Answer :
To complete the passage with the correct past simple forms of the verbs provided, let's work through each sentence one by one:
Did you see the snowstorm last night?
- Here, "Did" is the auxiliary verb used to form the past simple question, and "see" is the base form.
It started at about eight o'clock and at first it wasn't very bad.
- The verb "to be" in past simple can be "was" or "were." Since "it" is singular, we use "wasn't."
But the snow soon became quite thick on the ground.
- "Become" changes to "became" in past simple.
It was snowing for about five hours!
- Past continuous tense is used here correctly, as it describes an ongoing action in the past.
I didn’t sleep at all because I felt so excited - I didn’t want to miss anything!
- The negative form in past simple uses "didn’t," and "sleep," "feel," and "want" change to "slept," "felt," and "wanted," respectively.
This morning some friends came round to our house and helped us clear the snow away from our door.
- "Come" changes to "came," and "help" changes to "helped" in past simple.
**Thanks, guys! I don't know about the weather today. Did you watch the weather forecast on TV this morning?
- Again, "Did" is used with the base form "watch" to make a question in past simple.
In the second paragraph:
- Yes, I saw the snowstorm last night - amazing!
- The last storm like this was five years ago.
- It took place in December, right at the beginning of the winter.
- We made some amazing snowmen that year, but unfortunately, they did not last very long because the snow soon melted.
- I posted some photos yesterday, when the storm started. Did you see them?
These sentences demonstrate how the past simple tense is used to describe actions or events that have been completed in the past. Each verb form is adjusted to correctly represent the past simple tense. Let me know if you need any more explanations!
