Ch. 20 - Simple Past Tense

B. Underline the doing words in the sentences that you just wrote.

C. Fill in the blanks with simple past and read the complete sentence.
1. In 2010, I _______________ (go) to Miami on a holiday.
2. It _______________ (be) amazing to meet them.
3. I _______________ (visit) several religious shrines.
4. I _______________ (be) with two cousins and a nephew at the party.
5. In the mornings we _______________ (walk) in the streets of London.
6. In the morning, the girls _______________ (go) to reading clubs.
7. The forest _______________ (be) eerily silent.
8. We _______________ (see) some exotic fruits in our orchard.

D. Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense.
I still remember my visit to the mountains last winter. It _______________ (be) so cold that the water _______________ (freeze) on the lakes and we _______________ (have) a lot of fun skating on the ice. We _______________ (do) not realise then the problems that the freezing of water could create. The water _______________ (freeze) in the taps as well and we _______________ (have) no water. There _______________ (be) no water even to drink. We _______________ (experience) drough conditions even though there _______________ (be) ice everywhere! Every morning, we _______________ (draw) lots to see who would bring ice to heat up in order to get some water.

E. Complete the sentences given below using the simple past tense form of the
verb.
1. Ravi _______________ Swati on Friday.
a) saw b) was seeing c) had seen
2. Ramesh _______________ his telegram yesterday.
a) received b) was receiving c) had received
3. Savita _______________ school two years ago.
a) will leave b) leave c) left
4. Last night, I _______________ sleep well.
a) don't b) didn't c) hadn't
5. Shyam _______________ asleep while he was driving.
a) fell b) falls c) was falling
6. Arka _______________ a new bicycle on Monday.
a) bought b) had bought c) have bought
7. The team _______________ its breakfast half an hour ago.
a) finished b) have finished c) had finished
8. When Ami was in India, he _______________ Varanasi, Assam and Shillong.
a) visited b) was visiting c) would visit
9. I _______________ an old classmate of mine at the library.
a) saw b) was seeing c) had seen
10. Aviral _______________ that he would not visit the museum.
a) says b) said c) had said

F. Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the word given in the brackets
below.
1. It was extremely hot, so I _______________ off my jacket. (take)
2. The biopic was very good. I _______________ it very much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Samantha was free, so I _______________ her (disturb)
4. Satyajit was very tired, so he _______________ to sleep early. (go)
5. The bed was very comfortable. I _______________ comfortably. (sleep)
6. Archie was hungry, so he _______________ the leftovers. (eat)
7. We went to Meeta's house but she _______________ at home. (be)
8. It was a hilarious moment but nobody _______________. (laugh)
9. The door was open and a crow _______________ into the house. (fly)