Simple Past Tense
1. Read the excerpt from the famous book by Antoine de
Saint-Exupery and underline the verbs in the Simple Past. You're
beautiful, but you're empty...One couldn't die for you. Of course,
an ordinary passerby would think my rose looked just like you. But
my rose, all on her own, is more important than all of you
together, since she's the one I've watered. Since she's the one I
put under glass, since she's the one I sheltered behind the screen.
Since she's the one for whom I killed the caterpillars (except the
two or three butterflies). Since she's the one I listened to when
she complained, or when she boasted, or even sometimes when she
said nothing at all. Since she's my rose.The Little Prince, Antoine
de Saint-Exupery 2. Complete the following sentences using the
Simple Past tense (REGULAR VERBS). a) My father ____________
(order) three books from a new website. b) Carla and her friends
_____________ (visit) the house of the famous writer.
c) He _______________ (believe) his rose was special. d) The fox
____________ (change) the Little Prince.
e) The teacher _____________ (show) the new book to her
students. f) I ______________ (create) a PowerPoint presentation
about the new book. 3. Turn the sentences from the previous
exercise to the negative and interrogative forms.
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4. Complete the following statements using the Simple Past tense
(IRREGULAR VERBS).
a) When Aaron__________ (give) the book I ___________ (think) it
wouldnt be very good.
b) The fox and the Prince ______________ (become) very good
friends. c) The Prince ____________ (say) goodbye to the
flower.
d) The fox ___________ (tell) the Prince that it _____________
(hunt) chickens.
e) My mother ___________ (have) a dream about a fox that
_________ (can) speak.
f) The students ___________ (do) a drawing that represented the
story of the book.
g) I ____________ (choose) The Little Prince because it is my
favourite book.
