You never know what will happen

A long time ago there (live) ... a poor Chinese peasant. One day a beauti­ful horse (appear) ... When the peasant's friends (see) ... the horse, they (say) .., "How lucky you are!"

The peasant (respond)…, "You never know what will happen". After two days, the horse (run) ... away. The peasant's friends (come) ... and (say) …,"What a terrible thing. How unlucky you are". The fine horse (run)... away". The peasant (get, not) ... excited. He simply (say) …, "You never know what will happen".

Exactly one week later, the horse (return) ... And it (bring) ... three other horses. When the peasant's friends (see) ... the horses, they said to their friend, "Oh. You are so lucky. You now have four horses to help you". The peasant (look) ... at them and once again said, "You never know what will happen".

The next morning the peasant's oldest son was in the field. Suddenly one of the horses (run) ... into him, and the boy (fall) ... to the ground. He was badly hurt. He (become) ... crippled. Indeed, this was terrible, and many peo­ple (come) ... to the peasant and (express) ... their sorrow for his son's mis­fortune. But the peasant simply said, "You never know what will happen".

A month after the son's accident, soldiers (ride) ... into the village. They (shout) …, "There are problems along the border. We are taking every healthy young man to fight". The soldiers (take) ... every other young man, but they (take, not) ... the peasant's son. Every other young man (fight) ... in the bor­der war, and every man (die) ... But the peasant's son (live) ... a long and happy life. As his father (say) …, you never know what will happen.

Exercise 79. Use the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets.

George Washington was the first president of the United States. He (to live) ... in a beautiful home in Virginia. His mother (to have) ... a special gar­den with a beautiful little cherry tree. Everyone (to love) ... that cherry tree. One day George (to get) ... a hatchet as a present. He (to decide) to try the hatchet. He (to go) ... to the cherry tree and (to chop) ... it down. As soon as he (to see) … the tree on the ground, he (to feel) ... terrible. He (to walk) ... sadly back to the house and (to go)... to his room. He (to play, not)... that afternoon. He (to eat, not) ... that evening. That night George's father said, "Someone (to chop) ... down our cherry tree". George (to decide) ... to tell his father. He (to walk) ... toward his father and said, "I (to do) ... it. I (to chop) ... it down with my new hatchet. I cannot tell a lie". ''Thank you for telling the truth", his father (to say) ... .

Exercise 80. Use the Simple Past of irregular verbs: give, sweep, wear, fly, catch, hold, take, buy, drink, teach, drive, pay, lead, freeze, run, fight, feel, hear, hide, shut, put, drive, win, fall, get, choose.

1. I ... the floor of the kitchen with a broom. 2. A bird ... into our apart­ment through an open window. 3. I ... the bird in my hands and put it back outside. 4. My father ... me how to make furniture. 5. It got so cold last night that the water in the pond ... 6. When I heard about Sue's problem, I ... sorry for her. 7. Alex ... a map for us to show us how to get to the museum. 8. A few minutes ago, I ... on the radio about a bad plane accident. 9. Pete had an accident. He ... off the roof and ... his leg. 10. Sam ... the race. He ran the fastest. 11. Ted ... his car to Florida last summer. 12. The soldiers ... the bat­tle through the night and into the morning. 13. I used to have a camera, but I ... it because I needed money. 14. Lily didn't want anyone to find her diary, so she ... it in a shoe box in her closet. 15. There was a cool breeze last night. I opened the window, but Jane got cold and ... it. 16. Rita ... faster than any­one else in the 100 meter dash. 17. None of the other runners was ever in front of Rita during the race. She ... all of the other runners in the race from start to finish. 18. Greg is a penny pincher. I was very surprised when he ... for my dinner. 19. Frank was really thirsty. He ... four glasses of water. 20. Karen had to decide between a blue raincoat and a tan one. She finally ... the blue one. 21. Anna ... a beautiful dress to the wedding reception. 22. My pen ran out of ink, so Sam ... me an extra one he had.

Exercise 81. Use there was, there were and the Past Tense of the following verbs: sing, draw, feed, keep, put, win.

1. A: How was the concert? B: We enjoyed it. ... a very good singer. She ... four songs. 2. A: That's a wonderful drawing. Who ... it? B: I did. ... two older men sitting near me on the train. I started to draw them on the train, I finished the picture at home. A: You're really talented! 3. A: Where did you buy that cowboy hat? B: I didn't buy it. I ... it. A: When? B: Last Saturday. ... a carnival. I guessed the number of balls in the box. 4. A: We took the chil­dren to the Zoo on Sunday. B: Did they like it? A: Yes, they loved it! ... lions, tigers, elephants, and monkeys. Paul and Jane ... the monkeys on peanuts, and the monkeys clapped their hands. 5. A: Did you listen to the news last night? B: No, I didn't. A: ... a con man in Texas. He became friends with older women. They gave him their money to invest, but he ... their money for himself instead. B: That's terrible. A: The police found out about him from the children of one of the women. The police arrested him and ... him in jail.

