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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

   What did Cindy do on a weekend last December?

   Cindy 1____________ (be) at the beach last December. She 2____________ (lie) on the beach on a mat. She 3____________ (soak) in the sun. Then she 4____________ (go) for a dip in the sea. She 5____________ (play) with the sea waves and 6____________ (wade) into the deep water. She soon got 7____________ (exhaust) so she was back on her mat. She 8____________ (read ) a magazine.

   But now she 9____________ (be) hungry so she 10____________(go) to the restaurant and 11____________ (order) fish and chips, prawn curry and rice. After a hearty meal, she 12____________ (decide) to go up to her room. She 13____________ (rest) for an hour, then 14____________(get) ready to go sight-seeing. She 15____________(join) another group of tourists in a mini bus. They 16____________ ready to go sight-seeing. She 17____________ (join) another group of tourists in a mini bus. They 18____________ (visit) some marvellous places of interest-deep caves in the hill sides, a ruined castle and an old ship.

   The next day 19____________ (be) spent at the beach chatting with the friends she had made on the mini bus. She was back to her seat in office on Monday.

2. 2.

   Write these sentences in the negative past tense. (no, none, not, never)

   1. I went to the museum.	6. He built a huge palace.
   2. We always had money.	7. We had many friends.
   3. Mohan drovve the car very fast.	8. She hung the clothes to dry.
   4. All of us quarrelled.	9. The butter melted into the hot rice.
   5. Yes, I tried to you.	10. He struck him across the face.

    

3. 3.

   Frame questions in the simple past tense to these answers. Take the help of the words given in brackets.

   Example:
   Ans. I was with Asha at her house. (where)
   Qs. Where were you?

   1. Dina told me that she was not well. (what)
   2. I was absent because I was out of station. (why)
   3. We went to Dr. Chen, the dentist. (whom)
   4. Granny was much better when I last saw her. (how)
   5. No, I forgot to brush my teeth. (did)
4. 4.

   Answer the following questions. (action going on for a while)

   i. Your answers should begin with Yes, ...	Your answers should begin with No, ... (add the negative word).
   1. Were you eating in class?	4. Were you running?
   2. Was he sleeping in class?	5. Was he crying?
   3. Were you swimming?	6. Was it snowing?

    

   ii. The second use of the past continuous tense is that very often, the simple past tense is used together with past continuous.

   We arrived just as he was leaving.

5. 5.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct past form of the verbs given in brackets. (Simple past + Past continuous)

   1. Just as I ____________ (phone) the police, Jasmeet ____________ (find) the diamonds in his cupboard.
   2. The boys ____________ (write to granny and just then Granny ____________ (walk) in.
   3. While I ____________ (water) the plants, it ____________ (begin) to pour.
   4. Just as I ____________ (finish) my cooking, in ____________ (walk) Toby with five of his friends.
   5. I ____________ (slip) and ____________(fall) as I ____________ (cross) the road.
   6. I ____________ (think) that what I ____________ (do) was right. He ____________ (search) for hiss key again. He often ____________ (lose) it.
   7. I ____________ (sleep ) when the alarm clock ____________ 9wake) me. I ____________ (take) a bath and as I ____________ 9dress) up, I ____________ (switch) on the television.
   8. I ____________ (chat) with Simi, when Karan ____________ (return) form school.
      He ____________ (complain) of a headache, and when I ____________ (touch) his forehead, It ____________ (burning).
   9. It ____________ (rain) heavily when suddenly the lights ____________ (go) off. I ____________ (panick) and ____________ (begin) to search for the torch, when the door bell ____________ (ring).
   10. When we ____________ (go) on a tour around Rome, I ____________ (hide) my euros in my socks. My friend ____________ (has) a good laugh at me. On ____________ (return) to our hotel room, she ____________ (find ) to her dismay, her wallet ____________ (miss) from her back pocket.