Question

3. Put the verbs in the Past Simple forms:
Jack and the beanstalk
Once upon a time there (1).....
20p.
(be) a boy called Jack. He (2)...
(live) with his mother. They (3).
(be) very poor. All they had (4)..
(be) a cow. One
morning. Jack's mother (5)..
(tell) him to take the cow to the market and sell her. On the way Jack
(6).wman (meet) a man. He (7).
give) Jack some magic beans for the cow. Jack (8)
(take) the beans and (9)....
(go) back home. When Jack's mother saw the beans she (10)....
(be) very angry. She (11)....
(throw) the beans out of the window. The next morning. Jack
(12)...
(look) out of the window. There (13).....
(be) a giant beanstalk. He (14)...
(go) outside and (15)........... (start) to climb the beanstalk. He (16).
(climb) up to the sky
through the clouds. Jack (17).
(see) a beautiful castle. He (18)....
(go) inside. Jack
(19)
(hear) a voice "Fee, fi, fo, fuml" and
(run) into a cupboard. An enormous giant
(20)
(come) into the room and (21)..... (sit) down. On the table there (22)....
(be) a hen and a golden harp. "Lay" said the giant. The hen (23)..... (lay) an egg-it was made of gold.
"Sing said the giant. The harp (24)...... (begin) to sing Soon the giant (25)...... (be) asleep
Jack (26)....
(jump) out of the cupboard. He (27)...
(take) the hen and the harp. Suddenly
the harp (28)...
(sing) "Help, master!". The giant (29).
(shout). "Fee, fi, fo, fum!". Jack
(30)
(run) and (31)
(start) to climb down the beanstalk. The giant (32).
(come) down after him. Jack (33)..... ........... (shout) "Mother, help!" Jack's mother (34).... (take) an
axe and (35)................ (chop) down the beanstalk. The giant (36).......... (fall) and (37).
(crash) to the ground. Nobody ever (38)............. (see) him again. With the golden eggs and the magic harp
Jack and his mother(39) (live) happily ever after.​

Answer 1

1. Was
2. Lived
3. Were
4. Was
5. Told
6.met
7.gave
8.took
9. Went
10. Was
11.threw
12.looked
13. Was
14.was
15. Started
16.climbed
17.saw
18. Went
19. Heard
20. Came
21.sat
22.was
23. Layed
24.began
25. Was
26. Jumped
27.took
28. Sang
29. Shouted
30.ran
31.started
32.came
33.shouted
34.took
35.chopped
36. Fell
37.crashed
38.saw
39.lived