- •Past tenses
- •1.Complete the sentence with the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
- •2. Complete the sentence with the past simple form of the verb in brackets. Then decide if each sentence is True or False. Check the factual answers after the exercise.
- •3. Seven of the sentences (including the example) contain historical errors. Guess which ones are wrong and rewrite them with a negative past simple form.
- •4. Complete the question for each answer.
- •5.Complete the text with the past simple affirmative, negative or question forms of the verbs in brackets. Louis Pasteur 1822-1895
- •6. Complete the sentences with the correct auxiliary (was/wasn’t or were/weren’t)
- •8. Rewrite eaсh sentenсe aссording to the instruсtions given.
- •9. Complеte еaсh sеntenсе with a suitable timе expression from the box. You сan
- •10. Put еaсh vеrb in braсkets into either the past simple or past сontinuous.
- •11. Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets. Alexander the Great
- •12. Translate the sentences.
- •2. Complete the sentence with the past simple or past perfect simple form of the verb in brackets.
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- •6. Read the sentences about two mountain climbers. Then complete the sentence with the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets.
- •2. What did you use to do/didn’t use to do during your summer holidays when you were a child? Make up sentences, as in the example. You can use your own ideas.
- •3. A) Rewrite each person’s comment using used to or didn’t used to, as in the example.
- •4. Complete the sentences with use to or used to and a verb below:
- •5. Replace the Past Simple with used too in the sentences, where possible.
- •2. Undеrlinе the сorrесt word or phrase in еaсh sentеnсe.
- •3.For еaсh question, сomplete the seсond sеntenсe so that it means the samе as the first, using no more than thrее words.
- •4. Underline the correct form.
- •5.Complete the text with the past simple, past continuous or past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets.
5.Complete the text with the past simple, past continuous or past perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Mozart was born in 1756, the son of a professional musician. His father soon 1) (give up) ….gave up…. composing when he recognized his son's musical talent. By the age of three, the young Mozart 2)(learn) ..............to play several pieces of music. While he and his father 3) (travel)…………..round Europe, Mozart met many famous musicians and composers. Before he was 17, he 4)(compose)………….. several operas. While he 5) (visit)………… the Vatican in Rome, he 6) (listen) ............ to a piece of music which, up to this point, the Vatican authorities 7)(keep) ..............secret. No one 8) (publish)…………….. a copy of the piece before, but Mozart 9) (manage)……….. to write it down from memory after he 10) (listen)…………. to it once. By the age of 30 he 11) (become) …………….one of the most famous composers in Europe, and 12) (have) ……………..a large apartment in Vienna, which is now a tourist attraction. It was here that he 13) (write)……………… his famous opera The Marriage ar Figaro. In 1791, while he 14) (work)…………….. on his Requiem, he 15) (fall)…………………. ill and died at the age of 35.
Fill in the gaps with the correct past tense of the verb in brackets.
A: When…………… (your parents /get married)?
B: I’m not sure. I think it……… (be) in 1986.
A: My sister………… (have) a baby yesterday.
B: Congratulations – you’re an aunt!
A: When………………………….. (your grandfather retire)?
B: Last January. He …………….. (work) for the same company for 30 years.
A: Sheila……………………. (meet) her future husband while she …………. (travel) around Russia.
B: Really? ………………………………….(it be) love at first sight?
A: …………………………………… (be Tom) at home when you …………(arrive)?
B: No, he…………………… (already/go out).
A: Laura………………. (not come) to the party last night.
B: Really? Why?
A: She ………………. (already/arrange) to do something else.
A: We only ………….. (move) here a week ago and I don’t know anybody yet. B: You’ll soon make some new friends.
A: …………………………………..(Mary give) birth yesterday?
B: Yes – I heard she …………………… (have) twins.
A: You used to live in Italy, didn’t you? How long…………….. (you stay) there?
B: For three years, then we…………………….. (move) to Paris.
A: ………………………… (be/there) many people at the wedding reception? B: Yes, a lot. Most of them were people I ……………….. (never see) before.
A: We…………….. …… (celebrate) our grandpa’s birthday last Sunday.
B: …………………………(you have) a nice time?
A: ……………… (you/be) pleased to see your Uncle Tom again last week?
B: Of course – I……………………(not see) him for about five years.
Translate the sentences.
1. Вчера я встретил друга, которого не видел целую вечность. 2. Пока дедушка что-то читал в своем любимом кресле, бабушка вязала, их кот забрался на стол и съел всю сметану. 3. Перед тем как он начал читать эту книгу и выписывать новые слова, он посмотрел все журнальные статьи по этому вопросу. 4. Я начал искать свою машину с полицией, хотя до этого четыре дня пытался найти ее с помощью своих друзей. 5. Где вы вчера были в девять вечера? В это время мы обсуждали план нашей работы. 6.Он много путешествовал, прежде чем написать эту книгу. 7. Вы поблагодарили его за подарок? Да. Еще вчера. 8. Вы жили здесь три года назад? Тогда я жил в Лондоне. Мы переехали сюда в 1995. 9. Я ждал вас с шести часов. Почему вы не пришли вовремя? Моя машина сломалась. 10. Вчера я пришел домой в восемь часов вечера. Когда я вошел, Энн смотрела телевизор. Она уже видела этот фильм, но хотела посмотреть еще раз. 11. когда Джо шел по улице, он увидел человека, которого он давно не встречал. 12. Он научился читать в пять лет. До того как, он пошел в школу, он прочитал много книг. 13. Я его видел сегодня в шесть часов вечера. Он еще работал. 14. Они взяли такси и поехали в гостиницу, в которой Том заранее зарезервировал два двухместных и один одноместный номер. Экзаменатор отмечал ошибки красным карандашом.