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Sometimes there is one blank, and sometimes there are two blanks.\nUse the correct past simple form (affirmative, negative, or question).",0,[11,33,51,69,88,118,137,155,174,193,211,239],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":14,"exampleSentence":15,"blanks":16},"019f4bac-6476-71e8-a437-38f1fb73ade2","Last summer, we __1__ at a beautiful beach hotel for two weeks.","For verbs ending in a vowel + y (like stay), we simply add -ed to form the past simple: stay → stayed. We do not change the y to i.","They stayed at a lovely hotel by the sea last August.",[17],{"id":18,"blankNumber":19,"options":20},"019f4bac-6473-7afe-9c28-b7675fb36534",1,[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6473-774e-9c28-b7675df3230f","stayed",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6473-77de-9c28-b7675ed67a91","staid",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6473-7842-9c28-b7675f72740d","staied",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":19,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019f4bac-6476-7348-a437-38f1fd55143e","We __1__ our suitcases the night before we traveled to Spain.","For most regular verbs (like pack), we add -ed to form the past simple: pack → packed.","She packed her bag the night before the flight.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":19,"options":41},"019f4bac-6476-7300-a437-38f1fd1f9196",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6476-7280-a437-38f1fbf9be86","packed",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6476-72b4-a437-38f1fcdab290","pack",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6476-72e0-a437-38f1fd0cf9e9","packs",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":54,"exampleSentence":55,"blanks":56},"019f4bac-6476-7430-a437-38f20014fb9e","My parents __1__ to visit the old castle during the trip.","For regular verbs ending in -e (like decide), we add only -d to form the past simple: decide → decided. We do not add a full -ed.","They decided to take the bus to the old town.",[57],{"id":58,"blankNumber":19,"options":59},"019f4bac-6476-73f4-a437-38f1ff4f4680",[60,63,66],{"id":61,"optionText":62,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6476-7390-a437-38f1fda8e004","decided",{"id":64,"optionText":65,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6476-73b4-a437-38f1fe79517e","decideed",{"id":67,"optionText":68,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6476-73d8-a437-38f1ff0098da","decide",{"id":70,"sentenceTemplate":71,"displayOrder":72,"explanation":73,"exampleSentence":74,"blanks":75},"019f4bac-6476-752c-a437-38f2027c5357","I __1__ the local food every day during the vacation.",3,"For verbs ending in a consonant + y (like try), we change the y to i and add -ed: try → tried. Writing 'tryed' is a very common spelling mistake.","She tried a new dish at the restaurant every evening.",[76],{"id":77,"blankNumber":19,"options":78},"019f4bac-6476-74f4-a437-38f202668540",[79,82,85],{"id":80,"optionText":81,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6476-7474-a437-38f200f3e25c","tried",{"id":83,"optionText":84,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6476-7498-a437-38f20151144a","tryed",{"id":86,"optionText":87,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6476-74d0-a437-38f20217ecb8","try",{"id":89,"sentenceTemplate":90,"displayOrder":72,"explanation":91,"exampleSentence":92,"blanks":93},"019d0a48-3892-706f-90d8-c27a249ee048","__1__ you __2__ the local food when you visited Italy?","To form a yes\u002Fno question in the past simple, we use 'Did' + subject + the base form of the verb. The auxiliary 'Did' carries the past tense, so the main verb stays in its base form.","Did they enjoy their cruise last year?",[94,106],{"id":95,"blankNumber":19,"options":96},"019d0a48-3891-7f2f-827b-73d35ebf1cd8",[97,100,103],{"id":98,"optionText":99,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0a48-3891-7ebb-827b-73d35e07afd3","Did",{"id":101,"optionText":102,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0a48-3891-7edf-827b-73d35e718360","Do",{"id":104,"optionText":105,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0a48-3891-7f0f-827b-73d35eb40613","Does",{"id":107,"blankNumber":32,"options":108},"019d0a48-3892-7033-90d8-c27a242c09f5",[109,112,115],{"id":110,"optionText":111,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0a48-3891-7f6b-827b-73d35f0113ab","enjoy",{"id":113,"optionText":114,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0a48-3891-7f8b-827b-73d35fa0959b","enjoyed",{"id":116,"optionText":117,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0a48-3892-700b-90d8-c27a24113893","enjoys",{"id":119,"sentenceTemplate":120,"displayOrder":121,"explanation":122,"exampleSentence":123,"blanks":124},"019d0a48-3892-717f-90d8-c27a26b1d486","The children __1__ in the hotel pool every day during the vacation.",4,"We use the past simple for actions in the past. The time marker 'during the vacation' shows this is a past situation.","We played volleyball on the beach every afternoon.",[125],{"id":126,"blankNumber":19,"options":127},"019d0a48-3892-7143-90d8-c27a2620fcfd",[128,131,134],{"id":129,"optionText":130,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0a48-3892-70cb-90d8-c27a252609e8","played",{"id":132,"optionText":133,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0a48-3892-70ff-90d8-c27a254bb927","plays",{"id":135,"optionText":136,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0a48-3892-7123-90d8-c27a25c64537","play",{"id":138,"sentenceTemplate":139,"displayOrder":121,"explanation":140,"exampleSentence":141,"blanks":142},"019f4bac-6476-7618-a437-38f204e229ce","We __1__ our vacation carefully before we traveled.","For short verbs with one vowel + one consonant at the end (like plan), we double the final consonant and add -ed: plan → planned. Writing 'planed' (one n) is a common spelling error.","They planned every detail of the trip before they left home.",[143],{"id":144,"blankNumber":19,"options":145},"019f4bac-6476-75d0-a437-38f204355e26",[146,149,152],{"id":147,"optionText":148,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6476-7570-a437-38f2029effe7","planned",{"id":150,"optionText":151,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6476-7594-a437-38f20337b17c","planed",{"id":153,"optionText":154,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6476-75b4-a437-38f2040f2cee","plan",{"id":156,"sentenceTemplate":157,"displayOrder":158,"explanation":159,"exampleSentence":160,"blanks":161},"019f4bac-6476-76f4-a437-38f208473597","The tour guide __1__ the history of the old city to us.",5,"For most regular verbs (like explain), we add -ed to form the past simple: explain → explained.","The guide explained the history of the castle to the tourists.",[162],{"id":163,"blankNumber":19,"options":164},"019f4bac-6476-76bc-a437-38f207687895",[165,168,171],{"id":166,"optionText":167,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6476-765c-a437-38f205d8519b","explained",{"id":169,"optionText":170,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6476-7680-a437-38f2062b6f01","explain",{"id":172,"optionText":173,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6476-76a0-a437-38f2069431f6","explaines",{"id":175,"sentenceTemplate":176,"displayOrder":177,"explanation":178,"exampleSentence":179,"blanks":180},"019f4bac-6476-77cc-a437-38f20c076d50","We __1__ souvenirs for our family at the airport shop.",6,"The regular verb collect ends in two consonants (ct), so we simply add -ed: collected. We never double the final consonant when the verb already ends in two consonants.","She collected small gifts for her friends at the airport.",[181],{"id":182,"blankNumber":19,"options":183},"019f4bac-6476-7794-a437-38f20b528b29",[184,187,190],{"id":185,"optionText":186,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6476-7738-a437-38f208e2e75b","collected",{"id":188,"optionText":189,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6476-7758-a437-38f209b7af21","collectted",{"id":191,"optionText":192,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6476-7778-a437-38f20a5ac521","collect",{"id":194,"sentenceTemplate":195,"displayOrder":177,"explanation":196,"exampleSentence":197,"blanks":198},"019d0a48-3892-7347-90d8-c27a2d5117ba","We __1__ tickets for the museum tour online before our vacation.","We use the past simple for actions in the past. The time marker 'before our vacation' shows this is a past situation.","They booked a hotel room near the beach.",[199],{"id":200,"blankNumber":19,"options":201},"019d0a48-3892-730f-90d8-c27a2cd1401e",[202,205,208],{"id":203,"optionText":204,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0a48-3892-72ab-90d8-c27a2b001314","booked",{"id":206,"optionText":207,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0a48-3892-72cf-90d8-c27a2be291f0","book",{"id":209,"optionText":210,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0a48-3892-72ef-90d8-c27a2bfdae37","books",{"id":212,"sentenceTemplate":213,"displayOrder":214,"explanation":91,"exampleSentence":215,"blanks":216},"019f4bac-6476-7938-a437-38f20fd91e7c","__1__ you __2__ the old castle during the trip?",7,"Did you visit the museum on your last vacation?",[217,227],{"id":218,"blankNumber":19,"options":219},"019f4bac-6476-787c-a437-38f20dbc4ddd",[220,222,224],{"id":221,"optionText":99,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6476-7820-a437-38f20cda94e1",{"id":223,"optionText":102,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6476-7840-a437-38f20d3ed8bd",{"id":225,"optionText":226,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6476-7860-a437-38f20d60ef77","Were",{"id":228,"blankNumber":32,"options":229},"019f4bac-6476-7904-a437-38f20f86d123",[230,233,236],{"id":231,"optionText":232,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019f4bac-6476-78ac-a437-38f20e060eb9","visit",{"id":234,"optionText":235,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019f4bac-6476-78cc-a437-38f20e35d185","visited",{"id":237,"optionText":238,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019f4bac-6476-78e8-a437-38f20f11bca5","visits",{"id":240,"sentenceTemplate":241,"displayOrder":242,"explanation":243,"exampleSentence":244,"blanks":245},"019d0a48-360e-7a5c-aa50-a727d0f56951","After dinner, we __1__ along the beautiful seaside promenade.",9,"We use the past simple for actions in the past. The time marker 'after dinner' shows this is a past situation.","We relaxed by the pool every afternoon during our stay.",[246],{"id":247,"blankNumber":19,"options":248},"019d0a48-360e-7a08-aa50-a727d0a9ba42",[249,252,255],{"id":250,"optionText":251,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0a48-360e-7974-aa50-a727ce60c823","walked",{"id":253,"optionText":254,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0a48-360e-79ac-aa50-a727cede9b30","walk",{"id":256,"optionText":257,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d0a48-360e-79dc-aa50-a727cfbf7b4f","walks",{"title":259,"slug":260,"language":261},"Past Simple (Regular verbs)","past-simple-regular-verbs","en"]