- •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
Lizardman
Christopher Davis, a young driver from South Carolina, (claim)... a monster (attack) ... him while he was driving along a lonely road. The monster (be)... seven feet tall and (have)... red eyes and green skin. It (chase)... Christopher's car and (jump)... on the roof. Many people (believe)... the story and the newspapers (call)... the monster «Lizardman». Seventy hunters recently (set out)... to trap Lizardman and a local radio (offer) ... $1 million to anyone who (capture)... him dead or alive. Lizardman had so much publicity that thousands of people (visit) ... South Carolina to find him. No one has found him yet. As everyone knows, monsters may or may not exist, but they are very good for the tourist industry!
A... B. I went to the Black Coast in summer.
A... B. I spent there a fortnight.
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Past Simple versus Present Perfect
Сравните времена по таблице 4:
Таблица 4
Прошедшее время Past Simple всегда связано с прошедшим периодом времени (который может быть указан в предложении или ясен из контекста. Kate Steele wrote her first novel in 1990. (When? In 1990. The time is stated.) Мы используем Past Simple, если говорим о людях, которых нет уже в живых. William Shakespeare wrote 'Romeo and Juliet.' (Shakespeare is no longer alive. We do not mention when he wrote the play, but we use the past simple.) |
При употреблении настоящего времени Present Perfect внимание особо привлекается к результату действия, к приобретенному опыту. Kate Steele has written a lot of successful novels. (When? We do not know. The exact time is neither mentioned nor implied.) |
Прошедшее время Past simple служит для выражения действия, которое началось и закончилось в прошлом. Jim was a teacher for five years. (He is no longer a teacher.) |
Настоящее время Present Perfect служит для выражения действия, которое началось в прошлом и продолжается до настоящего момента. Jim has worked as a teacher for five years. (He began working as a teacher five years ago and he is still a teacher today. |
Exercises 1. What's the difference between the following sentences?
1. a). She worked for this company for two years.
b). She has worked for this company for two years.
a). I've seen Tom Hanks, b). I saw Elvis Presley.
a). She has typed ten letters this morning, b). She typed ten letters this morning.
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2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
1. A: Do you know that man?
B: Oh, yes. He's a very good friend of mine. I... (know) him for about ten years. A: I think I... (meet) him at a business meeting last month.
2. A: Mum... (lose) her purse. B: Where... (she/lose) it?
A: At the supermarket while she was shopping.
3. A: Who was on the telephone? B: It... (be) Jane.
A: Who is Jane?
B: Someone who... (work) in my office for a few years. She's got a new job now.
4. A: Who is your favourite singer?
B: Freddie Mercury. He... (have) a wonderful voice. A: Yes, I agree. He... (enjoy) r>erforming live, too