Okay, I will fill in the blanks with the correct past tense forms of the verbs provided:
- She broke a plate when she was washing the dishes.
- They flew to Paris in a jumbo jet last week.
- I set the alarm clock for 7:00 yesterday morning, but I woke up a half-hour before the alarm clock.
- I wrote a letter to my friends back home.
- He gave flowers to his girlfriend for her birthday.
- His mother took care of him when he was sick.
- The teacher taught the mathematics class and then gave the students three exercises to do for homework.
- Angie caught a bad cold last week. She lay in bed for three days.
- Matthew lost his wallet on the way to work yesterday. He was very upset.
- The children swam in the lake behind their house.
- We had a wonderful time at your party last night.
- I bought groceries on my way home yesterday and I paid in cash.
- I met three friends at the café and we drank several cups of coffee together.