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Example of past simple: Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa in 1503
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Past simple exercises
Written by Barbara WadsworthMonday, 23 November 2015
Example of past simple: Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa in 1503
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Put one of these verbs in each sentence using the past simple tense:
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1. “When did you start playing the guitar?” “When I ________________ 10.”
2. Leonardo________________ the Mona Lisa in 1503.
3. My parents________________ Italy two years ago.
4. The bed was very comfortable. I ________________ very well.
5. NASA ________________ millions of dollars on the Space Shuttle program.
6. John Lennon ________________successful songs including "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine".
7. We ________________ to the cinema last weekend.