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midnight
crossing guard
party
pink flamingo
stop
sign nephew
shoplifter underground
Complete the following sentences in the simple past tense using the irregular past tense form of the verb
indicated in parentheses.
1. The teachers (to speak) about the computer problems in detail.
2. I (to begin) my homework after school.
3. He (to give) money to his niece and nephew for their birthdays.
4. She (to hang) the whistle around her neck.
5. I (to see) the shoplifter in the store.
6. We (to sit) on the swings and talked about many things.
7. Somebody (to steal) my calculator and pencils at school.
8. I (to pay) a lot of money for the plastic pink flamingos on my
front lawn.
9. Cheyenne (to draw) a nice picture of a witch on a broom.
10. David (to swear) in class today.
11. The workers (to dig) a big underground tunnel.
12. The crossing guard (to hold) the stop sign in her left hand.
13. The police (to shoot) the man in the leg.
14. We (to hear)
your speech last night, and it was great.
15. They (to leave) the party at midnight because they were bored.
16. We (to see) a mouse in the pantry last night.
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