8A GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular verbs
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8A GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular verbs
Complete the conversation with the past tense of the verb in brackets.
A NEW LIFE
Inspector OK, Mr Thomas. Please just relax
and tell me the problem.
Mr Thomas It’s my wife. She 1went (go) out
yesterday evening. And she
(not come)
back.
Inspector When (you /
see) your wife for the last time?
Mr Thomas Yesterday evening, at about nine
thirty.
Inspector Tell me what happened yesterday.
(you / do)
anything unusual?
Mr Thomas No, it (be)
Mr Thomas No, it°®_____—————_—(be)
just a normal day. We (wake up) at seven. | Mo (have) breakfast. Then ☐ Bo (drive) to I (have) breakfast. Then I (drive) to
work. My wife (not have) breakfast. In the morning, I think she
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(go) shopping. She (come) home at
lunchtime. I don’t know what she (do) in the afternoon. She
probably
(make) dinner.
Inspector When
(you / come) home?
Mr Thomas I (arrive)
home at about seven thirty. I
(sit) down
and (read)
the newspaper, and
(check) my
emails. We
(have) dinner at about eight. After
dinner, I
(watch) TV. I
(go to sleep) in my chair.
Inspector (you /
speak) to your wife at all? What ☐ (She ☐ say) to you? speak) to your wife at all? What (she / say) to you? Mr Thomas We (not talk) during dinner. After dinner, she Mr Thomas We OR (not talk) during dinner. After dinner, she (say), ‘This isn’t a life. I need to go out.’ She
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(call) a taxi. I (hear) the taxi about 15 minutes later. She (take) her bag and her coat and
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(close) the door. She (not say) goodbye.
Inspector I see, Sir. I think I know why she (leave).
ACTIVATION
Read the conversation again. Then cover it. Can you remember five things
that Mr and Mrs Thomas did yesterday?