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From Present to Past

Change the verb(s) in the first sentence to past in the second sentence.

(we have mixed regular and irregular verbs)

Cambia los verbos en la primera frase al pasado en la segunda.

(hemos mezlado verbos regulares e irregulares)


example: I. Bob lives in the city of Chicago.
II. When Bob was a boy he lived in Des Moines, Iowa.


1a. Charles works at the camera factory in Boston.
1b. Two years ago, Charles __________ on a farm in Vermont.

2a.  Ron buys the newspaper at  Central Station every morning.
2b.  Yesterday, Ron ____________ the New York Times there.

3a.  Ken plays baseball only as a hobby.
3b.  Ken ___________ baseball on the school team when he was a boy.

4a.  Janet earns a lot of money in her new job.
4b.  Janet only ___________ the minimum wage at her old job.

5a.  Mary plants beautiful flowers in her garden.
5b. Last Spring, Mary ___________ some nice roses there.

6a.  Laura answers tech questions for a software company.
6b.  Yesterday, Laura _____________ a question about a computer virus.

7a.  Ted makes dinner for his family every night.
7b. Last night, Ted _________ spaghetti with meatballs.

8a.  It snows quite a lot in the mountains of Vermont.
8b.  Last year it __________ on June 3rd!

9a.  Every weekend Jack visits some relatives
9b.  Last weekend he _____________ his aunt and uncle in New Hampshire.

10a.  Every Summer the Forresters rent a house in the country.
10b.  Last Summer they _________ a beautiful house on a lake.


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