Past indefinite

Exercise 28A. Supply the Past Indefinite forms the verbs.

find, fall, keep, leave, meet, sell, hurt, cost, give, write, teach, put

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 open 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 beach yesterday. 8. My brother ... me 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 29A. Read the sentences and write then in the Past Indefinite. Make necessary changes in the sentences.

1. I often see Julia at the University. Yesterday ....

2. We always meet on Sundays. Last month ...,

3. Dan usually walks to his office. Yesterday ... .

4. He usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday ....

5. They usually watch TV in the evening. Yes­terday evening ....

6. I usually sleep very well. Last night ... .

7. He does morning exercises every day. Yesterday ...

8. She often loses things. Two days ago ... .

9. She often brings flowers from the country. Last Sunday ... ... .

10. This woman sells vegetables every day. Он Sa­turday ... ... .

Exercise 31A. Write a question for each answer.

I went to the Black Sea coast in summer. – When did you go to the Black sea coast?

I spent there a fortnight. I got up early, went to the sea, bathed and lay in the sun. The weather was sunny and hot. My friend and 1 rented a nice room in a private house. No, it was not far from the sea. We cooked our meals at home. Vegetables and fruits were not very expensive. I greatly enjoyed my holiday.

Exercise 32A. Answer the following questions in the negative and explain why you didn't do that.

Example: Did you have a date yesterday? No, I didn't. I was very busy.

1. Did you watch TV yesterday? 2. Did you travel much last summer? 3. Did your parents go to the country on Sunday? 4. Did you go to the swimming-pool on Wednesday? 5. Did you do the shopping at the weekend? 6, Did your friend work during his holidays? 7. Did you keep any pets in your childhood? 8. Did you often get bad marks at school? 9. Did you often quarrel with your friends when you were a kid?

Exercise 33A. Turn the following into proper ques­tions. You have to ask your friend about his / her holi­day, he / she has just come from.

Example: Where / go Where did you go in summer?

1. How long / stay there 2. Stay in a hotel / rent a room. 3. Go alone / with friends. 4. Food / be good. 5. The weather / be fine. 6. What / do in the evening. 7. Meet / any interesting people. 8. How / travel there. 9. What places of interest / see. 10. How / spend time. 11. What/like best of all. 12. When / come back. 13. How / travel back

Exercise 35A. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Они купили новый дом в прошлом году. 2. Когда вы видели его в последний раз? 3. Когда он сказал вам об этом? 4. На прошлой неделе мы никуда не выходили из дома по вечерам. 5. Это случилось неделю назад. 6. Они поженились, когда Джону было 24, а Лизе - 18. 7. Его родители умер­ли, когда он был еще совсем ребенок. 8. Кто встре­чал вас на вокзале? 9. Когда они уехали из России? 10. Я нашла это в шкафу. 11. Он начал писать сти­хи, когда ему было 14 лет. 12. Прошлая зима бы­ла теплой. 13. Где вы познакомились с этой де­вушкой? 14. Почему вы не пришли к нам в воскре­сенье? 15. Мы решили послать эту телеграмму вчера. 16. Она посмотрела на доску и списала но­вые слова. 17. С кем вы обсуждали этот вопрос раньше? 18. Сколько раз в неделю вы бывали в институте в прошлом году?