Past Simple REGULAR & IRREGULAR VERBS Mr.

Dahman Ghani

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706. He was the fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor candle-maker. He
went to school only one year. He began to work when he was twelve. At the age of fourteen,
he decided to be a writer. He copied the great stories of famous writers; and later, he became
the best known writer in his time.
When he was seventeen, he left Boston and arrived in Philadelphia with only a few
pennies in his pocket. He got a job as a publisher of a newspaper and retired from business as
a very rich man. Then, he spent the next forty years for his government. He played an
important role in the founding of the USA. Franklin was also an important scientist and inventor. He drew electricity from a
cloud on a kite string. He wrote one of the first textbooks on electricity. He invented a simple lightning rod and made a study
of water. Franklin did all these things and many more because he believed he could.
A. Read the text and answer these questions
1. When did Franklin begin to work? Samira felt proud of herself.
2. Which job did he get? (-)……………………………………….
3. What did he write about in his first book? (?)………………………………………
4. Why did he do all these things?
My dad sent me money.
B. Copy the chart in your copybook and complete it.
(-)……………………………………….
Regular verbs Irregular verbs
(?)………………………………………
decided went
Alan Shepard went into space in 1961.
…………… ……………
…………… …………… (-)……………………………………….
…………… …………… (?)………………………………………
Ahmed Sfrioui wrote La boite A merveilles
C. Give the simple past forms of these verbs: (-)……………………………………….
Infinitve Simple Past (?)………………………………………
Be ……………… E. Complete the paragraph with the correct simple past
Do ……………… forms of the verbs in brackets.
……………… had
Speak ……………… Last night I ……… (go) to my favorite restaurant in
……………… Wrote West Street. I …….….. (leave) the restaurant at about 11
Take ……………… o’clock. It ……….. (be) a warm evening and I ..…………..
……………… Felt (decide) to walk along the beach. Suddenly, I ……… (hear)
a noise. I …….…….. (turn) and ………… (see) three boys
Leave ………………
aged about eighteen. One boy ……….... (come) up to me
build ………………
and ……….. (ask) me the time. When I …………... (look)
…………….. Sat
down at my watch, he ……… (hit) me and I ………… (fall)
Begin ……………… to the ground. Another boy ……….…. (take) my wallet. I
Become ……………… ……….... (shout) for help. Then they ………(run) away.
……………… Got This (be) …………. What (happen) …………..
Forget ……………… F. Give complete answers to these questions using the
Break ……………… words in brackets.
Drive ……………… 1. How long ago did you work as a civil servant? (five
……………… Bought years ago)
Bring ……………… .................................................................................
……………… Taught 2. When did you last play football? (when I was 14)
Put ……………… .................................................................................
……………… Read 3. When did Sally tell you about her engagement?
D. Rewrite the sentences into the negative and (when she was here)
..................................................................................
interrogative.
4. What time did John arrive? (at 4)
It was an amazing experience. .................................................................................
(-)………………………………………. 5. Where did you see your aunt last night? (at the mall)
(?)……………………………………… .................................................................................
He worked as a journalist. 6. What did they buy you from Paris? ( a brand-new
(-)………………………………………. laptop)
(?)……………………………………… .................................................................................

 What did you do on your summer vacation?

On my summer vacation, I …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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