+ Complete the text with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
Last night I was (be) asleep in my room when
a strange noise
(wake) me up. 1
(not want to leave my room
because I
(feel) very scared.
Then I
(hear) the noise again, so
(decide) to go and investigate.
When I
(turn on) the light in the
kitchen, a bird
(fly) out of the
window
1
(close) the window so that the
bird
(not can) come in again and
then I 10
(go) back to bed.
2
Explanation:
In this paragraph, we are talking about events that happened in the past. To indicate past actions, we use the past simple tense of verbs.
1. "was" - This is the past simple form of the verb "be." It is used to indicate that the action of being asleep happened in the past.
2. "woke" - This is the past simple form of the verb "wake." It is used to indicate that the noise caused me to wake up.
3. "did not want" - This is the negative form of the past simple of the verb "want." I did not want to leave my room because I was scared.
4. "felt" - This is the past simple form of the verb "feel." It is used to indicate that the feeling of being scared occurred in the past.
5. "heard" - This is the past simple form of the verb "hear." It indicates that I perceived the noise with my ears in the past.
6. "decided" - This is the past simple form of the verb "decide." It shows that I made a choice to go and investigate.
7. "turned on" - This is the past simple form of the verb "turn on." It describes the action of activating the light in the kitchen in the past.
8. "flew" - This is the past simple form of the verb "fly." It shows that the bird moved through the air in the past.
9. "closed" - This is the past simple form of the verb "close." It indicates that I shut the window in the past.
10. "couldn't" - This is the past simple form of the modal verb "can." It is used to indicate that the bird was not able to come in again.
11. "went" - This is the past simple form of the verb "go." It shows that I returned to bed in the past.