C o mple t e t he st o ry in t he P ast Simple .

U se
t he ve rbs in brac ke t s.

(1) (2)
T im Wilkins ___________________ (no t h a ve ) a n y sib lings. H e u su a lly ________________ (pla y)
(3) (4)
a lo ne wh e n h is f a mily ________________ (live ) in L o nd o n . H e ________________ (go ) t o t h e
(5)
pa r k e ve r y a f t e r n o o n a f t er sc h o o l wh e n t h e we a t h e r _________________ (be ) f in e . Wh e n it
(6) (7)
__________________ (r a in ), h is mu m ___________________ (t a ke ) h im t o t h e lib r a r y a n d T im
(8) (9) (10)
_______________ (c h o o se ) a b o o k a n d h e _______________ (r e a d ). H e __________________
(11)
(pr e f e r ) r e a d ing a d ve nt u r e b o o ks a bo u t p ir a t e s, e xplo r e r s o r spa c e me n. H e _____________
(b e ) ve r y ima gin a t ive .

(12) (13)
Wh e n T im _______________ (b e ) 8 ye a r s o ld , h is f a t h e r ________________ (lo se ) h is jo b . H e
(14) (15)
________________ (wo r k) a s a c a r pe nt e r a n d h e ________________ (d e c id e ) t o st a r t a ne w
(16)
lif e in a lit t le villa ge c a lle d St o n e b r id ge . So T im’s pa r e nt s ________________ (se ll) t h e ir
(17)
h o u se in L o n d o n a nd t h e y ________________ (b u y) a b e a u t if u l h o u se in St o n e b r id ge . T h is
(18) (19)
h o u se __________________ (n o t b e ) ne w a n d t h e wind o ws a n d d o o r s ________________
(20) (21)
(b e ) b r o ke n. T h e r o o f ________________ (h a ve ) a h o le . T h e y _________________ (r e pa ir )
(22) (23)
t h e h o u se a n d ________________ (pa in t ) t h e wa lls. Wh e n t h e y __________________
(24)
(f inish ), t h e h o u se __________________ (lo o k) f a nt a st ic !

(25) (26)
T im’s f a t h e r _________________ (h a ve ) a n id e a . T h e ir gar d e n _______________ (b e ) ve r y
(27) (28)
b ig a n d t h e r e _________________ (b e ) a lo t o f o ld t r e e s. T h e r e ______________ (b e ) o ne
(29)
t r e e e spe c ia lly t a ll a nd t h ic k. T im’s f a t h e r ___________________ (d e sign) a t r e e h o u se a nd
(30 )
he _______________ (spe n d ) t h e wh ole spr ing b u ild ing t h e t r e e h o u se . Wh e n t h e su mme r
(31) (32)
___________________ (b e gin), T im __________________ (h a ve ) h is ne w h o u se f inish e d . H e
(33) (34)
________________ (invit e ) so me b o ys t o pla y t h e r e a n d a ll t h e t h ings h e ______________
(35)
(r e a d ) in t h e b o o ks _________________ (c o me ) t r u e .

(36)
T h e t r e e h o u se ____________________ (no t su r vive ) ma ny ye a r s. U nlu c kily, a t e r r ib le st o r m
(37) (38)
____________________ (d e st r o y) it so me ye a r s a go . Bu t T im Wilkin s ____________________
(39) (40)
(n o t f o r ge t ) it wh e n h e ___________________ (gr o w u p ). H e ___________________
(b e c o me ) a n a r c h it e c t a n d n o w h e b u ild s t r e e h o u se s a ll a r o u nd t h e wo r ld !
(41) (42)
______________________ (yo u / h a ve ) a t r e e h o u se wh e n you _____________ (b e ) a c h ild ?
 C o mple t e t he st o ry in t he Past Simple . U se
t he ve rbs in brac ke t s.

(1)
T im Wilkin s ___________________ (no t h a ve ) a ny sib lin gs. H e u su a lly (2)________________ (pla y)
(3) (4)
a lo n e wh e n h is f a mily ________________ (live ) in L o n d o n. H e ________________ (go ) t o t h e
(5)
pa r k e ve r y a f t e r no o n a f t e r sc h o o l wh e n t h e we a t h e r _________________ (b e ) f in e . Wh e n it
(6) (7)
__________________ (r a in ), h is mu m ___________________ (t a ke ) h im t o t h e lib r a r y a nd T im
(8) (9) (10)
_______________ (c h o o se ) a b o o k a n d h e _______________ (r e a d ). H e __________________
(11)
(pr e f e r ) r e a d ing a d ve nt u r e b o o ks a b o u t pir a t e s, e xplo r e r s o r spa c e me n. H e _____________
(b e ) ve r y ima gina t ive .

(12) (13)
Wh e n T im _______________ (b e ) 8 ye a r s o ld , h is f a t h e r ________________ (lo se ) h is jo b . H e
(14) (15)
________________ (wo r k) a s a c a r pe nt e r a n d h e ________________ (d e c id e ) t o st a r t a ne w
(16)
lif e in a lit t le villa ge c a lle d St o n e b r id ge . So T im’s pa r e nt s ________________ (se ll) t h e ir
(17)
h o u se in L o n d o n a nd t h e y ________________ (b u y) a b e a u t if u l h o u se in St o ne b r id ge . T h is
(18) (19)
h o u se __________________ (no t b e ) ne w a nd t h e win d o ws a nd d o o r s ________________
(20) (21)
(b e ) b r o ke n . T h e r o o f ________________ (h a ve ) a h o le . T h e y _________________ (r e pa ir )
(22) (23)
t h e h o u se a nd ________________ (pa int ) t h e wa lls. Wh e n t h e y __________________
(24)
(f in ish ), t h e h o u se __________________ (lo o k) f a nt a st ic !

(25) (26)
T im’s f a t h e r _________________ (h a ve ) a n id e a . T h e ir ga r d e n _______________ (b e ) ve r y
(27) (28)
b ig a n d t h e r e _________________ (b e ) a lo t o f o ld t r e e s. T h e r e ______________ (b e ) o ne
(29)
t r e e e spe c ia lly t a ll a nd t h ic k. T im’s f a t h e r ___________________ (d e sign ) a t r e e h o u se a nd
(30)
he _______________ (spe nd ) t h e wh o le spr ing b u ild ing t h e t r e e h o u se . Wh e n t h e su mme r
(31) (32)
___________________ (b e gin ), T im __________________ (h a ve ) h is ne w h o u se f in ish e d . H e
(33) (34)
________________ (invit e ) so me b o ys t o pla y t h e r e a n d a ll t h e t h ings h e ______________
(35)
(r e a d ) in t h e b o o ks _________________ (c o me ) t r u e .

(36)
T h e t r e e h o u se ____________________ (no t su r vive ) ma n y ye a r s. U n lu c kily, a t e r r ib le st o r m
(37) (38)
____________________ (d e st r o y) it so me ye a r s a go . Bu t T im Wilkins ____________________
(39) (40)
(no t f o r ge t ) it wh e n h e ___________________ (gr o w u p). H e ___________________
(b e c o me ) a n a r c h it e c t a nd no w h e b u ild s t r e e h o u se s a ll a r o u nd t h e wo r ld !
(41) (42)
______________________ (yo u / h a ve ) a t r e e h o u se wh e n yo u _____________ (b e ) a c h ild ?