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Fill in the blanks with words from the box

speak/ study/not like/work /get/play /catch/sleep have/add/receive /help / do/drive/draw/ring/bark/love/ 1.-George .. in a bank but he . it much. 2.- Julias mom ..German at a private school in the evenings. 3.- The old woman often ..up very early. 4.- We never ... basketball at my school. 5.- Alexander and Nora French at home with their family. 6.- Kate usually .. the bus in afternoon at 4 oclock. 7.- John never . on his parents bed. 8.- Susan . some pocket money from her dad on Saturdays. 9.- His teacher . him all the time with the exercises. 10.- Patrick his homework in his bedroom. 11.- The man his wifes car sometimes. 12.- You never .. enough salt to the soup. 13.- My uncle .very nice pictures for me. 14.- The alarm clock at seven oclock. 15.- My family .. dinner at 9.30 at the restaurant. 16.- The dog Buck at night loudly. 17.- Her neighbours looking after their grandchildren.

Complete the sentences using past simple tense

1.- They . to cook some cookies. (want) 2.- Eric ...to San Francisco to visit her family. (fly) 3.- Thomas and Anne a taxi to go to the railway station. (call) 4.- Nora . some presents for her friends birthday. (buy) 5.- Bernard .. Maths at the university for five years. (teach) 6.- The kids .. hide and seek in the park. (play) 7.- Sandra a lot of chocolate yesterday. (eat) 8.-We . the football match on TV last Sunday evening. (watch) 9.-The actors .an Oscar in Hollywood. (receive) 10.- I the letters for my grandparents. (post) 11.- The two friends at the pub on Saturday afternoon. (meet) 12.- Rebecca .. her job at the hospital two weeks ago. (leave) 13.- Vincent and you . two glasses of milk in the kitchen. (drink) 14.- My cousins . in the sea for one hour. (swim)