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Ex. 1. Put the verbs in the past simple tense.

    1. He (come) to see me on Sunday.

    2. They (go) for a walk in the afternoon.

    3. We (travel) in the mountains last summer.

    4. She (see) this film the other day.

    5. I (buy) my car 5 years ago.

    6. It (take) me 2 hours to get to my country house.

    7. You (look) tired yesterday evening.

    8. They (make) us a proposal to unite our companies.

    9. She (tell) me to wait for her.

    10. We (see) that model in the magazine the day before yesterday.

Ex. 2. Put the verb to be in the past simple tense.

    1. Last year I (be) in Paris.

    2. He (be) hungry and tired after that trip.

    3. He (not / be) very glad to see me.

    4. She (be) busy on Monday.

    5. We (be) at the restaurant last week.

    6. It (not / be) very cold yesterday.

    7. You (be) so beautiful in your new dress.

    8. We (be) happy to see them at the conference.

    9. She (be) alone in the room.

    10. You (be) right when you suggested it.

Ex. 3. Make the sentences negative.

1. He came home late yesterday.

2. She bought a lot of perfume for her birthday.

3. I saw him last night.

4. It was my lucky day.

5. They were very happy to learn the news.

6. She stopped to say “Hello” to us.

7. We spoke to her about it a week ago.

8. He took the documents home.

9. We wanted to give him a present.

10.He sold a car yesterday.

Ex. 4. Make the sentences interrogative (yes/no questions).

    1. I liked the film.

    2. She was sad because of the rain.

    3. She read an interesting book last week.

    4. You were with Tom at that party.

    5. He saw his new boss on Friday.

    6. They were happy with the talks.

    7. We sent them a fax last week.

    8. I came home an hour ago.

    9. They called their partners in the morning.

    10. She travelled around the world five years ago.

Ex. 5. Ask questions to which the given sentences are the answers.

1. We saw Bill at the bus stop. Where…?

2. She was so happy yesterday. Why…? When…?

3. I took it by mistake. What…?

4. You got your visa. When…? What…?

5. She stayed with us last summer. When…? Who…with? How long…?

6. It cost me a lot. How much…?

7. He did his homework! What…?

8. They lived in London for 5 weeks. How long…? Where…?

9. She spent a week at the Riviera with her boy-friend. Who…with? Where…?

10.We sent two e-mails. How many…?

Ex. 6. Complete the dialogue with the verbs in the past simple.

- Hi, Dick! Where (be) you yesterday?

- I (be) at Mike’s party.

- You (like) it?

- It (be) fun at first. We (dance), (drink) champagne, (chat) about all sorts

of things.

- What (happen) next?

- Then Judy (come). She (start) singing her new songs.

- She (sing) well?

- It (be) a terrible performance! We (feel) so bored!

- So I see I (not to miss) much.

- No, you (not).

Ex. 7. Translate the sentences into English using Past Simple.

  1. Вчера мы обсудили наши планы на отпуск.

  2. Несколько дней назад Джим купил новый Додж.

  3. Прошлым летом Кейт ездила в Италию.

  4. В 1999 году ему было 60 лет.

  5. Мы не видели дом Шерлока Холмса, когда мы были в Лондоне.

  6. Мне не понравилась речь генерального директора.

  7. Где вы были вчера вечером? Я позвонил Вам в 19.00.

  8. Почему ты не сказал мне о его приезде?

  9. Анна принесла этот цветок в офис на днях.

  10. Что вы купили, когда были в Мексике?

  11. Он закончил Оксфордский университет в 2001 году.

  12. Вы были на вечеринке у Джона в субботу?

  13. Вам вчера понравился фильм о Лондоне?

  14. Я был очень рад, когда увидел их вместе.

  15. Где Билл работал раньше?

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