Section 5. Past Simple

Exercise 1. Give short answers to the following questions.

A. Pattern: Did you see him in Moscow?

Yes, I did. (No, I didn't.)

1. Did she come home late yesterday? 2. Did you get acquainted with him at the party? 3. Did you tell your husband about your new acquaintance? 4. Did you invite your new friends to your party lask week? 5. Did it rain yesterday? 6. Did it thaw on Sunday?

В. Pattern: Was he at home in the evening?

Yes, he was. (No, he wasn't.)

1. Was he at the pictures in the evening? 2. Was she at the party with you? 3. Was she a good cook? 4. Was he a doctor? 5. Was she a nurse? 6. Was it cold in the morning?

C. Pattern: Did you have many friends in the camp?

Yes, I did. (No, I didn't.)

1. Did you have much spare time yesterday? 2. Did she have a dog? 3. Did your wife have a headache after the party? 4. Did your grandparents have many children? 5. Did the children have a bath in the evening? 6. Did they have many lessons on Wednesday?

D. 1. Did it snow at night? 2. Were you out in the evening? 3. Did you go to the skating-rink on Saturday? 4. Was your father very busy last week? 5. Did you have many English lessons last year? 6. Were your friends with you at that unhappy time? 7. Did your wife like that film? 8. Did you meet her after the film? 9. Were you at home on Sunday? 10. Did she have many mistakes in her last dictation? 11. Was your wife pleased with your present? 12. Did it thaw at night?

Exercise 2. Give short answers to the following questions.

A. Pattern: She asked them to tea, didn't she?

Yes, she did. (No, she didn't.)

1. You came home early last night, didn't you? 2. You met him at the pictures, didn't you? 3. You asked her about her children, didn't you? 4. You came to dinner in time, didn't you? 5. She met them in the street, didn't she? 6. He wore a mackintosh then, didn't he?

B. Pattern: She was there too, wasn't she?

Yes, she was. (No, she wasn't.)

1. At night the ground was like iron, wasn't it? 2. He was late for dinner yesterday, wasn't he? 3. The evening was warm, wasn't it? 4. The weather was bad yesterday, wasn't it? 5. They were pleased to see you, weren't they? 6. They were absent yesterday, weren't they?

C. Pattern: She had a dog, didn't she?

Yes, she did. (No, she didn't.)

1. You had a dinner party yesterday, didn't you? 2. You had a car last year, didn't you? 3. You had many English books once, didn't you? 4. She had a daughter, didn't she? 5. He had many friends then, didn't he? 6. He had a watch, didn't he?

Exercise 3. Add question-tags to the following statements and then let your fellow-students answer these questions.

Pattern: She came yesterday.

She came yesterday, didn't she?

Yes, she did. (No, she didn't.)

1. It stopped raining only at 10. 2. You were glad to see your daughter at last 3. The snow began an hour ago. 4. You had a good dinner. 5. The icicles sparkled in the sun beautifully. 6. At the party he was with his wife. 7. The children had an evening party yesterday. 8. They went to the party with their parents. 9. Your parents had guests yesterday. 10. You were there too. 11. The guests left late at night. 12. You went for a walk rather early in the morning.

Exercise 4. Give short answers to the following questions.

A. Pattern: She didn't ask then to tea, did she?

Yes, she did. (No, she didn't.)

1. She didn't call on them yesterday, did she? 2. She didn't attend school last weer, did she? 3. She didn't cook in the morning, did she? 4. You didn't ask her about it yesterday, did you? 5. You didn't see my brother there, did you? 6. You didn't ring them up, did you?

B. Pattern: She wasn't at the party, was she?

Yes, she was. (No, she wasn't.)

1. She wasn't at home last night, was she? 2. She wasn't ill yesterday, was she? 3. He wasn't pleased to see them, was he? 4. You weren't right then, were you? 5. You weren't happy with him, were you? 6. She wasn't absent from school yesterday, was she?

C. Pattern: She had no children, did she?

Yes, she did. (No, she didn't.)

1. They had no children, did they? 2. You had no time yesterday, did you? 3. She had no guests that evening, did she? 4. When she was a girl she had no pets, did she? 5. I had no mistakes in my last composition, did I? 6. When it began raining she had no mackintosh on, did she?

