1. Прочтите и переведите следующие предложения на русский язык:

а) 1. It was quite possible for us to help him. 2. The weather was fine and cloudless the day before yesterday. 3. I was on duty last time. 4. Mary was late for classes yes­terday. 5. We had a meeting last night. 6. I had my lunch at 12 o'clock. 7. Everybody was fond of walking. 8. The hall was full of children.

6) 1. There was a strong wind that day and it was cold outside, that's why it was pleasant to stay indoors. 2. There were a lot of people at the meeting. 3. There were dark cloubs in the sky, and it was clear that it was going to rain. 4. It was clear to us that the weather was going to change for the better.

2. Измените по лицам глагол-сказуемое в следующих предложениях:

1.1 had a meeting yesterday. 2. I had no meeting yes­terday. 3. I was at home last night. 4. I was not at home last night.

3. Вместо пропусков вставьте правильную форму глаголов to be и to have в Past Indefinite Tense:

1. My watch ... ten minutes fast. 2. He ... ready to begin his report. 3. They ... not present at the lecture. 4. We ... at home last night. 5. There ... a lot of yellow and red leaves on the ground in the park. 6. We ... no meeting last week. 7. They ... dinner at home. 8. We ... a long talk with the dean yesterday. 9. Who ... a meeting of the radio circle the day before yesterday? 10. It ... impossible for him to finish the work in time. 11. Who ... fond of socker games? 12. We ... going to review the old grammar material.

4. Переведите на английский язык:

1. На улице было много народу. 2. Кто отсутствовал в прошлый раз? 3. Она не опоздала на урок вчера. 4. Мы позавтракали вчера дома. 5. Она собиралась повторить слова десятого урока. 6. У кого была контрольная работа позавчера? 7. После занятий они отдыхали. 8. У них был короткий перерыв. 9. Вчера вечером мы обсуждали ваш доклад.

Чтение окончаний прошедшего времени стандартных глаголов

Обратите внимание на орфографию: I study—I studied, но: I play—played

5. Прочтите и выучите наизусть форму прошедшего времени следу­ющих нестандартных глаголов (таблицу нестандартных глаголов см. на с. 448):

to be—was, were	to see—saw	to begin—began
to have—had	to find — found	to come—came
to know—knew	to send—sent	to spend—spent
to take—took	to do —did	to understand— understood
to write—wrote	to go—went	to meet — met
to leave—left	to read — read	to get—got

6. Прочтите и переведите следующие предложения на русский язык:

1. She studied English a year ago. 2. He finished his design last night. 3. We walked home yesterday. 4. Yesterday 1 skied in the country. 5. The students went to Leningrad last week. 6. My daughter did her best to finish the report in time. 7. Our class began at 11.30. 8. My brother left for England last year. 9. It took him some years to master German. 10. First spring flowers appeared in the fields. 11. He made his report on Monday. 12. We saw the dean yesterday. 13. He did the translation without any difficulty. 14. He spoke on the same topic.