Past simple

1.

Change the verbs into the Past Simple Tense and click the verbs.
The Supposedly Haunted House
lived
No one ………………………
(live) in the broken-down old house at the end of Maple Street,
said
had
but everyone ………………………
(say) that it ………………………
(have) a ghost.
refused
decided
Clarissa ………………………
(refuse) to believe this, and so one day she ………………………
(decide)
to investigate the house – alone.
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2.

Change the verbs into the Past Simple Tense and click the verbs.
entered
First, she ………………………
(enter) the dusty old foyer at the front of the house,
saw
and she only ………………………
(see) a few broken chairs and lots of cobwebs.
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3.

Change the verbs into the Past Simple Tense and click the verbs.
stepped
Next, she ………………………
(step) into the salon beside the foyer.
stood
Several couches ………………………
(stand) there, but no ghosts.
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4.

Change the verbs into the Past Simple Tense and click the verbs.
opened
After that, she ………………………
(open) the door to the library next to the salon:
lay
many dusty old books ………………………
(lie) on the floor, but
weren’t
there ………………………
(not be) any ghosts.
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5.

Change the verbs into the Past Simple Tense and click the verbs.
left
climbed (climb) the stairs.
Then, she ………………………
(leave) the library and slowly ………………………
made
went
The stairs ………………………
(make) a creaking sound as she ………………………
(go) up them.
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6.

Change the verbs into the Past Simple Tense and click the verbs.
investigated (investigate) the bedrooms one by one:
Upstairs, she ………………………
covered
dust ………………………
(cover) the beds and dressers, but
walked
no ghost ………………………
(walk) there.
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7.

Change the verbs into the Past Simple Tense and click the verbs.
sighed
became (become) certain that
Clarissa ………………………
(sigh) and ………………………
haunted
hurried
no ghost ………………………
(haunt) this house, and so she ………………………
(hurry)
back downstairs and out of the front door of the house.
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8.

Change the verbs into the Past Simple Tense and click the verbs.
walked
looked
Finally, as she ………………………
(walk) away from the house, she ………………………
(look) back:
was
waved
there ………………………
(be) a ghost in the doorway. The ghost ………………………
(wave) goodbye
went
to her, smiling, and then ………………………
(go) back into the house.
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