Past Simple

The concert ____________ at 8:00 and finished at 11:00. (become, begin, buy, can, eat, sell, understand, write)

My sister Katy ____________ a teacher in 2016. (become, begin, buy, can, eat, sell, understand, write)

I ____________ swim when I was eight years old. (become, begin, buy, can, eat, sell, understand, write)

Last week my dad ________ his car. (become, begin, buy, can, eat, sell, understand, write)

Sue ____________ a good dictionary last week. (become, begin, buy, can, eat, sell, understand, write)

I _________ everything the teacher said. (become, begin, buy, can, eat, sell, understand, write)

We __________ an essay in class yesterday. (become, begin, buy, can, eat, sell, understand, write)

James ____________ a big piece of cake and was ill on his birthday. (become, begin, buy, can, eat, sell, understand, write)