General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 05 Topic 01.doc Infinitive Past simple understand understood wake woke write wrote  PRACTICE 16 The past simple tense 1. Look at the past tense verbs in the box. 2. Read Amy's letter to her mother. 3. Look at the present tense verbs in the brackets ( ). 4. Choose the correct past tense verb. 5. Write the past tense verbs in the correct spaces in the letter. brought woke told wanted went slept felt Dear Mum It’s ten o’clock at night and I am in bed. I have the flu. I feel awful! I woke up this morning with a really bad stomach ache and a headache. I 1 _________ (want) to stay in bed but I 2 ___________ (go) to class. When I got to college I 3 _________ (feel) worse. Carmen 4 _________ (tell) me I should go and see her doctor. The doctor said I have the flu. She told me to go home and rest. I 5 _________ (sleep) for about eight hours. I 6 _________ (wake) up when Carmen 7 __________(bring) me some magazines. She’s a great flatmate. Don’t worry about me. I just have to stay in bed, rest and eat lots of chicken soup. All my love Amy 213 QUESTLANGUAGE