Practice Makes Perfect

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The Simple Past Tense with Irregular Verbs: 3
19-1 
1. She sang on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at the concert in Montreal. 2. The house was dark because 
of the power failure, so we lit the candles. 3. The car spun out of control on the ice. 4. I read the 
newspaper in the evening on Saturday and Sunday. 5. My son fought at school on Tuesday and Thursday 
last week. 6. The phone rang in the middle of the night. 7. I knew that he was guilty of the crime.
8. She met Sara at the liquor store. 9. Sorry, but I ate all the icing on your cake when you went to the 
bathroom. 10. I got a big raise at work last month. 11. We sold our parrot because he was too noisy.
12. Alexandre threw the papers in the fire. 13. My pants fit me last year. 14. Carmen ran and hid under 
the bed. 15. We fed meat to the fox.
19-2 
1. dealt 2. said 3. swept 4. made 5. stuck 6. hit 7. became, quit 8. wore 9. led 10. flew
11. wrote 12. swam 13. wept 14. told 15. stood 16. gave
20 
The Simple Past Tense: Negative Form
20-1 
1. They did not watch the hockey game on their new big-screen TV. They didn’t watch the hockey game on 
their new big-screen TV. 2. I did not forget to tell him. I didn’t forget to tell him. 3. She did not waste 
my valuable time. She didn’t waste my valuable time. 4. Marcia did not report her income. Marcia didn’t 
report her income. 5. I did not shake the bottle of medicine. I didn’t shake the bottle of medicine. 6. My 
uncle did not shave his head. My uncle didn’t shave his head. 7. He did not apologize to his friend. He 
didn’t apologize to his friend. 8. We did not find clams and mussels in the sand on the beach. We didn’t 
find clams and mussels in the sand on the beach. 9. The police did not read the man his rights. The police 
didn’t read the man his rights. 10. It did not scratch my skin. It didn’t scratch my skin.
20-2 
1. He didn’t prevent the accident. 2. She didn’t express her opinion. 3. The movie didn’t last three 
hours. 4. They didn’t go to see their granddaughter and grandson. 5. They didn’t save a lot of money for 
their trip to Greece. 6. Patricia didn’t lose her mittens, scarf, and hat at school. 7. Sonia didn’t translate 
the letter. 8. I didn’t buy a gift for her. 9. Mario didn’t find a black leather wallet in the snow. 10. We 
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didn’t put the leftovers in plastic bags. 11. I didn’t tear my pantyhose. 12. I didn’t know you were there.
13. He didn’t deposit his pay in his savings account. 14. The plumber didn’t fix the pipes, shower, and 
toilet in the bathroom upstairs. 15. I didn’t clean the litter box and brush the cat this morning. 16. I 
didn’t read my horoscope today. 17. The wind didn’t bend the antenna. 18. Laura didn’t grow two inches 
and gain ten pounds last year.