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Change into simple past

October 3, 2016 - pdf

Sentences are given in the simple present tense. Change them into the simple past tense.

1. I drink coffee in the morning.

2. She works at a bank.

3. My father runs a small grocery store.

4. My sister lives abroad.

5. She earns a living by writing stories.

6. He wants to be an engineer.

7. Mother cooks delicious pasta every Sunday.

8. The boys work hard to pass the test.

9. She wants to leave.

10. I don’t know the answer.

11. Do you want to go?

12. We do not believe in chauvinism.

13. He is a fanatic.

14. She writes short stories.

15. The girl looks upset.

Answers

1. I drank coffee in the morning.

2. She worked at a bank.

3. My father ran a small grocery store.

4. My sister lived abroad.

5. She earned a living by writing stories.

6. He wanted to be an engineer.

7. Mother cooked delicious pasta every Sunday.

8. The boys worked hard to pass the test.

9. She wanted to leave.

10. I didn’t know the answer.

11. Did you want to go?

12. We did not believe in chauvinism.

13. He was a fanatic.

14. She wrote short stories.

15. The girl looked upset.

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