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Past Simple Gap Fill Worksheet 4
Elementary
Choose one of the verbs from the box to fill the gap in each sentence. You need to put the verb into the past simple.
shine light take |
bite meet fall |
beat shut cut |
1. The dog __BIT__ the little girl and her parents __TOOK__ her to the hospital.
2. Yesterday, my mother __CUT__ my hair for me. I think it looks great!
3. There was a small fire in the apartment last night. A candle __FELL__ on the bed.
4. The Patriots __BEAT__ the Cougars 21-17 in the big match last Sunday.
5. David __MET__ Sandy's parents only one month before the wedding.
6. To celebrate the national holiday, the large crowd __LIT__ candles and carried them to the church.
7. After months of poor sales, the shoe store finally __SHUT__ its doors in June.
8. The men __SHONE__ their torches around the dark cave and called out their friend's name.