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Ex. 47. Use Present Simple or Past Simple of the verbs in
brackets.
1. A: (hear, you) … the thunder last night? B: No, I … . I (hear,
not) … anything all night. I (be) … asleep. 2. A: Listen! (hear, you) …
a siren in the distance? B: No, I (not) … . I (hear, not) … anything at
all. 3. A: (build, you) … that bookshelf? B: No, I … . My uncle (build)
… it for me. 4. A: (be, a fish) … slippery to hold? B: Yes, … . It can
slip right out of your hand. A: How about frogs? (be, they) … slippery? B: Yes, … . A: What about snakes? B: I (know, not) … . I’ve
never touched a snake. 5. A: I (want) … to go to the mall this afternoon and (look) … for a new bathing suit. (want, you) … to go with
me? B: I can’t. I (have) … an appointment with my English teacher.
Besides, I (buy) … a new bathing suit last year. I (need, not) … a new one this year. 6. I (offer) … to help my older neighbor carry her groceries into her house every time I see her return from the store. She
(be) … always very grateful. Yesterday, she (offer) … to pay me for
helping her, but of course I (accept, not) … the offer. 7. Last Monday
night, I (take) … my sister and her husband to my favorite restaurant
for dinner and (find) … the doors locked. I (know, not) … it then, but
my favorite restaurant (be, not open) … on Mondays. We (want, not)
… to eat anywhere else, so we (go) … back to my house. I (make) … a
salad and (heat) … some soup. Everyone (seem) … satisfied even
though I (be, not) … a wonderful cook. 8. My daughter is twenty-one
years old. She (like) … to travel. My wife and I (worry) … about her a
little when she (be) … away from home, but we also (trust) … her
judgement. Last year, after she (graduate) … from the college, she
(go) … to Europe with two of her friends. They (travel, not) … by
train or by car. Instead, they (rent) … motor scooters and slowly
(ride) … through each country they visited. While she (be) … away,
my wife and I (worry) … about her safety. We (be) … very happy when
we (see) … her smiling face at the airport and (know) … that she was
finally safe at home.

Answer 1

1. A: (Did you hear) the thunder last night? B: No, I didn't. I (didn't hear) anything all night. I (was) asleep.
2. A: Listen! (Do you hear) a siren in the distance? B: No, I don't. I (don't hear) anything at all.
3. A: (Did you build) that bookshelf? B: No, I didn't. My uncle (built) it for me.
4. A: (Is a fish) slippery to hold? B: Yes, it is. It can slip right out of your hand. A: How about frogs? (Are they) slippery? B: Yes, they are. A: What about snakes? B: I (don't know). I’ve never touched a snake.
5. A: I (want) to go to the mall this afternoon and (to look) for a new bathing suit. (Do you want) to go with me? B: I can’t. I (have) an appointment with my English teacher. Besides, I (bought) a new bathing suit last year. I (don't need) a new one this year.
6. I (offer) to help my older neighbor carry her groceries into her house every time I see her return from the store. She (is) always very grateful. Yesterday, she (offered) to pay me for helping her, but of course I (didn't accept) the offer.
7. Last Monday night, I (took) my sister and her husband to my favorite restaurant for dinner and (found) the doors locked. I (didn't know) it then, but my favorite restaurant (isn't open) on Mondays. We (didn't want) to eat anywhere else, so we (went) back to my house. I (made) a salad and (heated) some soup. Everyone (seemed) satisfied even though I (am not) a wonderful cook.
8. My daughter is twenty-one years old. She (likes) to travel. My wife and I (worry) about her a little when she (is) away from home, but we also (trust) her judgment. Last year, after she (graduated) from the college, she (went) to Europe with two of her friends. They (didn't travel) by train or by car. Instead, they (rented) motor scooters and slowly (rode) through each country they visited. While she (was) away, my wife and I (worried) about her safety. We (were) very happy when we (saw) her smiling face at the airport and (knew) that she was finally safe at home.