Past Simple: Forms, Irregulars, Negative and Question Structures

Apuntes

• Past Simple: Regular and Irregular Verbs **Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in the past simple, or the correct form.** Last summer, my family and I **(go)** to Italy for a holiday. We **(rent)** a house in Umbria, in central Italy, about 5 km from a village called Gubbio. The weather **(be)** fantastic, hot and sunny during the day, but cold at night. We **(do)** things every day. Sometimes we **(go)** to Perugia or Assisi and **(visit)** churches and art galleries. On other days, we **(stay)** in the house. It **(have)** a swimming pool in the garden, so the children **(be)** happy. One afternoon, an old woman **(arrive)** at the door. “Good afternoon,” she **(say)**. “I’m your neighbour. Are your children at home?” “Yes,” I **(answer)**. “I think so. Why?” “Because about an hour ago, I **(see)** a small boy near the village. I think he was your son.” I **(look)** out of the window. My daughter **(be)** in the swimming pool, but my son **(not be)** there. “Where **(you)** **(ask)**?” I **(say)**. “Did you **(see)** him?” “He was on the road to the village, but I **(not speak)** to him,” the old woman **(say)**. “Come on,” I **(tell)** my husband. “We need to go to t...