Complete the story in the past simple. Use the verbs in blackets.
Tim Wilkins loves his tree house. His father built it when he was 8.
Tim Wilkins (1) ___________________ (not have) any siblings. He usually (2)________________ (play) alone when his family (3) ________________ (live) in London. He (4) ________________ (go) to the park every afternoon after school when the weather (5) _________________ (be) fine. When it (6) __________________ (rain), his mum (7) ___________________ (take) him to the library and Tim (8) _______________ (choose) a book and he (9) _______________ (read). He (10) __________________ (prefer) reading adventure books about pirates, explorers or spacemen. He (11) _____________ (be) very imaginative.
When Tim (12) ___________(be) 8 years old, his father (13)______________ (lose) his job. He (14) ________________ (work) as a carpenter and he (15) ________________ (decide) to start a new life in a little village called Stonebridge. So Tim’s parents (16) ________________ (sell) their house in London and they (17)________________ (buy) a beautiful house in Stonebridge. This house (18)______________ (not be) new and the windows and doors (19) _______________(be) broken. The roof (20) ________________ (have) a hole. They (21) ________________(repair) the house and (22) ________________ (paint) the walls. When they (23)____________(finish), the house (24)____________ (look) fantastic!
Tim’s father (25)____________(have) an idea. Their garden (26) _______________ (be) very big and there (27) _________________ (be) a lot of old trees. There (28) ______________ (be) one tree especially tall and thick. Tim’s father (29) ___________________ (design) a tree house and he (30) _______________ (spend) the whole spring building the tree house. When the summer (31) ___________________ (begin), Tim (32) __________________ (have) his new house finished. He (33) ________________ (invite) some boys to play there and all the things he (34)______________ (read) in the books (35) _________________ (come) true.
The tree house (36) ____________________ (not survive) many years. Unluckily, a terrible storm (37) ____________________ (destroy) it some years ago. But Tim Wilkins (38) ____________________ (not forget) it when he (39) ___________________ (grow up). He (40) ___________________ (become) an architect and now he builds tree houses all around the world! (41) ______________________ (you / have) a tree house when you (42) _____________ (be) a child?
Soluções para a tarefa
1: did not have (didn't have)
2: played
3: lived
4: went
5: was
6: rained
7: took
8: chose
9: read (o verbo ler no passado é o mesmo, mas se lê como -red- {vermelho} )
10: preferred
11: was
12: was
13: lost
14: worked
15: decided
16: sold
17: bought
18: was not
19: were
20: had
21: repaired
22: painted
23: finished
24: looked
25: had
26: was
27: were
28: was
29: designed
30: spent
31: began
32: had
33: invited
34: read
35: became
36: did not survive (didn't survive)
37: destroyed
38: did not forget (didn't forget)
39: grew up
40: became
41: Did you have
42: were
Explicação:
Quando se usa o DID pra se referir ao passado, o verbo principal não muda.
Exemplo:
He swam : Ele nadou
He did swin : Ele nadou
Junto somente ao DID, o verbo não irá pro passado
Hugs mate!
didn't have
played
lived
went
was
rained
took
chose
read
preferred
was
was
lost
worked
decided
sold
bought
was not
were
had
repaired
painted
finished
looked
had
was
were
was
designed
spent
began
had
invited
read
became
didn't survive
destroyed
didn't forget
grew up
became
Did you have
were
Explicação: