Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Yesterday morning, Mia ............... to the bus stop in the rain.
Wrong!
Use the past simple for a finished action yesterday: "went".
2Tom fell off his bike and ............... his glasses.
Wrong!
Use the past simple for the next event in a past story: "broke".
3We ............... a funny film at home last night.
Wrong!
With "last night", use the past simple form: "watched".
4Ava looked under the table and ............... her phone.
Wrong!
In a past story, use the past simple: "found".
5Last Saturday, the party ............... at seven o'clock.
Wrong!
Use the past simple because the story happened last Saturday: "started".
6When I opened the door, I ............... a strange noise.
Wrong!
After "When I opened the door", the next story action is in the past simple: "heard".
7Leo missed the bus, so he ............... a taxi.
Wrong!
Use the past simple to tell what happened next: "took".
8After dinner, Nina ............... her grandmother.
Wrong!
Use the past simple for the finished action after dinner: "called".
9The children saw the dog and ............... to the gate.
Wrong!
The past simple of "run" is "ran".
10Sara ............... a short email to her teacher yesterday.
Wrong!
With "yesterday", use the past simple form: "wrote".
11I finished my book and ............... off the light.
Wrong!
Use the past simple for the final action in the story: "turned".
12At nine o'clock last night, Dad ............... the office.
Wrong!
Use the past simple for a finished time in the past: "left".
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Answers
- Yesterday morning, Mia went to the bus stop in the rain.
- Tom fell off his bike and broke his glasses.
- We watched a funny film at home last night.
- Ava looked under the table and found her phone.
- Last Saturday, the party started at seven o’clock.
- When I opened the door, I heard a strange noise.
- Leo missed the bus, so he took a taxi.
- After dinner, Nina called her grandmother.
- The children saw the dog and ran to the gate.
- Sara wrote a short email to her teacher yesterday.
- I finished my book and turned off the light.
- At nine o’clock last night, Dad left the office.