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Irregular Verbs in The Past Simple Tense (Gap-Fill)

1. Jason wrote a letter to his friend Tom describing something strange that happened to him the previous day. He woke up late and had breakfast before hearing a strange noise coming from behind his cooker. 2. When he couldn't find the source of the noise, Jason called his uncle for advice who thought it could be a gas leak. Panicking, Jason drove to the police station to report it but was told he should have called the gas company instead. 3. Jason then remembered his house doesn't have gas. Feeling stupid, he left the police station and on the way home read about an escaped llama. Upon returning home, he discovered the source of the noise was the llama hiding in

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Irregular Verbs in The Past Simple Tense (Gap-Fill)

1. Jason wrote a letter to his friend Tom describing something strange that happened to him the previous day. He woke up late and had breakfast before hearing a strange noise coming from behind his cooker. 2. When he couldn't find the source of the noise, Jason called his uncle for advice who thought it could be a gas leak. Panicking, Jason drove to the police station to report it but was told he should have called the gas company instead. 3. Jason then remembered his house doesn't have gas. Feeling stupid, he left the police station and on the way home read about an escaped llama. Upon returning home, he discovered the source of the noise was the llama hiding in

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Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple Tense (gap-fill)

1. Complete the gaps with an irregular verb in the past simple tense. Choose from:
be, break, buy, come, drive, eat, feel, find, get, give, go, have, hear, hold,

know, let, lose, make, put, read, ring, run, say, sleep, take, think, tell, write

Note: you will need to use some verbs more than once:
Dear Tom
I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday. I__________ up at
the usual time – about 10 am –__________ a shower and__________ breakfast. I
__________ a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while. Then I
__________ into the kitchen where I __________ a funny noise. I __________it
__________ from behind the cooker. I __________ my tool box and moved the cooker
out of the way.
The noise__________ louder but I couldn’t see anything. I__________ my uncle to
ask his advice. He__________ that he__________ it
could be a gas leak. When I
__________ this I just panicked! I __________ the
phone down, __________
outside,__________ in my car and__________ to the
local police station. I
__________ them about my gas leak but the constable
__________ his patience with
me. He__________ that I should have phoned the gas
company. He__________ his
report, then__________ the gas company for me.

Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas –


only electricity! I__________ really stupid
and__________ that the constable would be angry with me for wasting his time, so
I__________ out of the police station while he__________ still on the phone.
I__________ home to try to find out what the noise__________. On the way
I__________ a newspaper and I__________ about an escaped llama that

__________ out of the city safari park last Wednesday.

When I__________ home I__________ my key in the door, turned it,__________


inside and straight away__________ that funny noise again. I__________ my breath
and opened the door slowly. Guess what? I__________ the llama hiding in my
cupboard! I__________ him stay and he__________ in my garden last night. The
snoring

__________ so loud! This morning I __________ him back to the safari park. They
__________ really pleased to see him again and __________ me a reward of £50!
Hope you are well. Write soon and let me know how you are.

Your friend,
Jason.

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