugged" because the verb "hugged" is the past tense form of the verb "hug." In the given sentence, the verb "hugged" agrees with the subject "she" and indicates that the action of hugging was performed by "her."

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Fahad _________ at the party last night. (dance)

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Fahad participated in dancing at the party last night.

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He _________my computer. (fix)

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The correct answer is "fixed" because the sentence is in the past tense and "fixed" is the past tense form of the verb "fix."

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The teacher ____________ us the test. (show)

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The correct answer is "showed" because it is the past tense form of the verb "show." In the given sentence, the verb "show" needs to be in the past tense to match the subject "teacher" and indicate that the action of showing the test has already been completed in the past.

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The audience ____________ for his performance. (clap)

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The correct answer is "clapped" because it is the past tense form of the verb "clap." In this sentence, the word "audience" is the subject, and the verb "clapped" indicates that the audience performed the action of clapping in response to his performance.

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Past Simple - Affirmative (Regular Verbs) Spelling Rules -ed

I _________my cell phone in the toilet. (drop)

The car ________ in front of the house. (stop)

He _______ to school yesterday. (walk)

They ______. (talk)

He ____________ TV last night. (watch)

The man _________ yesterday. (work)

I _____________an hour ago. (study)

Marcos _________soccer last weekend. (play)

He ________ his wife last summer. (marry)

The baby __________ all night. (cry)

He _________ the coffee because it was hot. (sip)

I am happy because the baby _______ at me. (smile)

Mandy ____________her books. (carry)

She __________me. (hug)

Fahad _________ at the party last night. (dance)

He _________my computer. (fix)

The teacher ____________ us the test. (show)

The audience ____________ for his performance. (clap)