Exercício: Verbs Past Tense

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Use the Past Tense of the verbs in parentheses. For irregular verbs see list at the link below of this topic:

My uncle Fred was a great movie star.
1) Poor uncle, he _______________ last year. (to die)
2) He once _______________ me about his artistic career. (to tell)
3) It _______________ some twenty years ago. (to begin)
4) That's when he _______________ to Hollywood. (to go)
5) They _______________ my uncle to play in a new Tarzan picture. (to choose)
6) They _______________ a lot of money on that picture. (to spend)
7) Uncle Fred _______________ a lot of weight because of it. (to lose)
8) You see, he _______________ against some natives. (to fight)
9) He _______________ an angry elephant. (to ride)
10) He _______________ from a tall tree into a dangerous river. (to tall)
11) He _______________ very fast across it. [because of the crocodiles]. (to swim)
12) Once a lion almost _______________ him. (to catch)
13) Luckily someone _______________ the animal just in time. ( to shoot)
14) On another occasion the _______________ something moving behind him (to feel)
15) He _______________, but it was too late. (to run)
16) A snake _______________ him in the leg. (to bite)
17) They _______________ him t a small hospital nearby. (to take)
18) Uncle Fred _______________ the hospital a month later (to leave)
19) He _______________ famous after that film. (to become)
20) After that he _______________ more than twenty adventure films. (to make)
21) Last year he _______________ to Rio de Janeiro for his vacation. (to fly)
22) He _______________ a taxi at the airport. (to take)
23) We never _______________ sad uncle Fred again. (to see)

Outros tópicos relacionados para consulta:

Cf. Lista de Verbos Irregulares do inglês
Cf. Exercício: Passado Simples - Verbos Regulares e Irregulares
Cf. /past-tenses-imperfect/

The answers will be posted in this topic soon.

Regards and good studies.