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Test on Simple Past

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

1. feel →

2. cost →

3. drive →

4. catch →

5. feed →

Complete the table in simple past.

positive negative interrogative

The ship disappeared.

He did not criticize you.

Was Amy depressed?

She did not teach in London.

Did the passengers panic?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. They repeat the question. →

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2. She hugs her little brother. →

3. The snow an elts in the sun. →

4. The candle does not burn. →

5. !o they chat in a foru " →

Write sentences in simple past.

1. #i $ his head $ cover

2. she $ the chapter $ copy

3. not $ the clouds $ disappear

4. he $ to our question $ refer

5. not $ we $ our punish ent $ escape

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. %e clic&ed the mouse button .

2. Robby Robber robbed a ban&.

3. The house burnt down.

4. The children respected their teacher .

5. They welco ed the new pupil warmly .

'. (y friends swa in the lake .

). %e paid the bill .

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*. The teacher pointed to the board.

+. They felt good .

1,. %e hurt his leg because he was not careful .

-ill the gaps with the correct tenses. past si ple/ past continuous/ past perfect0

1. The ritish e plorer #a es oo& was born in the village of (arton/ or&shire/ on 2)ctober/ 1)2*. ut his fa ily soon ove0 to another village/ called 6reat

7yton/ where oo& spend0 ost of his childhood.

2. 7s a teenager #a es oo& develop0 a fascination for the sea

and travel0 to 8hitby where he find0 e ploy ent on a coal ship.

3. 8hile he serve0 in the 9oyal :avy during the Seven ears; 8ar 1)5'<

1)'30/ oo& have0 the co and of a ship.

4. 7fter the war end0 / oo& ta&e0 co and of the vessel

6renville and go0 to :ewfoundland to survey the coasts there.

5. 8hile he ap0 the coasts of :ewfoundland/ he observe0 a

solar eclipse off the :orth 7 erican coast.'. oo& send0 the details to the 9oyal Society/ =ngland;s leading scientific

organisation/ and win0 their attention.

). 7fter oo& publish0 his observations of the solar eclipse/ the 9oyal

Society as&0 hi to lead a scientific e pedition to Tahiti and put0 hi

in co and of of the %(S =ndeavour.

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*. -ro Tahiti oo& then go on0 to e plore the South >acific.

+. %e also reach0 :ew ?ealand/ which only the !utch an 7bel

Tas an visit0 before oo&.

1,. 7fter oo& ap0 :ew ?ealand;s co plete coastline/ he sail0

to 7ustralia;s east coast.11. oo& na e0 the area :ew South 8ales as it re ind0 hi of

the south coast of 8ales in 6reat ritain.12. @n 1))2/ one year after oo& return0 fro his first voyage to the >acific/

the 9oyal Society hire0 hi for another e pedition to find the ythical Terra

7ustralis.13. n his Aourney/ oo& discover0 several islands and

al ost go0 as far as the continent of 7ntarctica.

14. %e a&e0 aps of the South >acific and prove0 that Terra

7ustralis e ist $ not0 .

15. %is third and last voyage for the 9oyal Society ta&e0 hi to the west

coast of :orth 7 erica where he try0 to find a passage between the 7tlantic

and >acific.1'. %e not $ can $ pass0 the ering Strait/ howeverB the ice force0

hi to return to %awaii/ which he discover0 earlier.

1). 8hile he and his crew rest0 in %awaii/ so e %awaiians steal0

one of his boats.

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18. 8hen coo& and his en try0 to get the boat bac& fro the natives/ a

violent fight brea& out0 in which the natives stab0 #a es oo& to

death.