6. Open the brackets using Past Simple.
A
.
1.
Mr.
Smith (fix) his car on Saturday morning. 2.
His
wife (water) the plants in the garden. 3.
After lunch they
(clean) the yard and then they (watch) TV.
4.
Their son Alex (listen) to
loud music and (play) computer games. 5.
Their little daughter Lucy (cry)
a little and then (smile). 6.
In the afternoon Mrs. Smith (work) in the kitchen.
7.
She (bake) a delicious apple pie. 8.
She (cook)
a good dinner. 9.
After dinner she (wash) the dishes. 10.
Her
husband
(smoke) a cigarette and (phone) their friends. 11.
Then
he (talk)
to his wife. 12.
She
(change) her clothes and (comb) her hair.
13.
They
(wait) for a taxi. 14.
The taxi (arrive) at 8
pm. 15.
They (visit) their friends. 16.
They (dance)
a lot there. 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (enjoy) themselves very much.
B
.
1.
It (rain) all day yesterday. 2.
Tim (stay) at home. 3.
He (decide) to work at his English. 4.
He (start) doing his English homework after breakfast. 5.
He (memorize) a long list of irregular verbs, (translate) an
interesting story from English into Russian and (listen) to English
grammar chants. 6.
He (like) the chants very much. 7.
Tim (finish) his homework at 1 o’clock. 8.
After lunch he (play) computer games and (serf) the Internet. 9.
Then he (phone) his friend Dennis. 10.
They (talk) about their studies and their classmates. 11.
They (exchange) the latest news and (discuss) some problems. 12.
When they (finish) their telephone conversation Tim’s Mum (ask) him
to help her cook dinner. 13.
Tim (peel) some potatoes and his Mum (fry) them. 14.
She also (prepare) fresh salmon. 15.
Tim and his parents (enjoy) their dinner. 16.
After dinner Tim and his Dad (watch) a football match.
7. Make sentences putting the words in the right sequence.
the dishes / she / after supper / washed.
started / the train / at 9 pm.
a lot / danced / at the party / they.
happened / in the South China sea / the accident.
gathered / in the street / yesterday / a lot of people.
jogged / last morning / in the park / Peter.
opened / the new text / they / translated / and / their textbooks.
she / to France / wanted / to go.
finished/his bicycle/repairing/yesterday/evening/Rob.
accepted / I / with pleasure / the invitation / to the theatre.
8 . Open the brackets using Past Simple.
Tommy Brown lives in a small village and works on a farm. Tommy is a real story-teller. But no one believes what he says because he is always telling lies. Here is one of his stories:
“One night last week I 1) ….. (finish) work late. I 2) ….. (decide) to go home. But suddenly I 3) ….. (look) up and 4) ….. (notice) a UFO with bright flashing lights. I 5) ….. (watch) the UFO for some time. Then it 6) ….. (land) in the field near the farm. A few green men 7) ….. (look) at me from the UFO’s illuminators. I 8) ….. (scream), 9) ….. (drop) my bag and 10) ….. (rush away). When I 11) ….. (arrive) at the village I 12) …..(start) telling the villagers the amazing story but they all 13) ….. (laugh) at me. No one 14) …... (believe) me.”