past simple - regular verbs
complete with the correct form of the given verbs.
1. you ____ the plants (water).
2. we ____ a twin room in the hotel (book).
3. they ____ mary and rachel to their party (invite).
4. i ____ in portugal (live).
5. she ____ as a teacher (work).
6. i ____ to the doctors advice (listen).
7. you ____ him not to go there (advise).
8. they ____ at the tourists (shout).
9. i ____ late (arrive).
10. your mother ____ your grandmother (call).
11. they ____ nice (look).
12. it ____ heavily (rain).
13. the boy ____ for help (cry).
14. you and i ____ new clothes on (try).
15. they ____ the house white (paint).
16. he ____ her pardon (beg).
17. these leaves ____ yellow (turn).
18. you and jane ____ to school (walk).
19. they ____ hard (study).
20. you ____ chess with your friend (play).
21. my father and my uncle ____ the film (enjoy).
22. we ____ the seat belts (fasten).

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Accepted Answer

To solve this exercise, we need to use the **past simple form** of regular verbs. For regular verbs, we typically add *-ed* to the base form of the verb (with some spelling rules for verbs ending in *-e*, *-y*, or consonant-vowel-consonant, but most of these verbs follow the simple *-ed* rule).

### 1. You ______ the plants (water).
**Step 1**: Identify the base verb: *water*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed* for past simple: *watered*.

### 2. We ______ a twin room in the hotel (book).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *book*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *booked*.

### 3. They ______ Mary and Rachel to their party (invite).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *invite*.
**Step 2**: For verbs ending in *-e*, add *-d*: *invited*.

### 4. I ______ in Portugal (live).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *live*.
**Step 2**: Ending in *-e*, add *-d*: *lived*.

### 5. She ______ as a teacher (work).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *work*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *worked*.

### 6. I ______ to the doctor’s advice (listen).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *listen*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *listened*.

### 7. You ______ him not to go there (advise).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *advise*.
**Step 2**: Ending in *-e*, add *-d*: *advised*.

### 8. They ______ at the tourists (shout).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *shout*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *shouted*.

### 9. I ______ late (arrive).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *arrive*.
**Step 2**: Ending in *-e*, add *-d*: *arrived*.

### 10. Your mother ______ your grandmother (call).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *call*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *called*.

### 11. They ______ nice (look).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *look*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *looked*.

### 12. It ______ heavily (rain).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *rain*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *rained*.

### 13. The boy ______ for help (cry).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *cry*.
**Step 2**: For verbs ending in *-y* (with a consonant before *y*), change *y* to *i* and add *-ed*: *cried*.

### 14. You and I ______ new clothes on (try).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *try*.
**Step 2**: Ending in *-y* (consonant + *y*), change *y* to *i* + *ed*: *tried*.

### 15. They ______ the house white (paint).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *paint*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *painted*.

### 16. He ______ her pardon (beg).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *beg*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *begged* (double the final consonant *g* because the verb is short: consonant-vowel-consonant).

### 17. These leaves ______ yellow (turn).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *turn*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *turned*.

### 18. You and Jane ______ to school (walk).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *walk*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *walked*.

### 19. They ______ hard (study).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *study*.
**Step 2**: Ending in *-y* (consonant + *y*), change *y* to *i* + *ed*: *studied*.

### 20. You ______ chess with your friend (play).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *play*.
**Step 2**: Ending in *-y* (vowel + *y*), add *-ed*: *played*.

### 21. My father and my uncle ______ the film (enjoy).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *enjoy*.
**Step 2**: Ending in *-y* (vowel + *y*), add *-ed*: *enjoyed*.

### 22. We ______ the seat belts (fasten).
**Step 1**: Base verb: *fasten*.
**Step 2**: Add *-ed*: *fastened*.

### Final Answers (filled in):
1. watered
2. booked
3. invited
4. lived
5. worked
6. listened
7. advised
8. shouted
9. arrived
10. called
11. looked
12. rained
13. cried
14. tried
15. painted
16. begged
17. turned
18. walked
19. studied
20. played
21. enjoyed
22. fastened

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Explanation:

1. You ______ the plants (water).

2. We ______ a twin room in the hotel (book).

3. They ______ Mary and Rachel to their party (invite).

4. I ______ in Portugal (live).

5. She ______ as a teacher (work).

6. I ______ to the doctor’s advice (listen).

7. You ______ him not to go there (advise).

8. They ______ at the tourists (shout).

9. I ______ late (arrive).

10. Your mother ______ your grandmother (call).

11. They ______ nice (look).

12. It ______ heavily (rain).

13. The boy ______ for help (cry).

14. You and I ______ new clothes on (try).

15. They ______ the house white (paint).

16. He ______ her pardon (beg).

17. These leaves ______ yellow (turn).

18. You and Jane ______ to school (walk).

19. They ______ hard (study).

20. You ______ chess with your friend (play).

21. My father and my uncle ______ the film (enjoy).

22. We ______ the seat belts (fasten).

Final Answers (filled in):

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