<p>Aicha UmU El Mouminine College  Teacher : Rachid El Machehouri Tangier</p><p>Past Simple 2</p><p>Unmuddle the two stories (One for "he" and one for "them')</p><p>He built the house himself. They grew the flowers themselves. (He) laid the foundations and constructed the walls, (they) planted the seeds and cultivated the seedlings, (he) put in the plumbing and installed the electricity, (they) moved them to the beds and watered them, (he) inserted the windows and hung the doors, (they) protected them from wind and tied them to sticks, (he) put on the roof and erected the chimney, (they) put round netting and fertiliser. Then he lived in it. Then they cut them and sold them.</p><p>Use the information to answer the multiple choice questions:</p><p>1954 1967 1971 1973</p><p> start school finish school leave England return England </p><p>1974 1975 1976 1978</p><p> meet Angela go to U.S.A marry new job </p><p>1979 1980 1981 1982</p><p> promotion baby house fire</p><p>1983 1984 1995 1996</p><p> baby manager own company now</p><p>1. I (a) started school in 1954. (b) opened (c) embarked </p><p>2. I (a) was at school for thirteen years. (b) were (c) had </p><p> www.englishclass.canalblog.com Aicha UmU El Mouminine College  Teacher : Rachid El Machehouri Tangier 3. I (a) let England in 1971. (b) left (c) lost </p><p>4. I (a) stayed away two years. (b) stood (c) sat </p><p>5. Twenty two years ago I (a) hit Angela, my wife. (b) meant (c) met </p><p>6. I (a) visited the USA for a short time. (b) employed (c) viewed </p><p>7. Angela and I (a) received married in 1976. (b) got (c) became </p><p>8. Two years later I (a) left another job. (b) lost (c) took on </p><p>9. I (a) did some good moves in the first year. (b) made (c) won </p><p>10. In 1979 I (a) held promotion within the firm. (b) caught (c) got </p><p>11. Angela (a) had our first child in 1980, a son. ( b) bore (c) made </p><p>12. We (a) earnt a house a year later. (b) bought (c) paid </p><p>13. We (a) lived there for a year before the fire. (b) left (c) lay</p><p>14. The fire (a) smoked it to nothing in 1982. (b) knocked (c) burnt </p><p>15. For a year we (a) refined in a hotel. (b) stayed (c) stopped </p><p> www.englishclass.canalblog.com Aicha UmU El Mouminine College  Teacher : Rachid El Machehouri Tangier 16. During that time our second child (a) born. (b) bored. (c) was born.</p><p>17. I (a) became a manager in 1984. (b) received (c) got </p><p>18. Last year I (a) built my own company. (b) formed (c) made </p><p>19. 13 years ago I (a) meant what I wanted. (b) thought (c) knew </p><p>20. A year ago I (a) received it. (b) achieved (c) caught</p><p>Put the words in order and the verbs in the right form to write the story:</p><p> e.g. One day two men went to sea in a small boat.</p><p>1. one day/(go)/to sea/two men/in a small boat.</p><p>2. suddenly/ (darken) /the sky/ (appear) /clouds/and </p><p>3. (pour) down/the wind/the rain/(blow)/and </p><p>4. (bob)/on the sea/a cork/like/the boat, </p><p>5. into the boat/water/(get)/(turn) over/it/and </p><p>6. to the bottom/the two men/(hang) on/the/(splash)/waves/over them/while</p><p>7. frightened/and cold/(be)/they </p><p>8. a liner/they/in the distance/(see)/to wave/frantically/and/(begin)/they </p><p>9. (not spot)/them/for a long time/it/but/(do)/finally/the liner </p><p>10. colder/and whiter/while/(wait)/they/the two/ (become)</p><p>11. at last/(throw) out/a life-belt/somebody/(land)/by them/which/close </p><p>12. it/(not be)/for both of them/enough/big/hold on to/to/for a long time</p><p>13. the ship/when/closer/(be)/(slow) down/to let down/it/a rope ladder</p><p>14. fingers/cold/so/(be)/the men's/(not catch)/the first few times/they/the ladder www.englishclass.canalblog.com Aicha UmU El Mouminine College  Teacher : Rachid El Machehouri Tangier 15. (succeed)/they/finally</p><p>16. (start)/one/the ladder/to climb/(stay)/while/in the sea/the other</p><p>17. they/(arrive)/on board/in the end/both/safely </p><p>18. (give)/the crew/dry clothes/them/some.</p><p>19. the cook/soup/special/( make)/ </p><p>20. (let)/the captain/have/a cabin/they/(go)/to sleep/them/and/to recover/so</p><p>ANSWERS:</p><p>1. One day two men went to sea in a small boat. 2. Suddenly the sky darkened and clouds appeared. 3. The wind blew and rain poured down. 4. The boat bobbed on the sea like a cork. 5. Water got into the boat and it turned over. 6. The two men hung on to the bottom while waves splashed over them. 7. They were frightened and cold. 8. They saw a liner in the distance and started to wave frantically. 9. The liner did not spot them for a long time, but it finally did. 10 . While they waited, the two became colder and whiter. 11. At last somebody threw out a life-belt to them which landed close by them. 12. It was not big enough for both of them to hold on to for a long time. 13. When the ship was closer it slowed down to let a rope-ladder. 14. The men's fingers were so cold they did not catch the ladder the first few times. 15. The finally succeeded. 16. One started to climb the ladder while the other stayed in the sea. 17. In the end they both arrived safely on board. 18. The crew gave them Some dry clothes. 19. The cook made special soup. 20. The captain let them have a cabin and they went to sleep to recover.</p><p> www.englishclass.canalblog.com</p>