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    THE FUNNY NOISE

    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 Oséias
    I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday. I____got__ up at
    the usual time – about 10 am –___took______ a shower and___had_____ breakfast. I
    _ate______ a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while. Then I
    _went_________ into the kitchen where I heard______ a funny noise. I __knew_____it
    __came______ from behind the cooker. I ___took_______ my tool box and moved the
    cooker
    out of the way.
    The noise__was______ louder but I couldn’t see anything. I__told________ my uncle
    to
    ask his advice. He__said________ that
    he___thought_______ it could be a gas leak. When I
    __heard________ this I just panicked! I ___put_______
    the phone down, _ran_________
    outside,__________ in my car and__went________ to
    the local police station. I
    __told________ them about my gas leak but the
    constable ___lost_______ his patience with
    me. He____said______ that I should have phoned the
    gas company. He__took________ his
    report, then__rang________ the gas company for me.
    Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas –
    only electricity! I__was________ really stupid
    and__thought________ that the constable would be
    angry with me for wasting his time, so I__got________ out of the police station while
    he__was________ still on the phone. I_came_________ home to try to find out what
    the noise___was_______. On the way I__found________ a newspaper and
    I___read_______ about an escaped llama that
    ___got_______ out of the city safari park last Wednesday.
    When I___came_______ home I__put________ my key in the door, turned
    it,__came________ inside and straight away___heard_______ that funny noise again.
    I__held________ my breath and opened the door slowly. Guess what?
    I__found________ the llama hiding in my cupboard! I___let_______ him stay and
    he___slept_______ in my garden last night. The snoring
    __was________ so loud! This morning I ____took______ him back to the safari park.
    They
    ___were_______ really pleased to see him again and __gave________ me a reward of
    £50!
    Hope you are well. Write soon and let me know how you are.
    Your friend,
    Jason.
    2. Fill in all the gaps, with the right form of the verb in brackets.
    William Shakespear been (be) born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. He went
    (go) to the local Stratford Grammar School, where he been(be) taught(teach) by Master
    Walter Roche. Lessons began at six o'clock in the morning in the summer in order to
    make the most of daylight.

    His father been(be) called(call) John Shakespeare a Stratford upon Avon glove-maker.
    He sent(send) William to the local grammar school in 1571, but when William been(be)
    only 14 years old his fortunes fell so low that William had(have) to leave school. Some
    historians say he worked(work) in his father's shop.

    At the age of 19 William married(to marry) Anne Hathaway the daughter of a rich
    farmer near Stratford. Three years later Shakespeare went(go) to London. How he
    lived(live) there we do not know.

    In about 1587 he became(become) a member of one of the few theatrical companies


    which existed(exist) in those days. Around 1590 he began(begin) to try his hand at
    writing plays. There been(be) no female actors in those days, all the female parts
    been(be) played(play) by boys. It is thought that he wrote(write) his first major play,
    Henry VI., Part One, in 1592.

    His most famous play, Hamlet, been(be) probably first seen in 1601 at the Globe
    Theatre. Shakespeare continued(continue) to write about 2 plays a year.

    He returned(return) to Stratford in 1612, where he lived(live) the life of a country


    gentleman. He died(die) of a fever on his birthday in 1616.
    3. Glenna’s Dream Book – USE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB TO COMPLETE
    THE GAPS BELOW.

    BE MAKE LOOK SMILE WORK FIND HAVE


    MOVE WANT TELL GET CREATE DATE BECOME
    FOLLOW PARK MARRY PASS RECEIVE SEND CHOOSE
    About eight weeks after she created_____ her dream book, Glenna _was_____ driving
    down a California freeway. Suddenly a gorgeous red and white Cadillac passes_______
    her. She looked____ at the car because it was_______ a beautiful car. And the driver
    looked________ at her and _smiled________, and she __smiled_______ back. He
    __Followed_______ her for the next fifteen miles. He __parked_______, she
    __parked_______... and eventually she _dated________ him.
    After their first date, Jim __sent_______ Glenna a dozen roses. They _dated________
    for two years, and every Monday morning she
    __received_______ a red rose.
    Then she __found_______ out that Jim __had_______ a
    hobby. His hobby ___was______ collecting diamonds.
    They ___had______ the traditional wedding Glenna
    _wanted________, and Jim __chose______ their
    honeymoon destination – it ____was_____ St John’s Island
    in the Caribbean. Then they __got_______ into their
    beautiful new home.
    Glenna didn’t _told________ Jim about the dream book for
    almost a year after they __became_______ married.
    Eight months after she __had_____ her dream book, Glenna ___became______ vice-
    president of human resources in the company where she worked________ - it
    __had_______ her dream job. This sounds like a fairy tale, but it’s a true story.
    ACCORDING TO THE TEXT ABOVE: Mark the sentences TRUE or FALSE. Correct
    the false ones.
    a. __T__ She met her future husband in California.
    b. __F__ She met him at work.
    c. __T__ He gave her roses every day.
    d. _T___ His hobby was collecting diamonds.
    e. _T___ They had a traditional wedding.
    f. _F___ They went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
    g. _T___ They moved into a new house.
    h. __F__ Glenna told Jim about her dream book before they got married.
    i. __F__ She left her job.
    a. ________________________________________________
    b. She met him in california
    c. ________________________________________________
    d. ________________________________________________
    e. ________________________________________________
    f. They went to ST John's island in the Caribbean ______
    g. _______________________________________________
    h. Glenna didn't told Jim about dream book before they got married _____
    i. _She became vice-president of human resources in the company where she
    worked___

    Write a short letter to your best friend talking about the last time you went on
    holiday.

     When did you go?


     Where did you go?
     Who did you go with?
     How did you travel?
     Where did you stay?
     How long did you stay?
     What did you do there?
     Did you enjoy it?

    Dear Christina, _

    On my holidays of april, I went to Cartagena whit my sister Milagros. We stayed where


    our favorite aunt, she prepared a delicious lunch. In the afternoon, we went to the
    beach whit our cousins. Just stayed in Cartagena three days, because my aunt had a
    business trip. We really enjoyed visit our aauntand shared with our cousins.

    I hope to see you soon, take care!

    Your friend, Diego.


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