2 Complete the postcard with the affirmative or negative past simple form of the verbs below. be x2 can x2 decide help jump stop study walk Hi Maisy, We 1 on a school trip last week. The teachers 2 to take us to Wales for our photography course. We 3 a lot of useful things and Mr Kiffin really 4 me to understand how to take better pictures. On the last day we 5 along a path and down to the beach. Suddenly the teacher 6 talking and a dolphin 7 out of the sea. I 8 believe it! My camera 9 in my hand, so I 10 take a photo of it in mid-air! How exciting! Please send me some of your photos soon! Love, Eva

Hi Eva, I hope you had a great time on your school trip to Wales! It sounds like such a fun experience. Now, let's go through the postcard and fill in the missing verbs in the past simple tense. 1. "We __ were __ on a school trip last week." Here, we use the past simple form of the verb "be," which is "were." 2. "The teachers __ decided __ to take us to Wales for our photography course." In this sentence, we need to use the past simple form of the verb "decide," which is "decided." 3. "We __ studied __ a lot of useful things." For this sentence, we use the past simple form of the verb "study," which is "studied." 4. "Mr Kiffin really __ helped __ me to understand how to take better pictures." To complete this sentence, we need to use the past simple form of the verb "help," which is "helped." 5. "On the last day, we __ walked __ along a path and down to the beach." Here, we use the past simple form of the verb "walk," which is "walked." 6. "Suddenly, the teacher __ stopped __ talking." In this sentence, we need to use the past simple form of the verb "stop," which is "stopped." 7. "A dolphin __ jumped __ out of the sea." For this sentence, we use the past simple form of the verb "jump," which is "jumped." 8. "I __ couldn't __ believe it!" To complete this sentence, we need to use the negative past simple form of the verb "can," which is "couldn't." 9. "My camera __ was __ in my hand." Here, we use the past simple form of the verb "be," which is "was." 10. "So I __ couldn't __ take a photo of it in mid-air!" In this sentence, we need to use the negative past simple form of the verb "can," which is "couldn't." I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions. Best regards, [Your Name]