Основные случаи употребления.

Exercise 1. Give the Past Indefinite form of the following verbs:

See, sleep, give, bring, say, speak, tell, go, come, meet, send, spend, built, catch, begin, know, teach, make, understand, sit, stand, sing, do, buy, sell, lose, find, hurt, put, cost, leave, keep, fall, be, have, set, rise, swim, write.

Exercise 2. Translate into Russian and comment on the use of the Past Simple Tense.

Student A: Student B:

1. Last winter he often worked in the library.

2. The manager entered the office, sat down at his desk and began to look through the morning mail.

3. When I arrived at the station, I went to the booking-office and bought a ticket.

4. He came to my place when I was not at home.

5. Yesterday it was very cold, but today it is much warmer.

6. When did he come here first?

7. Brian came home, switched on the lights and sank into an armchair.

8. “Did you see Betty yesterday?” – “Oh yes, but she refused to talk.”

Exercise3. Fill in the adverbs.

1. she/go shopping/in the afternoon. (often)

2. in summer/we/go/to school/at 8 o’clock. (sometimes)

3. you/write/him/a letter. (never)

4. it/snow/a lot/in December. (usually)

5. John/drive/to work. (rarely)

6. Ann/wash/her hair/on Tuesdays. (always)

7. I/watch television/in the evenings. (usually)

8. they/eat/in the restaurant. (often)

9. we/drink/tea/in the morning. (never)

10. Tom and Brian/swim/in the river. (sometimes)

Exercise 4.Supply the Past Indefinite forms of the verbs in the box.

1. We needed some money, so we … our car.

2. They … last Saturday as usual.

3. I … a pet-dog when I was a boy.

4. Who … the window last night?

5. Mary … down the stairs this morning and … her leg.

6. She … a dress which … a lot of money.

7. I … this box on the bench yesterday.

8. My brother … ma this beautiful bag.

9. I … him on the way to the University.

10. A. Christie … many novels and stories.

11. Mother … me to read and write.

12. I … all your books on the shelf over there.

Exercise 5.Answer the following questions in the negative and explain why you didn’t do that.

Exercise 6. Imagine that your friend has just come back from holiday. Make up questions, using the words given below. Answer the questions.

1. How long/stay there?

2. How/go there?

3. Stay in a hotel/rent a room?

4. Hotel/be good?

5. Go alone/with friends?

6. Food/good?

7. The weather/be fine?

8. What/do in the evenings?

9. Meet/any interesting people?

10. What/do in bad weather?

11. What places of interest/see?

Exercise 7. Make up questions and give answers.

Student A: Student B:

1. I enjoyed the performance. (Where? Why?)

2. He played the piano last night. (Where? How?)

3. They heard some interesting songs last week. (What songs? Where?)

4. This director made some good movies about children. (About whom?)

5. This artist painted many posters. (How many posters? What posters?)

6. She sang many songs at the concert. (At what concert? How many songs?)

7. He played in that orchestra. (What instruments? When?)

8. She took music lessons from this teacher. (When? Why?)

9. My father worked at a factory some years ago. (At what factory?)

Exercise 8.Answer the questions using the words in brackets.

Student A: Student B:

1. Who made the movie “Idiot”? (Pyriev)

2. Who painted the picture “Children”? (Serov)

3. Who wrote the music to the movies “Hamlet” and “King Lear”? (Shostakovich)

4. Who directed the play “Three Sisters” at the theatre? (Stanislavsky)

5. Who played the part in the English movie “King Lear”? (Paul Scofield)

6. Who founded the Puppet Theatre in Moscow? (Sergei Obraztsov)

7. What actors played in the movie “Waterloo”? (Russian, American and Italian actors)

8. Who wrote music to the movie “The Beginning”? (Shostakovich)

Exercise 9. Ask questions to the underlined parts of the sentences.

Student A: Student B:

 

 

1. Last year he didn’t go to the South because of the exams.

2. They came to visit their friendyesterday.

3. He went to the concert two days ago.

4. He had breakfastat 8:30.

5. These students were usually late for their lectures last year because they had transport problems.

6. She didn’t tell him the truth.

8. Robert took his driving test last week.

9. No one wanted to learn the truth: everyone was afraid.

10. Jane asked her mother to buy her a pullover.

 

Exercise 10. Ask different types of questions to the following sentences.

1. You didn’t take your umbrella this morning.

2. They moved to New York last summer.

3. He didn’t give her a present.

4. Sometimes he found his work difficult.

5. You often mentioned her in your letters.

6. Things came to crisis in July.

7. I saw the announcement in the paper this morning.

8. She spoke with deep emotion.

9. The negotiations ended last week.

10. She thought her coffee tasted horrible.

Exercise 11. Complete the dialogue.

A: What (do) you over the weekend?

B: On Friday night I (go) to a concert.

A: You (enjoy) it?

B: Yes, I …. What you (do)?

A: I (watch) television. What you (do) on Saturday?

B: In the morning I (go) shopping.

A: Oh, I (go) shopping too. You (buy) anything?

B: No, I … . I (want) to buy a new coat. But I (not/have) enough money.

A: Neither … I. I (spend) too much last week.

B: Where you (go) in the afternoon?

A: I (go) to the new swimming pool.

B: So … I. I (not/see) you there. What time you (get) there?

A: At three o’clock. I (see) Tom. You (not/see) him, … you?

B: No, I ….

A: What you (do) yesterday?

B: I (watch) football on television.

A: So … I. I (think) it (be) a great match. … you?

B: No, It (be) terrible. My team (lose).

Exercise 12. Ask an appropriate question for each answer. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form.

A. … B. I (go) to the Black sea coast in summer.

A. … B. I (spend) there a fortnight.

A. … B. I (get) up early, (go) to the sea, (bath) and (lie) in the sun.

A. … B. The weather (be) sunny and hot.

A. … B. My friend and I (rent) a nice room in a private house.

A. … B. No, it (be) not far from the sea.

A. … B. We (cook) our meals at home.

A. … B. Vegetables and fruits (be) not very expensive.

A. … B. I greatly (enjoy) my holiday.

Exercise 13. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Когда они уехали? – Я не знаю. Меня не было дома.

2. Почему ты не подходила вчера к телефону, когда я звонил тебе? Тебя не было дома? – Я была дома. Видимо, что-то было не в порядке с телефоном.

3. Когда Дэнни уехал в Лондон? – Позавчера. Я проводил его. Он не хотел уезжать и выглядел очень расстроенным.

4. Как ты провел вчерашний вечер? – Как обычно.

5. Почему Вы вчера так с ним разговаривали? – Простите, я плохо себя чувствовал. Я не помню, что говорил.

6. Это был незабываемый вечер.

7. Письмо пришло вчера, верно? Кто принес его? Почему Вы не отдали мне его сразу?

8. Вчера я пошел в библиотеку. Я хотел взять словарь, но библиотека была, к сожалению, закрыта. Я пришел поздно.

9. Ты вчера вечером был дома? – Нет, я ходил в театр. Мне очень понравился спектакль. Игра актеров была великолепной.

10. Когда ты был в отпуске последний раз? – Прошлой зимой. – Как ты его провел? – Прекрасно. Ходил на лыжах, катался на коньках.

11. Почему ты не позвонила мне? – Я вернулась домой слишком поздно.

12. Какие журналы он хотел показать мне. – Я не знаю.

13. Кто купил подарок для Джейн? – Ник.

14. Сколько писем Вы напечатали вчера. – Двадцать.

15. Кто навестил Вас вчера? – Друзья нашего сына.

Exercise 14. Use used to in the following sentences.