The dog who came to stay.
Last summer, Matthew and Frons went on holiday to Spain They stayed in a small cottage. One day.
Matthew went for a long walk. He found a dog It was lost! It was a stray dog If wegged its fail. I
followed Matthew home Fiona liked the dog and she gave it some food. If ate
the food very quickly 11 sat down outside their front door A1 10 pm, if was
cold Fiona let the dog inside It sat beside her on the sofa. It was a girl dog
They gave her a name - Hilda Hilda stayed in the cottage with them. Six days
later, it was time to go home. Back to England Fiona fook Hilda to a dog rescue
centre. Sadly, they had no place for Hilda But, they offered to help! They
transported Hildo to England, to Fiona and Matthew's house. Fiona and
Matthew paid the dog rescue people a fee. The fee was £500
Now, Hilda lives with Matthew and Fional She sleeps on the bed and eats Pedigree Chum and mice dog
biscuits Matthew takes her for a long walk every day and she sits on Fiona's knee in the evenings
Matthew and Fiona love Hilda and Hilda loves them
Find the past simple
of these verbs in the
text. Write them on
the line
1
2
Find
Transport
3
Pay
4
Take
Are the sentences TRUE or FALSE? Correct the false ones
1) Two years ago, Matthew and Fiona went on holiday to Greece
2) They stayed in a big hotel
3) One day, Matthew went for a walk
4) On his walk, Matthew found a mountain goat
5) The stray dog wagged its fail
6) The dog went back to its owners
7) Fiona liked the dog and she gave it something to eat
8) The dog didn't eat the food
9) It sat outside their front door
10) At 9:30, it started raining and so Fiona let the dog indoors
11) When the dog come indoors, it sat beside Fiane on the sofa
12) They called the dog Hilds
13) Hilda stayed outside in the garden
14) Matthew and Fiona took Hilds to a dog rescue centre
5
Go
6.
Sit
7
Stay
8
Wag
9
Give
10
Offer
11
Follow
15) The rescue centre had a place for Hilds
12
Have
13
Eat
14
Like
16) They transported Hilde to Spain
17) Matthew and Fiona paid a fee of £200
18) Now, Hilds lives with Matthew and Fion
19) They treat the dog very well
20) They love their dog
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