EXERCISES ON PAST SIMPLE
Ex. 1. (A) Read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.
Example: Granny usually gets up at 6.30. Yesterdayshe got up at 6.30.
1.Granny usually wakes up early. Yesterday morning________________________
2.Granny usuallywalks in the garden. Yesterday____________________________
3.Granny usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday_______________________
4.Granny usually goes out in the evening. Yesterday evening _________________
5.Granny usually sleeps very well. Yesterday______________________________
- Ex. 2. (A) Put one of these verbs in each sentence:
hurt, teach, spend, sell, throw, fall, catch, buy, cost.
Example: I was thirsty, so Ibought apple juice in the shop.
1.My father___________ me how to drive when I was 17.
2.James___________ down the stairs and___________ his leg.
3.We needed some money so we____________ our summer house.
4.They________a lot of moneyyesterday. They________ a dishwasher which______
10000 roubles.
5.The boy________________ the ball to the dog and the dog_______________ it.
Ex. 3. (В) Translate into English using used to andwould + Infinitive.
1. Теперь она избегает ходить туда так часто, как раньше. 2. Он, бывало, внезапно появлялся в доме своей матери и так же внезапно исчезал. 3. Она, бывало, часами сидела у открытого окна, глядя на лес за холмом. 4. Иногда она жаловалась на свою трудную жизнь, и ей становилось легче. 5. Я лично думаю, что теперь вы говорите по английски лучше, чем раньше. 6. Теперь он совсем не курит, так как у него плохое здоровье, а ведь раньше он курил сигарету за сигаретой. 7. Он начал изучать французский, а в детстве он занимался английским с частным преподавателем. 8. Когда-то он был весьма состоятельным человеком.
Ex. 4. (С) Translate into English using the Past Indefinite Tense.
1. Мы начали этот опыт на прошлой неделе. 2. Они вернулись дбмой в 7 часов вечера. 3. Мы решили послать это письмо вчера. 4. Кому вы отдали эти журналы? 5. Вчера я встретил Стива в библиотеке. 6. Когда вы его видели в последний раз?
В прошлый вторник.
Упражнение 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple.
1. Alice (to have) a sister.
2. Her sister’s name (to be) Ann.
3. Ann (to be) a student.
4. She (to get) up at seven o'clock.
5. She (to go) to the institute in the morning.
6. Jane (to be) fond of sports.
7. She (to do) her morning exercises every day.
8. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.
9. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute.
10. Sometimes she (to take) a bus.
11. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework.
12. She (to speak) English well.
13. Her friends usually (to call) her at about 8 o’clock.
14. Ann (to take) a shower before going to bed.
15. She (to go) to bed at 11 p. m.
2. Her sister’s name (to be) Ann.
3. Ann (to be) a student.
4. She (to get) up at seven o'clock.
5. She (to go) to the institute in the morning.
6. Jane (to be) fond of sports.
7. She (to do) her morning exercises every day.
8. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.
9. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute.
10. Sometimes she (to take) a bus.
11. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework.
12. She (to speak) English well.
13. Her friends usually (to call) her at about 8 o’clock.
14. Ann (to take) a shower before going to bed.
15. She (to go) to bed at 11 p. m.
6. Преобразуйте предложения в вопросительные и отрицательные.
1. Did the children listen … ? The children did not (=didn’t) listen …
2. Did Peter go home … ? Peter did not go home …
3. Did she do her homework … ? She did not (=didn’t) do her homework …
4. Did the children run … ? The children did not (=didn’t) run …
5. Did the postman knock … ? The postman did not (=didn’t) knock …
6. Did the look at me angrily? They did not (=didn’t) look at me angrily.
7. Did we leave the house … ? We did not (=didn’t) leave the house …
8. Did she tell him … ? She did not (=didn’t) tell him …
9. Did the lesson begin … ? The lesson did not (=didn’t) begin …
10. Did they know anything about me? They did not (=didn’t) know anything about me.
Exercise 7. Вставьте was, were, did.
1. When________ Mother's Day last year?
— It _______ in April.
2. What ____ you do?
— We made a cake and cards for Mum.
3. ________ Mum happy?
— Yes, she _________.
4. Who _______ you invite?
— Our grandparents.
5. What _______ you give to your granny?
- Flowers.
6. ________ you tired?
— No, we weren't.
Exercise 8. Представьте себе, что в воскресенье вы ходили в гости к другу. Что вы там делали? Дайте краткие ответы.
- Did you knock at his door?
- Did you stay in the house?
- Did you talk about your holiday?
- Did he tell you any jokes?
- Did you have dinner with him?
- Did you watch TV?
- Did he show you his things?
- Did you play any games?
- Did you go to the yard?
- Did you walk in the streets?
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