SIMPLE PAST 8

Last sunday, I was gardening with my father. It was half past six in the morning. The air was really fresh. My dad called me from the yard. He said something about 'banana'. I walked to where he stood looking at one of my banana tree.I saw some of them are already yellow. What a great view!

Next we were busy to harvest the bananas it was first my time to do this.We just moved to this new house for about six months.Here, we have some yard besides the housewith banana and guava trees.

After that, I watered the vertical garden and pulled off the wild grass. I also collected the old leaves and realized that the yard looked nicer and cleaner after that.

Finally, I picked two ripe guavas. Hmm, they smelt nice. I took a shower and had breakfast with my parents right after that. It was a fine sunday morning. I felt a stronger bond by doing the gardening with my father.

What is the main idea of the first paragraph ?

• The family had a breakfast together.

• The writer watered the plants and cleared the yard.

• The writer found that some of the bananas were ripe.

• The father and son were busy to harvest the banana trees.

Last sunday, I was gardening with my father. It was half past six in the morning. The air was really fresh. My dad called me from the yard. He said something about 'banana'. I walked to where he stood looking at one of my banana tree.I saw some of them are already yellow. What a great view!

Next we were busy to harvest the bananas it was first my time to do this.We just moved to this new house for about six months.Here, we have some yard besides the housewith banana and guava trees.

After that, I watered the vertical garden and pulled off the wild grass. I also collected the old leaves and realized that the yard looked nicer and cleaner after that.

Finally, I picked two ripe guavas. Hmm, they smelt nice. I took a shower and had breakfast with my parents right after that. It was a fine sunday morning. I felt a stronger bond by doing the gardening with my father.

From the text, we know that .........

• The writer felt very bored last sunday.

• The writer's garden is full of kinds of flowers.

• Mother was not at home last sunday morning.

• The writer really enjoyed the gardening time with his family.

Last sunday, I was gardening with my father. It was half past six in the morning. The air was really fresh. My dad called me from the yard. He said something about 'banana'. I walked to where he stood looking at one of my banana tree.I saw some of them are already yellow. What a great view!

Next we were busy to harvest the bananas it was first my time to do this.We just moved to this new house for about six months.Here, we have some yard besides the housewith banana and guava trees.

After that, I watered the vertical garden and pulled off the wild grass. I also collected the old leaves and realized that the yard looked nicer and cleaner after that.

Finally, I picked two ripe guavas. Hmm, they smelt nice. I took a shower and had breakfast with my parents right after that. It was a fine sunday morning. I felt a stronger bond by doing the gardening with my father.

Why did the yard look nicer and cleaner ?

• It was full of beautiful flowers.

• They had cut off all the banana trees

• The writer had watered banana trees.

• He collected old leaves and pulled off the wild grass.

I've got a painful experience that I went through last semester. I joined the cross country. We were running this race competing against several other schools. The entire race was long and dreadful. It took place in the desert so it was really hot and humid. We run up and down the hills.

It was getting awful after 10 minutes of the race. People who ran in front of me made me breathe the dust they created.It was not so bad until my throat started to hurt. it was very painful. I had a hard time to catch my breath and I sweat a lot. I really hated it.

In the end, I managed to finish the race. I felt really good after that. I felt fully alive again. That race was a horrible experience.That is the reason why I quitted the team a week later.

What does the second paragraph tell us about ?

• Painful incidents during the cross country.

• An awful place in the mountain.

• A good feeling after completing the race.

• A cross-country race.

I've got a painful experience that I went through last semester. I joined the cross country. We were running this race competing against several other schools. The entire race was long and dreadful. It took place in the desert so it was really hot and humid. We run up and down the hills.

It was getting awful after 10 minutes of the race. People who ran in front of me made me breathe the dust they created.It was not so bad until my throat started to hurt. it was very painful. I had a hard time to catch my breath and I sweat a lot. I really hated it.

In the end, I managed to finish the race. I felt really good after that. I felt fully alive again. That race was a horrible experience.That is the reason why I quitted the team a week later.

Why was the writer's throat painful ?

• He sweat a lot.

• He couldn't breathe.

• It was really hot and humid.

• People in front of him created dust.

Kelly found the scissors and _________ her hair with it yesterday.

• Cuted.

• Cuting.

• Cut.

• Cutted.

Lea ________ her wallet in this market two months ago.

• Loose.

• Losed.

• Lose.

• Lost.

My teacher didn't _______ me about the topic last time.

• Teach.

• Teacher.

• Taught.

• Teaching.

Dwight ________ an active student last year.

• Were.

• Was.

• Is.

• Are.

The followings are the time signals in simple past tense, except:

• Yesterday.

• Last night.

• Two months ago.

• Tomorrow.