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I A The p.ist tense of certain verbs llNftinplcs

* The sun rosę just after five o'clock.

■> Yes, it shone into the room.

I VV11I limcdid the sun risel Insi .illcr I ive o'clock.

y I >ld u shine into the room?

Yrs, ii did.

Noie: IJndcr 17A you will find a study list of the forty verbs used in the lollowing Iwo lixercises. Although they are all quite common verbstheir past h iiM s ollcn cause difficulty, and you are advised to familiarise yourself with i iwm I ii st, so l hat you can do the Exercises with little hesitation and with appreciation of their meaning.

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t , unhinc i hc question and the answer to make a complete statement as shown hi the Hxamplesabove.

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l I Iow lar did the car skid?

Nimi ly 1 hirty metres.

J Why did the driver tread on the accelerator?

Bcc.iusc he thought it was the brake. i Dul ilu* accelerator stick wideopen?

Yes, it did.

i Wli.il did the car hit?

A l.unp post.

Wh,u did they bind the driver's wound with?

A pin r ul sliirt.

• Hli mg did ihe passenger's nose bleed for?

• Julii i lung time.

• i, did |lic passenger liedown?

⁴ *n 11u | i vi mml.

1 \ In ii did i¹ ul drlver wake up?

In Ini<i|itl d

In

i nc oi ner <111 vn

10    I Iow inu«*li did l liry suc him for?

Twciity thous.md pounds.

I I When di<l lic c | u i I his job?

Straight .iftci t lic accident.

11    Why did hc Hec the country?

To escape the law.

I \ Did anyone shed any tears when he left? No, no one.

14 Where did he seek refuge?

In Australia.

I ^r> Did he dig for gold there?

Ycs, he did.

I (> I )id he strike any gold?

I lardly any.

17 Did he grow rich?

No, grass.

IM Where did he sow grass?

Wherever he could.

10 Why did he saw down trees?

To make a fence for sheep.

7.0 What did he feed the sheep on?

Bananas, of course!

I Why did Sheila's lip swell up?

hecause a wasp stung her. y I Iow did Ken split his trousers?

( limbing over a fence.

\ Did l oby bet that Ken could not sew them up himself? Yrs, hc did.

i I >id Ken sew them up himself?

Yrs, he did.

•    I Iow did Helen slit the envelope open ?

Wił h lier enormously long fingernail.

«. i Iow did Marilyn speed up her typiilg ?

i', going to evening classes.

/ I Iow much did Zena bid for the Chincsr v.im f A < ouple of hundred. h Win o did she fali?

• .• »iMg down the stairs.

•    i......did she feel about breaking the vasc?

Dii ddr.

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