The simple past tense is the normal tense for talking about actions or situations completed in the past. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate simple past tense form. Choose your answers from the given options.
1I ............... Joe yesterday morning.
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Use the simple past form "met" for a completed action in the past.
2He ............... recognize me at the party last night.
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Use "didn't" before the base verb for a negative sentence in the simple past.
3She ............... out of the window when she heard the noise.
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Use the simple past form "looked" for a completed past action.
4Peter ............... another window yesterday.
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Use "broke" with the finished past time expression "yesterday".
5Deceived by his friends, he ............... all hope that winter.
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Use the simple past form "lost" for a completed event at a finished past time ("that winter").
6The teacher ............... the boy for misbehaving in class yesterday.
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Use the simple past form "punished" for a completed action at a past time.
7The cat ............... all the milk last night.
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Use the simple past form "drank" with the finished past time expression "last night".
8The bell ............... at noon.
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Use the simple past form "rang" for a completed action at a specific past time.
9The sailor ............... with the sinking ship until the end.
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Use the simple past form "stayed" for a completed past situation.
10The boy ............... if he could have another piece of cake.
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Use the simple past reporting verb "asked" before the indirect question.
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- I met Joe yesterday morning.
- He didn’t recognize me at the party last night.
- She looked out of the window when she heard the noise.
- Peter broke another window yesterday.
- Deceived by his friends, he lost all hope that winter.
- The teacher punished the boy for misbehaving in class yesterday.
- The cat drank all the milk last night.
- The bell rang at noon.
- The sailor stayed with the sinking ship until the end.
- The boy asked if he could have another piece of cake.