The simple past tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. The simple past is the basic form of past tense in English. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past and action duration is not important.
Now, see the following exercise and answers of class 11 English text book unit 4 History and Culture.
A. Read
this paragraph and classify regular and irregular verbs in the bold face.
About 771 BCE, a barbarian invasion drove the Zhou rulers
eastwards. During this time, the state of Qin became responsible for
guarding the western frontier and they gradually moved eastward and
eventually occupied the original Zhou domains. Thus, the Qin became
a close ally of the Zhou and they also had marriage relations with the
Zhou ruling class. King Ping of Zhou (r. 770-720 BCE) transferred titles
of the nobility and huge estates to the chief of Qin.
Past simple is used to talk
about a single action or series of actions that happened in the past.
B.
Complete the texts below using the correct past forms of the verbs from the
bracket.
a. The
Maya established a very advanced civilisation in the jungles of the Yucatan.
However, their culture……………. (disappear) by the timeEuropeans first ……………
(arrive) in the New World.
→ The Maya
established a very advanced civilisation in the jungles of the Yucatan.
However, their culture disappeared
(disappear) by the time Europeans first arrived
(arrive) in the New World.
b. When I
………(turn) on the radio yesterday, I ……….(hear) a song that was popular when I
……(be) at the basic level of my study. It ……….. (take) me back to some old memories.
→ When I turned (turn) on the radio yesterday, I heard (hear) a song that was popular when
I was (be) at the basic level of my study.
It took(take) me back to some old memories.
c. I was
looking for a job. I……….(apply) for a job last week. Fortunately, I…… (get) it
and now I am a job holder.
→I was
looking for a job. I applied
(apply) for a job last week. Fortunately, I got
(get) it and now I am a job holder.
C. Choose
the correct words from the list and complete the sentences with the correct
verb form.
|
-teach -write -see
-get up -throw
-cost |
a. Newton …………..an apple falling from the
tree.
→ Newton saw an apple falling from the tree.
b. Ramesh
Bikal …………..many
popular stories.
→ Ramesh Bikal wrote many popular stories.
c. My
jacket is expensive. It …………..me Rs 5000.
→ My jacket is expensive. It cost me Rs 5000.
d. She …………..early in the morning
yesterday.
→ She got up early
in the morning yesterday.
e. When I
was small, my father …………..me at home.
→ When I was small, my father taught me at home.
f. Why did
you …………..the cap
away?
→ Why did you throw the cap away?
D. Put the
verb into the correct form and complete the sentences.
a. I went
to see the film, but I …………..it. (not/enjoy)
→ I went to see the film, but I didn’t enjoy it.
b. I …………..Rojina in town in a few days
ago. (meet)
→ I met Rojina in town in a few days ago.
c. It was
very warm, so I …………..my coat. (take off)
→ It was very warm, so I took off my
coat
d. Though
the bed was very comfortable, I …………..very well. (not/sleep)
→ Though the bed was very comfortable, I didn’t sleep very well.
e. I ………….new job last week. (start)
→ I started new job last week.
f. He ………….. too busy in the office yesterday. (be)
→ He was too busy in the office yesterday.
g. Nita …………..her to the party, but she
didn’t come. (invite)
→ Nita invited her to the party, but she didn’t come.