- •I. Past Simple
- •Exercises
- •1. Put in was/were or wasn't/ weren't.
- •3. Write the past simple of the verbs in the list in the correct box.
- •4. Write the past simple and the past participle of these verbs. Then choose five verbs and make sentences using the past simple.
- •5. Write sentences about the past
- •6. Supply the past forms of the irregular verbs in italics.
- •Lizardman
- •Past Simple versus Present Perfect
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •3. Correct the sentences that are wrong.
- •4. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
- •II. Past Continuous
- •2. Put these sentences into the negative and question form.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.
- •4. Write sentences. Use the past continuous in a positive, negative or question form.
- •8. Make the sentences complete using either the past continuous or the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
- •9. Put the verb into the correct form, the past simple or the past continuous.
- •10. Correct the mistakes.
- •11. Rewrite the sentences. Use the past continuous and past simple with when or while.
- •12. Join the sentences using as, just, while, when and ago. Put the verbs into the past continuous or the past simple.
- •13. Join the sentences below using when, while, and, so or as/ because
- •14. Look at the sentences in exercise 13. Which tenses are used for:
- •16. A Look at the notes below and say what Rick did yesterday, using the linking words from the list:
- •17. Imagine that you were present when these things happened, then, in pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example.
- •18. Read these lists.
- •20. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •21. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous
- •22. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then say which uses of these tenses are shown in each extract.
- •23. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple.
- •24. Put in the past simple or past continuous. Note where both forms are possible.
- •In the blaze of her headlights. It (look)... Like a hedgehog with a tall white hat. It
- •III. Past perfect
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions using the past perfect tense.
- •2. Jane arrived late at different places yesterday. What had happened when she arrived at each place?
- •3. First, say which action happened first, then join the sentences using the words in brackets, as in the example.
- •4. Make up a complex sentence combining two simple sentences.
- •Read the situation and write sentences from the words in brackets.
- •6. Choose the correct words.
- •8. Complete the following sentences using the past perfect or the past continuous
- •9. Supply the past simple, the past continuous or the past perfect.
- •10. Read the following sets of sentences and say how the meaning changes.
- •11. Look at Pam's day. Combine these sentences in the correct order. Begin your sentences with when.
- •12. Look at these phrases.
- •IV. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- •Exercises
- •1. Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets using the past perfect continuous.
- •2. Supply the past perfect continuous tense of the vert» in brackets.
- •3. Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list in the past perfect continuous:
- •4. Complete the questions.
- •5. Make up sentences with the past perfect continuous tense.
- •6 . Make up sentences complete the suitable parts from the right and left-hand columns.
- •8. Identify the tenses in bold then match them to the correct tense description. How is each tense formed? When do we use each tense?
- •9. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •10. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Put the verb in the correct form, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- •Past Perfect Continuous и Past Continuous
- •E xercises
- •2. Supply either the past perfect continuous or the past continuous of the verb in brackets.
- •3. Put the verb into the most suitable form, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
- •4. Put the verbs into the correct tense, past perfect, past perfect continuous or past simple.
- •5. Work in two teams. Continue the story that your teacher starts. If you fail to continue the story your team loses.
- •V. Revision
- •1. Look at the sentences. Are they past simple (write ps), past continuous (pc), past perfect (pp), or past perfect continuous (ppc)?
- •2. Supply the Past Simple, the Past Continnous, the Past Perfect, the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
- •3. Choose the correct answer.
- •4. Underline the correct tense.
- •5. Put the verb into the correct past tense.
- •Библиографический список
- •Оглавление
8. Complete the following sentences using the past perfect or the past continuous
When I turned round she...
Everybody believed that they ...
We walk...
They thought that she...
When they arrived in London it...
When he reached the house his wife...
9. Supply the past simple, the past continuous or the past perfect.
When... the ceremony (take place)?
Two cars... (stand by) for an hour ready to start.
3.1 could read from his face that he... (hesitate) to tell the truth.
She... (lead) him to the cab that ... (wait) at the door.
My father ... (be) forty and... (be) a widower for fifteen years.
He... (stand up) quickly and... (clasp) his hands which — (tremble). 7.1... (meet) him for the first time the day before yesterday.
8. He asked her where she... (stay) because he... (want) to see her again.
10. Read the following sets of sentences and say how the meaning changes.
a). Paul had left when Sheila arrived, b). Paul left when Sheila arrived.
a). She was locking the door when she heard a strange noise outside, b). She locked the door when she heard a strange noise outside.
a). He read the book last night.
b). He was reading the book last night.
11. Look at Pam's day. Combine these sentences in the correct order. Begin your sentences with when.
Example: Mr Barnett dictated three letters. Pam typed them.
When Mr Barnett had dictated three letters, Pam typed them (9.00) Mr Barnett dictated diree letters.
(15.10) Pam rang Jeff.
(12.30) Pam had a cup of tea.
(17.00) Pam went home.
(15.00) Pam spoke to the sales manager.
(14.00) Pam had lunch.
(16.45) Pam tidied the office.
(13.45) Pam typed a report.
(10.15) Pam made two telephone calls.
(15.30) Pam sent two telexes.
(11.00) Mr Barnett dictated a report
(16.00) Pam spoke to the Publicity Manager.
(10.00) Pam made coffee.
(9.30) Pam typed three letters.
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12. Look at these phrases.
sweep the drive; paint the garage; empty the dust bins; plant the flowers.
dig the garden;
cut the grass;
repair the roof;
burn the leaves;
wash the car;
Now practise this conversation with your partner, using the phrases in the list.
A. Did you see my father yesterday?
B. Yes. Why?
A. Well, had he dug the garden?
B. He'd started, but he hadn't finished. He didn't look very pleased.
A. I know. I'd already dug it myself, but he wanted to do it again.
B. Had you? A. Yes, I had.
IV. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
The Past Perfect Continuous образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в Past Perfect и причастия 1 основного глагола (табл. 7).
Таблица 7 Positive
I, you, he, she, it, we, they |
had been Studying |
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Negative |
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I, you, he, she, it, we, they |
had not been hadn't been |
studying |
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Question |
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Had |
I, you, he, she, it, we, they |
been |
studying? |
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Употребляется для выражения:
Длительного действия, которое началось в прошлом и закончилось к определенному моменту в прошлом: Не was out of breath. He had been running fast.
Длительного действия, которое началось раньше момента в прошлом и продолжалось в определенный момент в прошлом: Не had been teaching English for ten years when we met.
При этом может быть обозначен как весь период (предлог for), в течение которого длилось действие, так и начальный момент (since):
We had been smoking in silence for a few minutes before he spoke again. He had been studying foreign languages since he became a student. Время действия может быть обозначено такими обстоятельствами, как for, since.
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