2A GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular verbs
Complete the conversations with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1
A Is this your first time in the UK, Anna?
B No, I 1had (have) a holiday in Scotland last year.
you
A Really? I love Scotland! Where 2
(stay)?
3
(stay) in Edinburgh. We 4
(book)
B We
(arrive)
a hotel online, but unfortunately when we 5
6
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(not like) it. So we
(leave) that
we
8
(rent) an apartment. It was great! What
hotel and
9
(be) you in Scotland?
about you? When
(start) a university course
A Oh, a long time ago. I 10
11
(not finish) the course, but I
there. I
12
(love) Scotland!
2
A Hi, Oliver. Welcome home! How 13
(be) your flight?
(not be) bad. I 15
(not sleep)
B Hi, Mum. It 14
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(watch) some good films.
much, but I
17
you
(like) New Zealand?
A And
18
(be) fantastic. I 19
(have) a great
B Yes! It
(meet)
time. It’s a really beautiful country and I 20
21
(not want) to come home!
some amazing people. I
22
you
(take) many photos?
A 23
(take) a lot. I can show you when we
B Yes, I
get home.
3
A Ruth! You’re back! 24
you
(have)
a good holiday?
(be) awful.
B No. It 25
A Why? What happened?
(stay) in a horrible apartment, and Tom
B We 26
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(think) the city was dangerous at night, so
28
(not go) out much in the evening.
we
29
you
(do) during the day?
A What
30
you
(go) sightseeing?
(visit) all the famous places. But we
B Yes, we 31
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(argue) a lot. Tom 33
(buy) very
34
(not buy)
expensive souvenirs for all his family! I
anything.
ACTIVATION
Test your memory. Cover the conversations and look at the pictures.
Try to remember what happened to Anna, Oliver, and Ruth and Tom.
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