In the following sentences change the verbs to the past tense.
1He writes to his mother every week. / He ............... to his mother every week.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "writes" is "wrote".
2He walks fast. / He ............... fast.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "walks" is "walked".
3The castle stands on the hill. / The castle ............... on the hill.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "stands" is "stood".
4He gets up at six o'clock. / He ............... up at six o'clock.
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The simple past form of "gets" is "got".
5He spends his time in idle pursuits. / He ............... his time in idle pursuits.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "spends" is "spent".
6Mark studies very well. / Mark ............... very well.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "studies" is "studied".
7He earns 200 dollars a week. / He ............... 200 dollars a week.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "earns" is "earned".
8What strikes me is the generosity of the offer. / What ............... me was the generosity of the offer.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "strikes" is "struck".
9He sows the seeds of dissension. / He ............... the seeds of dissension.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "sows" is "sowed".
10She leaves her things on the table. / She ............... her things on the table.
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The simple past form of "leaves" is "left".
11They all tell the same story. / They all ............... the same story.
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The simple past form of "tell" is "told".
12People mistake him for an American. / People ............... him for an American.
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The simple past form of "mistake" is "mistook".
13He throws cold water on my plans. / He ............... cold water on my plans.
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The simple past form of "throws" is "threw".
14Trees shed their leaves in the autumn. / Trees ............... their leaves in the autumn.
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The simple past form of "shed" is also "shed".
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- He writes to his mother every week. / He wrote to his mother every week.
- He walks fast. / He walked fast.
- The castle stands on the hill. / The castle stood on the hill.
- He gets up at six o’clock. / He got up at six o’clock.
- He spends his time in idle pursuits. / He spent his time in idle pursuits.
- Mark studies very well. / Mark studied very well.
- He earns 200 dollars a week. / He earned 200 dollars a week.
- What strikes me is the generosity of the offer. / What struck me was the generosity of the offer.
- He sows the seeds of dissension. / He sowed the seeds of dissension.
- She leaves her things on the table. / She left her things on the table.
- They all tell the same story. / They all told the same story.
- People mistake him for an American. / People mistook him for an American.
- He throws cold water on my plans. / He threw cold water on my plans.
- Trees shed their leaves in the autumn. / Trees shed their leaves in the autumn.