Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense forms of the verb given in the brackets.
1I ............... a strange dream last night.
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Use the simple past form "had" for a completed event last night.
2The people ............... at the bull thief.
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Use the simple past form "yelled" for a completed past action.
3The young man ............... his own life to save his friend.
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Use the simple past form "risked" for the completed action in the story.
4I myself ............... this.
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Use the simple past form "saw" to describe a completed past experience.
5He ............... gently to the child.
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Use the simple past form "spoke" for a completed past action.
6The children ............... their best.
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Use the simple past form "tried" for a completed past action.
7The two men ............... ready to leave on their pilgrimage.
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Use the simple past form "were" to describe a past state.
8He ............... at the entrance hesitantly.
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Use the simple past form "stood" for a completed past action.
9Their families ............... them prepare for the journey.
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Use the simple past form "helped" for a completed past action.
10Centuries ago, Kabir ............... the value of devotion and humility.
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Use the simple past "taught" for a completed action at a finished past time ("centuries ago").
11The children ............... happily.
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Use the simple past forms "sang and danced" for completed past actions.
12She ............... a letter to her grandmother.
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Use the simple past form "wrote" for a completed past action.
Answers
- I had a strange dream last night.
- The people yelled at the bull thief.
- The young man risked his own life to save his friend.
- I myself saw this.
- He spoke gently to the child.
- The children tried their best.
- The two men were ready to leave on their pilgrimage.
- He stood at the entrance hesitantly.
- Their families helped them prepare for the journey.
- Centuries ago, Kabir taught the value of devotion and humility.
- The children sang and danced happily.
- She wrote a letter to her grandmother.