Past Simple Reading Excercise

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Instituto Superior Tecnológico del Transporte - ITESUT

Módulo: ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE


Nota III – HOMEWORK

PAST SIMPLE

Reading comprehension

Benjamin’s day.

When I woke up this morning, I found my dog, Fox, waiting for me. He wanted me to take him
for a walk. I was too hungry, so first I had breakfast. I had a glass of milk and a piece of toast.
Then I washed my teeth and put on a track-suit and a heavy coat, because it was really cold
outside. Fox was already impatient. We both went out, and walked to the park near home. He
ran and jumped, and pursued some passers-by. He also destroyed some pieces of furniture
somebody left on the road. I sat on a bench all the time, wishing I could be inside my warm bed.
When my hands were frozen, I decided it was time to go back home. Fox didn’t want to, but I
pulled hard and I managed to take him back. When we arrived at the front door, I realized I
didn’t have my keys with me, so we stayed out in the cold for more than an hour! Fox was
happy, but I was late for work!

1. Write all the verbs you find in the past simple tense. Which of
them are regular? Which are irregular? Write the infinitive of
the irregular verbs:

Regular verbs Irregular verbs


To arrive Wake up

To stay
To found
want
To be
To walk
To take
To wash
To have
To jump
To sit
To pursue
To do/does
To destroy
To run
To go
To manage
2. Answer the questions:

a. Who was happy to stay outside?

b. What did Ben do in the park?

c. What did Fox do in the park?

d. What did Ben have for breakfast?

e. What was the weather like?

f. What was Ben wearing?

g. When did Ben decide it was time to go home?

Answers:

a.__ The dog Fox was happy _____________________

b.__ He sat on a bench all the time____________

c.___ He ran and jumped, and pursued some passers-by. He also destroyed
some pieces of furniture__

d._He had a glass of milk and a piece of toast

e. __ it was really cold outside_

f._ He put on a track-suit and a heavy coat__

g._ When your hands were frozen, He decided it was time to go back home

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