Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense form of the verb.
1She ............... her fiancé at a library.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "meet" is "met".
2I ............... some apples yesterday.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "buy" is "bought".
3She ............... to remain a spinster.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "choose" is "chose".
4The cat ............... out of the window.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "run" is "ran".
5I ............... a terrible experience yesterday.
Wrong!
The simple past form needed with "yesterday" is "had".
6She ............... across the river.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "swim" is "swam".
7I ............... around but didn't see anyone.
Wrong!
The simple past form needed before "but didn't see" is "turned".
8She ............... in a low voice.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "speak" is "spoke".
9I ............... the vase accidentally.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "break" is "broke".
10The bird ............... away.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "fly" is "flew".
11I ............... the vegetables with a knife.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "cut" is also "cut".
12She ............... the candle out.
Wrong!
The simple past form of "blow" is "blew".
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- She met her fiancé at a library.
- I bought some apples yesterday.
- She chose to remain a spinster.
- The cat ran out of the window.
- I had a terrible experience yesterday.
- She swam across the river.
- I turned around but didn’t see anyone.
- She spoke in a low voice.
- I broke the vase accidentally.
- The bird flew away.
- I cut the vegetables with a knife.
- She blew the candle out.