3 Read Bill's letter to his pen friend about his holiday and put the verbs in brackets in the past simple. Dear Fred,
Sorry | 1) (not/write) earlier but I just 2) (get) back from my camping holiday. I 3) (go) away with my parents and my cousins and we all 4) (have) a really good time. We 5) (stay) at a very beautiful campsite in the middle of a forest. We 6) (go) hiking and exploring every day. The hills and countryside 7) (be) truly beautiful. We 8) (swim) in the river and I also 9) (learn) how to fish. In the evening, we 10) (cook) over the campfire, 11) (sing) songs and 12) (tell) stories. Luckily, it 13) (not/rain) for the whole two weeks. I 14) … (love) every minute of it!
I look forward to hearing about your holiday, so write back soon.
Love, Jeremiah.​

Dear Bill,

Thank you for your letter. I'm glad to hear that you had a great time during your camping holiday. Now, let's work on putting the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense.

1) "Sorry (not/write) earlier but I just (get) back from my camping holiday." - Sorry (not to write) earlier but I just (got) back from my camping holiday.

Explanation: The verb "write" needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "not to write". The verb "get" also needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "got".

2) "I (go) away with my parents and my cousins and we all (have) a really good time." - I (went) away with my parents and my cousins and we all (had) a really good time.

Explanation: The verb "go" needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "went". The verb "have" also needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "had".

3) "We (stay) at a very beautiful campsite in the middle of a forest." - We (stayed) at a very beautiful campsite in the middle of a forest.

Explanation: The verb "stay" needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "stayed".

4) "We (go) hiking and exploring every day." - We (went) hiking and exploring every day.

Explanation: The verb "go" needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "went".

5) "The hills and countryside (be) truly beautiful." - The hills and countryside (were) truly beautiful.

Explanation: The verb "be" needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "were".

6) "We (swim) in the river and I also (learn) how to fish." - We (swam) in the river and I also (learned) how to fish.

Explanation: The verb "swim" needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "swam". The verb "learn" also needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "learned".

7) "In the evening, we (cook) over the campfire, (sing) songs and (tell) stories." - In the evening, we (cooked) over the campfire, (sang) songs and (told) stories.

Explanation: The verbs "cook", "sing", and "tell" all need to be in the past simple tense, so we change them to "cooked", "sang", and "told" respectively.

8) "Luckily, it (not/rain) for the whole two weeks." - Luckily, it (didn't rain) for the whole two weeks.

Explanation: The verb "rain" needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "didn't rain" to make it negative.

9) "I (love) every minute of it!" - I (loved) every minute of it!

Explanation: The verb "love" needs to be in the past simple tense, so we change it to "loved".

I hope this helps! If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Best regards,
Your School Teacher