I / 3 Past Tense Review

Yesterday I___________ (have) a terrible day. I _________ (wake) up at

6.50.am.I __________ (go) to the bathroom; then __________ (look for) a clean
shirt to wear. After that I _________ (get) dressed and ___________ (brush) my
hair.

I ____________ (go) into the kitchen and __________ (put) the kettle on the
stove. Then I ____________ (make) myself a cup of tea and ___________
(watch) TV for a few minutes.
I ___________ (open) all the curtains in my house and ____________ (pick up)
my sandwiches from the fridge. I ____________ (put on) my shoes and coat
and ___________ (leave) home.

I _________ (get in) the car and ____________ (drive) to work. I ____________
(put) a tape and ____________ (turn up) the volume. I ____________ (drive) for
five miles until I ________ (get) to a traffic-jam. I _________ (be) stuck in the
traffic-jam for twenty minutes; I _________ (feel) furious, then I ___________
(change) the tape in my car stereo. The music ___________ (be) boring so I
___________ (turn on) the radio and ____________ (listen) to the news.
The radio _________ (play) one of my favourite songs, so I ___________ (sing)
along loudly.

When I ___________ (arrive) I ____________ (park) my car. I ____________ (get)

out and __________ (buy) a newspaper at the newsagent; then I ___________
(walk) to work.

Something funny happened to me yesterday. I __________ (get) up at 10 am

then I__________ (have) a shower and __________ (make) breakfast. I
__________ (eat) a big bowl of cereal and ___________ (watch) the news on TV.
Then I __________ (go) into the kitchen where I __________ (hear) a funny
noise.

The noise __________ (be) terrible so I __________ (call) my uncle. He

__________ (think) that it was a gas leak. When I __________ (hear) this I just
panicked! I _________ (get) into my car and __________ (go) to the police
station. I __________ (tell) them about my gas leak but the police officer
__________ (lose) his patience with me because I __________ (be) very
nervous.

Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas – only electricity! I

__________ (feel) really stupid, so I __________ (get) out of the police station
while the police officer _________ (be) still on the phone. I __________ (drive)
home. On the way I __________ (buy) a newspaper and I __________ (read)
about a llama that __________ (escape) from a safari park last Wednesday.

When I __________ (arrive) home I ____________ (hear) that funny noise again
so I __________ (open) the door slowly. Guess what? I __________ (see) the
llama. I __________ (tell) it to stay and it __________ (sleep) in my garden last
night. This morning I __________ (take) it back to the safari park. They
__________ (be) really happy to see it again and __________ (give) me a reward
of £150.
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travel talk

I was sixteen years old. It was 1940 and my family and I __________ in a
small village.

Suddenly our lives ___________ when American soldiers _________ in the

village.

We girls in the village ___________ them. They were so different from English
boys.

They __________ to us and their conversations were very interesting. They

_________ us chocolates and flowers every day.

The parties were extraordinary and they ___________ like in the films.

I __________ Hank at the Saturday dance. I think I __________ in love the first
time I __________ him. We __________ out together many times. After two
months Hank __________ my boyfriend and he __________ me to the dance
every Saturday. He _________ me he _________ shy English girls.

Unfortunately he __________ to France but we __________ to each other every

week. Our letters were really long.

After two years he __________ for me and we __________ married.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in negative form.
gave bought met ate passed rode had walked arrived run worked
took (2) saw read
travelled spent swam heard cooked danced drank did drove surfed

He _____________ a He ___________ a He _____________ a He ___________ She _____________

sandwich for film at the cinema. newspaper any photos on his a banana after
lunch. yesterday. holiday . lunch.

He ______________ He _____________ in She _____________ He ____________ a She ___________

the alarm last a marathon in dinner yesterday. taxi to work with Peter at the
night. 1997. yesterday. party.

He ____________ They ____________ He ____________ She ____________ He ____________ his

100 meters last friends last night. $20 on a sweater. any milk for bike at the park.
summer. breakfast.
She ____________ They ___________ a He ____________ at We ____________ to He _____________ to
the housework on present on school late. Pisco by bus. work 2 days ago.
Sunday. Christmas.

She __________ He ___________ the He ___________ He __________ a They____________

hard last Monday. net. along the park. novel. the exam.

He _____________ a new watch. They ______________ happy. She ___________ lunch.

He _____________ Tango. They ______________ in the park. She ___________ the shopping.
He _____________ a pizza. They ______________ ice cream. She ___________ the beds.
He _____________ friends. They ______________ sodas. She ___________ the laundry.
He _____________ a taxi. They ______________ their She ___________ the dishes.
homework.
He _____________ some work. They ______________ songs. She ___________ the house.
He _____________ some wine. They ______________ to music. She ___________ on the phone.
He _____________ a letter. They ______________ to bed early. She ___________ a soap.
He _____________ his wallet. They ______________ English. She ___________ a book.