Use the simple past of these regular and irregular verbs: ask, build, choose, dig, forgive, lose, play, quit, ring, spend, steal, talk. the phone eight times before anybody answered it. 2. oh my gosh! call the police! someone my car. 3. the architectural firm that i worked for designed this building. my brotherís construction company it. it took them two years to complete it. 4. the children baseball until dark and didn’t want to stop for dinner. 5. after i gave a large bone to each of my three dogs, they went to separate corners of the backyard and holes to bury their bones. 6. a: why isnít bill here for the meeting? he’s supposed to give the weekly report. b: i to him last night on the phone, and he said heíd be here. 7. after looking at all the chairs in the furniture store, i finally the red one. it was a difficult decision. 8. a: how are you getting along in your relationship with ann? b: not bad. last night i her again to marry me, and she said maybe . 9. the players are depressed because they the game last weekend. next time theyíll play better. 10. a: how can you take a three-month vacation? what about your job? b: i wonít be going back to that job again. i yesterday. 11. i can’t afford a new car because i all my money on new furniture for my apartment. 12. a: is maggy still angry with you? b: no, she me for what i did, and she’s speaking to me again.