1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple. 1. Arthur Conan Doyle (be) a famous writer. 2. Jules Veme write) Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 3 ( D1 Watson/help) Sherlock Holmes? 4. Sherlock Holmes (smoke) a pipe 5. Agatha Christie (create) the Belgian detective, Hercule Ponot

Sure! Here are the sentences with the verbs in brackets changed to the Past Simple tense:

1. Arthur Conan Doyle was a famous writer.

2. Jules Verne wrote Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

3. Did Watson help Sherlock Holmes?

4. Sherlock Holmes smoked a pipe.

5. Agatha Christie created the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.