Exercise 5. Add question-tags to the following statements and then let your fellow students answer these questions.

1. They weren't late for the train. 2. It didn't rain yesterday. 3. He had no voice in his youth. 4. Your friends didn't know about it. 5. They didn't come to her tea-party. 6. John and Kitty weren't happy together. 7. In the summer they had no parties. 8. Her dog wasn't clever. 9. He didn't come back. 10. It didn't thaw last night. 11. When you met him, he had his mackintosh on. 12. Your little son skated on the pond yesterday.

Exercise 6. Give short answers to the following questions beginning them with so.

A. Pattern: I read this book last year, and what about you?

(and you?)

So, did I.

1. I saw this film yesterday, and what about you? 2. I met him at the station, and you? 3. I got up at seven o'clock, and you? 4. I did my morning exercises very early, and you? 5. He helped them with their work, and what about you? 6. She saw him last Sunday, and you?

В. Pattern: She was at home at that time, and what about you?

(and you?)

So was I.

1. She was in Moscow last month, and what about her husband? 2. He was a student at that time, and his brother? 3. You were at the party, and what about your friend? 4. Of course you were tired, and what about your father? 5. She was very beautiful, and her sister? 6. I was cold, and you?

C. Pattern: He had many friends, and what about you?

(and you?)

So did I.

1. They had a party yesterday, and you? 2. She had three daughters, and her sister? 3. I had a headache then, and what about you? 4. We had bad weather last month, and you? 5. They still had some time yesterday, and you? 6. My grandma had three sons, and yours?

D. 1. They did enerything very well, and you? 2. My daughter was very tired in the evening, and yours? 3. I had three lessons on Tuesday, and you? 4. She liked the picture very much, and what about her husband? 5. I liked his wife, and you? 6. She was a beautiful woman, and her younger sister?

Exercise 7. Give short answers to the following questions beginning them with neither.

A. Pattern: I didn't see him in Moscow, and what about you?

(and you?)

Neither did I.

1. He didn't come to their party, and what about his wife? 2. She did not read this book in the summer, and you? 3. I didn't see him there last night, and what about you? 4. I didn't hear his voice, and you? 5. He didn't call them up last week and you? 6. I didn't do this exercise at the lesson, and you?

B. Pattern: I wasn't well last week, and what about you?

(and you?)

Neither was I.

1. I wasn't with them then, and what about Tom? 2. She wasn't at the party, and you? 3. He wasn't clever, and his brother? 4. You weren't ill at that time, and what about your family? 5. She wasn't pretty, and her sister? 6. I wasn't there yesterday, and you?

C. Pattern: She had no time yesterday, and what about you?

(and you?)

Neither did I.

1. I had no guests yesterday, and you? 2. At that moment I had no money about me, and you? 3. She had no friends there, and what about her husband? 4. He had no cigarettes about him, and you? 5. My parents had no pets, and yours? 6. They had no time yesterday, and you?

D. 1. She didn't answer their questions, and he? 2. She wasn't there yesterday, and you? 3. I didn't ask them to come, and you? 4. He had no time yesterday, and what about John? 5. You didn't know her husband, and your brother? 6. They weren't present, and their friends?

Exercise 8. Add question-tags (and what about ...?) to the following statements and then let your fellow students answer these questions.

1. I liked her very much. 2. I had no time on Sunday. 3. She was very lovely. 4. She came in time. 5. She didn't say a word. 6. She wasn't in the kitphen then. 7. She was very clever. 8. I didn't like him. 9. She sang beautifully. 10. I had two lectures yesterday. 11. She wasn't at home yesterday.

Exercise 9. Answer the following questions.

A. 1. Who asked you about it? 2. Who came home early that night? 3. Who worked with him? 4. Who spoke to that man? 5. Who gave him a cup of tea after dinner? 6. Who answered all the questions of the test-paper? 7. Who asked him to that dinner? 8. Who saw him at the pictures? 9. Who picked up her bag? 10. Who was in Moscow with you? 11. Who had my book? 12. Who was there?

B. 1. When did you see him? 2. When did it stop raining? 3. When did they come? 4. Where did you live last summer? 5. Where did you see them? 6. Where did they go to in January? 7. How many books did you read last month? 8. How many films did you see last week? 9. How many letters did you write to your parents in summer? 10. What books did you read last term? 11. What films did you see last year? 12. What dress did she wear at the party?

