English exercise set – 3rd year middle past simple

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سلسلة تمارين في اللغة الإنجليزية: الماضي البسيط وسيرة شخصية تاريخية

Duration: للتدريب

Emir Abdelkader

Emir Abdelkader was born in 1808 near Mascara, in the west of Algeria. He studied the Quran, literature and horse riding. In 1832, he became the leader of the resistance against the French colonial army. He fought for fifteen years and founded a modern state with its own army and money. He surrendered in 1847 and was taken to France. Later, he lived in Damascus, where he saved thousands of people in 1860. He died there in 1883.

A. Reading

  1. Answer: a) When and where was Emir Abdelkader born?   b) How long did he fight?
  2. Find in the text the past form of: become — fight — die — save.

B. Language

  1. Put the verbs in the past simple: He (study) hard.   They (go) to Algiers last year.   She (not / watch) TV yesterday.
  2. Classify the final "-ed": studied — founded — surrendered — helped.
    /t//d//ɪd/
       
  3. Ask a question: "He died in 1883."

C. Written expression

Write a short biography (6 lines) of a famous Algerian person. Use the past simple.

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A. Reading

  1. a) He was born in 1808 near Mascara.   b) He fought for fifteen years.
  2. become → became; fight → fought; die → died; save → saved

B. Language

  1. He studied hard. They went to Algiers last year. She didn't watch TV yesterday.
  2. /t//d//ɪd/
    helpedstudied, surrenderedfounded
  3. When did he die?

C. Written expression: criteria

Dates and places, correct past simple forms (regular and irregular), time connectors (in, later, then), punctuation.

English exercise set – 3rd year middle past simple. Free PDF following the Algerian curriculum, with a model answer key, to preview and download for 3rd year middle English revision.

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