Exercise 82. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. — Якими іноземними мовами ви володієте?— Я володію англійсь­кою і російською мовами. У школі я вивчав також французьку, але знаю її погано. 2. Джон не звірив нові слова зі словником і тому неправильно переклав речення. 3. Учора діти допомагали батькам. 4. Ми постукали у двері, але ніхто не відповів. 5. – Де ви купили цей годинник? — Я купив його одинадцять років тому у центральному універмазі. 6.— Хто навчив тебе плава­ти? — Мій двоюрідний брат. 7. — Що ви робили у неділю? — У неділю я хо­див провідати мого хворого друга. 8. Я познайомився з ним вісім років тому. Тоді він був старшим викладачем, а зараз він професор. 9. — Де ти був учора ввечері? — Я ходив у кіно. — Тобі сподобався фільм? — Так, фільм мені ду­же сподобався. 10. Джек навчився розмовляти німецькою мовою у дитинстві. Він кілька років жив із батьками у Німеччині. 11. — Скільки сторінок ви прочитали минулого тижня? — Минулого тижня я прочитав дванадцять сто­рінок із домашнього читання. Мені подобається ця книжка. 12. — О котрій годині ти зазвичай встаєш? — Як правило, я встаю о сьомій годині. — О котрій годині ти встав учора?— Вчора я встав о восьмій. 13. — Що ти робила вчора? Ти слухала музику? — На жаль, ні. Я доглядала свого маленького племінника. 14. Він увійшов до кімнати, увімкнув світло і почав виконувати домашні завдання. 15. — Які книжки ви взяли у бібліотеці? — Я взяв три ро­мани Драйзера. 16. — Коли ви почали вивчати англійську мову? — Ми поча­ли вивчати англійську у школі шість років тому. 17. — Що ви робили на уро­ці англійської мови? — Ми читали новий текст, відповідали на запитання і перекладали речення з української мови на англійську. 18. Ми запросили Віл­ла на вечірку, але він не прийняв запрошення. 19.— Де ви були позавчо­ра? — Ми їздили на екскурсію до музею Д. Яворницького. Екскурсія була дуже цікавою. 20. Учора ми не послали їй телеграми, бо не знали її адреси. 21. У дитинстві Кейт мріяла бути актрисою. А зараз вона працює водієм тра­мвая. 22. — Коли твої друзі приходили до тебе? — Вони приходили до мене вчора. 23. — Коли ти закінчив школу? — Я закінчив школу три роки тому. 24. 24 серпня 1991 року Україна стала незалежною державою. Цей день — національне свято нашої країни.

USED TO / WOULD + INFINITIVE

Exercise 83. For each of the following sentences, choose either "used to" or "would".

1. Do you remember how your Uncle David … sit in that chair and smoke those disgusting cigars.

2. Your mother … have a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a young girl, didn't she?

3. For years, they … go on holiday to the Rockies, but then it became very fashionable and, hence, expensive.

4. Years ago, I … write a diary every day but then I got bored with doing it and I stopped. Maybe it was my life that was boring!

5. At the start of their marriage, they … be very happy - but then it all went wrong!

6. You … spell so well. Whatever happened?

7. When I was five, I … be able to do incredible gymnastics. Now I can't even touch my toes.

8. Before getting my driving licence, I … ride a bicycle everywhere.

Exercise 84. Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative or negative form of “used to”.

Example: Bob … (work) at the factory, but he doesn’t now.

Bob used to work at the factory, but he doesn’t now.

1. Mary … (go) to school, but now she doesn’t.

2. Andrew … (be) very tall, but now he is.

3. Kris … (drink) coffee, but now he does.

4. We … (play) football at the weekend, but now we don’t.

5. There … (be) a market every Friday, but now there isn’t.

6. They … (wear) uniform to school, but now they do.

7. He … (smoke), but now he doesn’t.

Exercise 85. Some of the phrases in bold are incorrect. Find them and rewrite the sentences correctly.

1. We used to had a dog when I was a child.

2. I used to eat pork but now I hate it.

3. Bob used to play football before he became a dancer.

4. Wales use to be an independent country before it was a part of Britain.

5. We used to have several horses.

6. Jane uses to be a singer.

7. We used to lived in Russia but now we live in Ukraine.

8. It used to work, but now it doesn’t.

Exercise 86. Make up questions using “used to”.

Example: Your mother / read to you before you started school.

Did your mother use to read to you before you started school?

1. you / eat before you went to bed

2. Who / your family / visit at the weekend

3. What / your grandparents / give you when it was your birthday

4. there / be / a park / near your house where you could play

5. where / your parents / live before they got married?

6. you / watch TV / on Saturday mornings when you got up

7. you / get up early when you were a child

Exercise 87. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the “used to” structure.

1. Did you … go to the same school as me?

2. I didn’t … have so many toys when I was a child.

3. What did you … study?

4. Didn’t you … have long hair?

5. What did you … do when you were a child?

6. He never … be like that.