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English Grammar and Composition
A Grammar Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions and Interjections Modals The Tense Present Simple Past Simple Future Simple Present Continuous Present continuous indicating a future action Present Perfect Tense Past Continuous Tense Forms of Verbs 'Be' Verbs Regular and Irregular Verbs More about Adjectives Introducing Adjectives Comparison of Adjectives More about Adverbs Introducing Adverbs Types of Adverbs More about Prepositions Introducing the Preposition Use of Prepositions Linking Words Introducing Articles Indefinite Articles Definite Articles Possessives Introducing Possessives Formation of Possessives The Sentence Different kinds of Sentences Affirmative and Negative statements Interrogative sentences Imperative Sentences Exclamatory sentences Optative sentences Introductory 'There' Introductory 'There' There isn't/ There aren't Infinitives, Gerunds and Participles Infinitives Gerunds Participles Capitalization and Punctuation Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Statements Questions Imperatives Optatives Exclamatory sentences Voice Statements Interrogative Sentences Passive in different tenses Imperative Sentences Uses of passive voice Gap Filling Activities with/without Clues Substitution Table Right Form of Verbs Narration Changing Sentences Punctuation & Capitalization B Composition Writing Paragraphs A Bus Stand My Favourite Bird Preparing A Cup of Tea How to make A Garden Perseverance Traffic Jam Global Warming My Birthday Party My Favourite Book Country Life and City Life Letter Writing Formal letters Informal Letter Formal E-mail Informal E-mail Composition Sample Question & Guidelines

Past Simple (Lesson: 2)

সপ্তম শ্রেণি (মাধ্যমিক) - English Grammar and Composition - A Grammar | NCTB BOOK
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A. Read the following text and look at the underlined verbs:

  1. My father worked in a bank when we lived in Munshiganj. Then he started a business in Dhaka and at one stage we moved there.
  2. Rafik was in class six when his mother died.
  3. Bangladesh won ICC Trophy in 1997. That time all cricket fans celebrated the event very much.
  4. Interviewer: When were you born?
    Interviewee: I was born in 2001.
  5. My uncle visited many countries of Europe when he had a job in England.
  6. "What did you do last weekend?" "Nothing much, I only finished my homework."

Note: The past simple tense is used with reference to past time. Verbs used in the past simple tense are

  1. Be verb: was, were
  2. Have verb: had
  3. Action verbs in the past form: worked, lived, started, moved etc.
  4. Passive verbs: auxiliary verb (was/were) + past participle. For example, was informed, were stolen, was born etc.
  5. Auxiliary verb: "Did" is used in making interrogative or negative sentences. For example, what did you do last weekend?
  6. Modals: could, would, used to etc.

B. Use the correct forms of verbs in the following gaps:

  1. When I _______ a child I ______ how to ride a bicycle. My elder brother _____ me carefully and at one stage I _____ able to learn it.
  2. Our school _______ an inter school debate competition On 23 March and we ______ the runner up position. We _____ a certificate and a crest from the chief guest.
  3. Last night we _____ no electricity in our locality. My father _____ some candles and we all _____ a candle light dinner. It ________ great fun.
  4. He _______ play football in his youth.

C. Make past tense questions and answers using the words given. One is done for you:

  1. Who/you see/ in the room? Who did you see in the room?
  2. I see/Jamal/there
  3. When/you go/ to school?
  4. We/go/to school/ at 8.15 am.
  5. Where / you celebrate/ your holiday?
  6. We/celebrate/ in our village/holiday
  7. Why / you come/ late to class?
  8. 1/ come late/because it / rain/ in the morning
  9. When/your father/ promote/ as General Manager?
  10. My father/ promote/ early this year.

D. Write a paragraph on any one of the following using the past simple tense:

Our Liberation War, The Day I Passed My PEC Exam, My Last Vacation

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