C. 1. Why did you come yesterday? 2. Why did you call him up? 3. Why didn't she answer my letter? 4. Why did you say all that? 5. Why did you buy that book? 6. Why didn't you ask her to dinner yesterday? 7. Why didn't she come to your party? 8. Why didn't she give me her book? 9. Why didn't she call on them? 10. Why didn't she ask me about it?

D. 1. What did she look for in your room? 2. What did you and Tom speak about last night? 3. Where did he go to last Sunday? 4. What did she ask you about when you met? 5. What did you think of when you saw them in our town? 6. Whose children did she look after? 7. What did you read on Sunday? 8.What did you do in the morning?

Exercise 10. Put questions to all parts of the sentences.

1. We finished our fish. 2. Soon the maid came forward with the second course. 3. She put it on the table in front of Mike. 4. He put down the carving knife. 5. She carried the meat into the kitchen. 6. For a few minutes he Stroked the dog's ear. 7. Two children ran out of the door of the house. 8. The carriage rolled on and on between the great beautiful trees. 9. People talked about him at dinner-tables. 10. She kept him by her side a great part of the evening.

Exercise 11. Think of questions for which the following might be answers.

1. I saw them yesterday. 2. She told me about her tea-party. 3. She knew nothing about it. 4. I wanted to go to the pictures tonight. 5. She came back just a minute ago. 6. She left it in the kitchen. 7. She came from the Caucasus. 8. I met him at the theatre. 9. They came after dinner. 10. She stayed with them for a month. 11. It was Mary's brother. 12. He asked me to give him your telephone number.

Exercise 12. Finish the following sentences using the phrases in brackets and putting their verbs into the Past Indefinite Tense.

1. When she lived at home, she ... . (to be very unhappy) 2. When I got to know her, she ... . (to work as a typist) 3. Last week we ...,. (to have a picnic on the bank of a beautiful river) 4. Last month they ... . (to return from their trip) 5. In June grandma and the kids ... . (to go to the country) 6. In 1996 I ... . (to be in England) 7. Last summer all of us ... . (to go to a tourist camp) 8. One Sunday morning I ... . (to wake up at five o'clock) 9. While they were at supper, her husband ... . (to tell me that he needed my advice) 10. About three months ago their daughter ... . (to marry a sailor) 11. Two days ago they ... . (to have a quarrel) 12. A minute ago she ... . (to say something different)

Exercise 13. Join the following sentences by means of the conjunctions in the margin. Give two variations where possible.

Pattern: She got my letter | when

She returned home.

1. She got my letter when she returned home.

2. When she got my letter she returned home.

1. The alarm-clock rang. I got up.
2. Tea was ready. She called the guests into the dining-room.
3. He received an invitation. He went to their party.	when
4. It got colder. The children went home.
5. I walked into the hall. I saw Mary.
6. They played in the garden. It grew dark.
7. He worked very much. He got tired.
8. She cleaned the room. Every piece of furniture shone.	till
9. They walked in the park. It began raining.
10. He fell in love with her. He saw her.
11. They stopped talking. The teacher came in.	as soon as
12. They left. It stopped snowing.
13. They went home. They learned the news.
14. Mother poured out tea. I cut bread and butter.	while
15. She prepared her lesson. Mother cooked supper.

Exercise 14. Translate into English.

1. Когда чай был готов, мать нарезала пирог. 2. В пять часов она сделала бутерброды, разлила чай по чашкам и пригласила всех к столу. 3. Вчера вечером я была в кино. 4. За ужином все говорили только о погоде. 5. В первый раз я увидел ее в театре. 6. В прошлом году мои родители были в Англии. 7. Его мать не любила его жену. 8. Как ты с ней познакомился? 9. Вчера утром таяло, а вечером стало подмораживать. 10. Когда мы познакомились, она работала в машинописном бюро. 11. Его мать умерла, когда ему было семь лет. 12. Он поженились в прошлом месяце. 13. Когда это случилось? 14. Я познакомился с ней в прошлом году в туристском лагере. 15. Он подошел и сел рядом со мной. 16. "Когда вы вернулись из Москвы?" - спросил он. 17. У них было двое детей. 18. Чем он занимался в позапрошлом году? 19. Все это произошло случайно.