Grammar : The Simple Past (Irregular Verbs )

I.-Complete the story with the simple past of the verbs in parentheses:

Pat 1 went into the Cafe Paris and 2

________(have) a coffee. The waiter’s name
________3 (be) Nestor. He_______ 4 (be)
tall and handsome. Pat fell in love with him
the first time she 5 _______ (see) him. The
next day Pat_______ 6 (go) into the same
cafe. “Do you want to go out for lunch?” she
asked Nestor. He _______7 (not can). He
finished work at six. “But I can meet you
after work,” he said. Pat _______8 (go) back
to the cafe and 9 _______ (meet) Nestor at
6:00. They _______10 (drive) to the beach in
Nestor’s car. At the beach they _________ 11
(have) a drink and danced at a club. They
________12 (get) home after midnight.
Every day, Pat _______ 13 (go) to the cafe at
6:00 in the evening, and they ______ 14
(drive) to the beach. They 15 _______ (be)
very happy. On Nestor’s birthday, Pat wanted
to surprise him. She ________16 (go) to the cafe in the morning. She ______ 17 (see)
Nestor, but Nestor 18_______ (not see) Pat. He was with another girl. Pat 19
_______(leave). She 20__________ (not see) Nestor again.

II.-Complete these questions about the text.

1 Where did Nestor and Pat meet ? They met at the Cafe Paris.
2 What__________________ ? She had a coffee.
3 What time _________________ ? She met Nestor at 6:00.
4 Where ____________________? They drove to the beach.
5 What _______________________ at the beach? They had a drink , had dinner, and
danced at a club.
6 What time ____________________? They got home after midnight.
7 Where ___________________ on Nestor’s birthday? She went to the cafe.
8 __________________________her? No, he didn’t.
9 What _____________________? She left.
10 __________________________ again? No, she didn’t