Complete the extract from a story. Use the past simple of the verbs in the box. answer ask decide move stay study want
'Where do you live?' he (0) ……… 'Here in Sheffield,'……I (1) …… "I (2) …… History here,and after university…I (3) …… here. Now I'm a teacher. Do you live in Sheffield?''Yes. We… h(4) …… here in August. We (5) ……… to leave London and…we (6) …… to move north. We're very happy here. It's a great place. '
Explanation:
In this extract, we are giving information about where the speaker and the person they are talking to live.
0) The verb "ask" is used in the past simple form because it happened in the past. The character asked the question, "Where do you live?"
1) The verb "answer" is used in the past simple form because it also happened in the past. The speaker answered the question, "Here in Sheffield."
2) The verb "study" is used in the past simple form because it happened in the past. The speaker refers to the past when they studied History in Sheffield.
3) The verb "decide" is used in the past simple form because it happened in the past. The speaker made a decision after university to stay in Sheffield.
4) The verb "move" is used in the past simple form because it happened in the past. The speaker refers to the past when they moved to Sheffield in August.
5) The verb "decide" is used in the past simple form because it happened in the past. The speaker wanted to leave London and made a decision to move north.
6) The verb "move" is used in the past simple form because it happened in the past. The speaker refers to the past when they actually moved north.
This way of explaining the past simple tense and providing step-by-step explanations ensures that the answer is clear and understandable to a school student.