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13. My pants (to fit) me last year. 
14. Carmen (to run) and hid under the bed. 
15. We (to feed) meat to the fox. 
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EXERCISE
Use your dictionary to find the meaning of the following verbs and vocabulary words 
needed for this exercise before you begin. Write the words in your language in the space 
provided.
to swim 
→
swam
to write 
→
wrote 
to say 
→
said
to sweep 
→
swept 
to tell 
→
told
to stand 
→
stood 
to hit 
→
hit 
to deal 
→
dealt 
to stick 
→
stuck
to make 
→
made 
to lead 
→
led 
to quit 
→
quit 
to fly 
→
flew
to become 
→
became
to weep 
→
wept
sidewalk 
glue 
dentures 
dolphin
wall 
issue (n) 
date 
truth 
snowman 
stream 
minute 
princess
corner 
jury 
chalk 
drink (n) 
piece 
housecoat
blackboard
on vacation
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practice makes perfect Basic 
English
Complete the following sentences in the simple past tense using the irregular past tense form of the verb 
indicated in parentheses.
1. He (to deal) with many issues at work yesterday.
2. I thought you (to say) it was free.
3. Liliane (to sweep) the sidewalk with her new broom.
4. The kindergarten class (to make) a snowman this morning.
5. I (to stick) the pieces of wood together with glue.
6. I (to hit) my head on the wall when I fell down the stairs.
7. My father (to become) angry when I
(to quit) school last year.
8. My grandmother (to wear) her dentures for her date with
Mr. Olsen.
9. I (to lead) my horse to the stream for a drink of cold water.
10. We (to fly) the kite in the field all day.
11. The teacher (to write) on the blackboard with pink chalk.
12. Emy and Meghan (to swim) with dolphins when they were on 
vacation in Florida.
13. The princess (to weep) alone in her room.
14. She says that she (to tell) the truth to the jury.
15. I (to stand) on the corner in the rain and waited for you for 
twenty minutes.
16. He (to give) me a housecoat and a puppy for my birthday.
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