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1. 1.

   Fill in blanks With the simple past tense form of the verbs given in the brackets.

   What did Cindy do on a weekend last December?

   Cindy _____1_____ (be) at the beach last December. She _____2_____ (lie) on the beach on a mat. She  _____3_____ (soak) in the sun. Then she _____4____ (go) for a dip in the sea. She _____5____ (play) with the sea waves and _____6____ (wade) into the deep water. She soon got ____7____ (exhaust) so she was back on her mat. She _____8____ (read) a magazine.

   By now she _____9____ (be) hungry so she ____10_____ (go) to the restaurant and _____11_____ (order) fish and chips, prawn curry and rice. After a hearty meal, she _____12_____ (decide) to go up to her room. She _____13_____ (rest) for an hour, then _____14_____ (get) ready to go sight-seeing. She _____15____ (join) another group of tourists in a mini bus. They _____16____ (visit) some marvellous places of interest-deep caves in the hill sides a ruined castle and an old ship.

   The next day _____17____ (be)spent at the beach and chatting with the friends she had made on the mini bus. She was back to her seat in office on Monday.

2. 2.

   Write these sentences in the negative past tense. (no, none, not, never)

   1. I went to the museum.
   2. We always had money.
   3. Mohan drove the car very fast.
   4. All of us quarrel led.
   5. Yes, I lied to you.
   6. He built a huge palace
   7. We had many friends.
   8. She hung the clothes to dry.
   9. The butter melted into the hot rice.
   10. He struck him across the face.
3. 3.

   Frame questions in the simple past tense to these answers. Take the help of the words in brackets.

   Example: 

   Ans. I was with Asha at her house. (where)
   Qs. Where were you?

   1. Dina told me that she was not well. (what)
   2. I was absent because I was out of station. (why)
   3. We went to Dr. Chen, the dentist. (whom)
   4. Granny was much better when I last saw her. (how)
   5. No, I forgot to brush my teeth. (did)
4. 4.

   Answer the following questions. (action going on for a while)

   Your answers should begin with Yes,...	Your answers should begin with No,... (add the negative word).
   1. Were you eating in class? 2. Was he sleeping in class? 3. Were you swimming?	4. Were you running? 5. Was he crying? 6. Was it snowing?

5. 5.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct past form of the verbs given in brackets. (simple past + past continuous)

   1. Just as I ____________ (phone) the police, Jasmeet ____________ (find) the diamonds in his cupboard.
   2. The boys ____________ (write) to Granny and just then Granny ____________ (walk) in.
   3. While I ____________ (water) the plants, it ____________ (begin) to pour.
   4. Just as I ____________ (finish) my cooking, in ____________ (walk) Toby with five of his friends.
   5. I ____________ (slip) and ____________ (fall) as l ____________ (cross) the road.
   6. I ____________ (think) that what l ____________ (do) was right. He ____________ (search) for his key again. He often ____________ (lose) it.
   7. I ____________ (sleep) when the alarm clock ____________ (wake) me. I ____________ (take) a bath and as I ____________ (dress) up, I ____________ (switch) on the television.
   8. I ____________ (chat) with Simi, when Karan ____________ (return) from school. He ____________  (complain) of a headache, and when I ____________ (touch) his forehead, it ____________ (burning).
   9. It ____________ (rain) heavily when suddenly the lights ____________ (go) off. I ____________ (panick) and ____________ (begin) to search for the torch, when the doorbell ____________  (ring). 
   10. When we ____________  (go) on a tour around Rome, I ____________ (hide) my euros in my socks. My friend ____________ (has) a good laugh at me. On ____________ (return) to our hotel room, she ____________ (find) to her dismay, her wallet ____________ (miss) from her back pocket.
6. 6.

   What does irony mean?