Complete the conversations with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. conversation 1a(1 leave) i left my teenage sons at home last weekend. b (2 have) they a party? a no, they didn’t, but they (3 eat) everything that (4 be) in the fridge. they (5 not wash up) and they (6 forget) to walk the dog. conversation 2 a (7 see) you the news on tv last night? b i ( 8 see) the local news but i (9 not watch) the national news. why? a a reporter (10 speak) me at the station – (11 be) i on tv?
a (1) I left my teenage sons at home last weekend.
b (2) Did they have a party?
a No, they didn't, but they (3) ate everything that (4) was in the fridge. They (5) didn't wash up and they (6) forgot to walk the dog.
Explanation:
In conversation 1, we are talking about things that happened in the past. The past simple form of the verbs in brackets should be used to complete the conversation.
In sentence a, the verb "leave" is in the past simple form "left" because it describes an action that happened in the past.
In sentence b, the question asks if the teenage sons had a party. The verb "have" is in the past simple form "did they have" because it is a question in the past tense.
In sentence a's reply, it states that they didn't have a party but they did something else. The verbs "eat" and "be" are both in the past simple form "ate" and "was" because they both describe actions or states that happened in the past.
In sentence a's reply continues and mentions that they also didn't wash up and forgot to walk the dog. The verbs "not wash up" and "forget" are in base form because they are negatives. In the past simple form, they would be "did not wash up" and "forgot".
Conversation 2:
a (7) Did you see the news on TV last night?
b (8) I saw the local news but I didn't watch the national news. Why?
a (9) A reporter spoke to me at the station – was I on TV?
Explanation:
In conversation 2, the same pattern of using the past simple form of verbs in brackets is followed.
In sentence a, the verb "see" is in the past simple form "did you see" because it is a question in the past tense.
In sentence b, the speaker states that they saw the local news but didn't watch the national news. The verbs "see" and "watch" are in the past simple form "saw" and "didn't watch" because they both describe actions that happened in the past.
In sentence a's reply, the speaker explains why they didn't watch the national news. The verb "speak" is in the past simple form "spoke" because it describes an action that happened in the past. The verb "be" is also in the past simple form "was" because it refers to the past tense.