Past indefinite

Вставьте следующие глаголы в форме прошедшего времени в предложения по смыслу.

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.

Придумайте вопрос к каждому предложению.

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

1. I spent there a fortnight. I got up early, went to the sea, bathed and lay in the sun.

2. The weather was sunny and hot.

3. My friend and 1 rented a nice room in a private house.

4. No, it was not far from the sea.

5. We cooked our meals at home.

6. Vegetables and fruits were not very expensive.

7. I greatly enjoyed my holiday.

Ответьте на вопросы отрицательно, поясните свой ответ.

Model: 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?

Переведите предложения на английский язык.

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?

Закончите следующие предложения, используя Past Indefinite Tense.

Model: Now he lives in Moscow, but a few years ago he lived in Kiev.

1. Now he studies English, but at school...

2. Now he often sleeps in the daytime, but he never... before.

3. Now she knows something about the life of these people but before she came to live here she ... nothing about them.

4. Now I play tennis well but when I was eighteen...

5. I am a student now and have my lunch at the college but when I was a schoolboy I...

6. He leaves home at 8 in the morning but when he lived in the country he ...

7. He doesn't smoke now but only a few months ago ...

8. She seldom writes to me now, but there was a time when she ...

9. This year we stayed at our friend's when we came to Minsk but last year we ... at the hotel.