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Ingls 8 ano
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Name: _________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________
A. Complete the story by putting the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.
They are all irregular
The Bald Knight
Once upon a time, a long time ago, there was a knight who, as he
___________________ (grow) older, ___________________ (lose) all his hair. He
___________________ (become) as bald as an egg. He didnt want anyone to see his
bald head, so he ___________________ (buy) a beautiful, black, curly wig.
One day some lords and ladies from the castle invited him to go hunting
with them, so of course he ___________________ (put) on his beautiful wig. How
handsome I look! he ___________________ (think) to himself. Then he
___________________ (set) off happily for the forest.
However, a terrible thing happened. His wig ___________________ (catch) on a
branch and ___________________ (fall) off in full view of everyone. How they laughed
at him! At first the poor knight ___________________ (feel) very foolish but then he
___________________ (see) the funny side of the situation, and he started laughing,
too.
The knight never ___________________ (wear) his wig again.
B. Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the Past Simple or the
Past Continuous.
1. While he ___________________ (ride) in the forest he ___________________ (lose) his
wig.
2. When I ___________________ (arrive) the party was in full swing. Paul
___________________ (dance) with Mary, and Pat and Peter ___________________
(drink) champagne.
3. When I ___________________ (finish) the ironing, I ___________________ (cook) dinner.
4. How fast ___________________ (travel) when their car ___________________ (have) a
puncture?
5. A police car ___________________ (pass) us on the motorway when we
___________________ (do) 80 miles an hour.
6. I ___________________ (take) a photograph of him while he ___________________ (eat)
an ice-cream.
7. He ___________________ (not like) the photo when he ___________________ (see) it.
8. Im sorry I ___________________ (wake) you. What ___________________ (you/dream)
about?
C. Complete the following text with the correct form of the verbs.
Ice hockey _1_ (be) a very interesting sport, people say. To play it, you _2_
(need) to wear an armour to stop yourself from getting hurt and avoid
concussions and broken bones. It _3_ (sound) dangerous! So why _4_ (people
/ play) it? I have a friend who _5_ (begin) playing this sport two years ago and
he says that it makes him feel fast and powerful. But sometimes he _6_ (get) a
bit scared. Last winter, while a friend of his _7_ (play), another player _8_ (run
into) so aggressively that he _9_ (break) his arm! Whatever people say, that
_10_ (not seem) interesting to me!
D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb given (Present
Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous).
John _1_ (be) a heavy smoker. He _2_ (start) smoking when he was 12, and
nowadays he _3_ (smoke) about 20 cigarettes a day. He _4_ (try) to stop now,
but its really difficult. He _5_ (join) a support group some weeks ago and he
_6_ (hope) theyll be able to help him.
A: What _7_ (you/do) last night when I _8_ (call) you? It _9_ (take) you ages to
answer!
B: You know perfectly well I _10_ (sleep)! It _11_ (be) 3 a.m. when you _12_
(ring) me! What on earth _13_ (you/think)?
A: Yes, you _14_ (be) right. I _15_ (not/realize) it was so late.
E. How are the speakers saying the sentences below? Match each sentence
with the best adverb. Write the adverb in the blank.
Example: Shhhhh, dont say a word, she said quietly.
politely
sadly
nervously
quickly
shyly
incorrectly
impolitely
happily
angrily
kindly
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