One autumn evening， Charles and Beth went to the theater. They attended a play. The play started at 7：00. Charles and Beth enjoyed it.
After the play， Charles and Beth walked together in the park. They walked beside the lake. The moon was bright. They talked about their future.
When Charles and Beth went home， their children were not asleep. They waited for Charles and Beth to return. They were excited to hear about the play！
Charles told the children about the play. Then， Beth put the children to bed. Charles and Beth were very tired. It was a good night！
Answer the following questions. Use the Simple Past Tense.
1. What did Charles and Beth attend？ What time did it start？
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2. What did Charles and Beth do after they left the theater？ What did they talk about？
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3. Who waited for Charles and Beth to return home？ What did Beth do？
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Explanation：
1. 定义：The Simple Past is a form of the verb that shows the action happened in the past.
2. 与过去时连用的时间状语：an hour ago； yesterday； last week； last month； 2 years ago； last Monday； in 1974； when I was young。
More examples：
He broke his tooth last week.
Last year he had only two candles on the cake.
Exercises：
A. 根据提示改变句子：
They talked about their future.
否定句： ____________________________
一般疑问句： _______________________
就划线部分提问： ___________________
反义疑问句： ________________________
B. 用所给动词的过去式填空：
1. Barbara （eat） the whole cake last night.
2. I （save） some money last year.
3. You （give） me all the books yesterday.
4. I （come）， I （see）， and I （leave）.
5. They （drink） too much.
6. We （be） very happy together.
7. The cat （jump） on the tree， and the bird （fly） away.
8. We always （cook） together.
9. She （arrive） in 1978.
10. Emily and Edward （meet） in Paris.
11. Peter （change） his name many years ago.
12. Julie （move） from Canada last month.
13. They （sing） a few songs together.
14. We （have） a lot of friends there.
答案：
A. 否定句： They did not talk about their future.
一般疑问句： Did they talk about their future？
就划线部分提问： What did they talk about？
反义疑问句： They talked about their future， didn’t they？