2. The past simple tense прошедшее простое/неопределенное время

1. Сгруппируйте глаголы в форме Past Simple, согласно правилам чтения окончаний ([t], [d], [id]):

Watched, played, opened, closed, promised, smiled, laughed, walked, listened, looked, worked, helped, explained, washed, lifted, wanted, pushed, pulled, kissed, finished, started, brushed, liked, loved, hated, jumped, dropped.

2. Назовите 3 формы неправильных глаголов. Уточните перевод в словаре.

to take, to see, to sleep, to give, to bring, to say, to speak, to tell, to go, to come, to meet, to send, to spend, to build, to catch, to begin, to know, to teach, to make, to lose, to find, to understand, to sit, to stand, to sing, to do, to buy, to sell, to hurt, to put, to cost, to leave, to keep, to fall, to be, to have, to set, to teach, to rise, to swim, to write.

3. Вставьте нижеследующие глаголы в форме Past Simple в пропущенные в предложениях места по смыслу:

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.

Verbs to insert: to find, to fall, to keep, to leave, to meet, to sell, to hurt, to cost, to give, to write, to teach, to put.

4. Напишите предложения в форме Past Simple и сделайте соответствующие изменения.

1. I often see Julia at the University. Yesterday …

2. We always meet on Sundays. Last month …

3. Dan usually walks to his office. Yesterday …

4. He usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday …

5. They usually watch TV in the evening. Yesterday …

6. I usually sleep very well. Last night …

7. He does morning exercises every day. Yesterday …

8. She often loses things. Two days ago …

9. She brings flowers from the country. Last Sunday …

10. This woman sells vegetables every day. On Saturday …

5. Задайте подходящие вопросы к нижеследующим ответам:

A. …	B. I went to the Black Sea coast in summer.
A. …	B. I spent there a fortnight.
A. …	B. I got up, went to the sea, bathed and got a tan.
A. …	B. The weather was sunny and hot.
A. …	B. My friend rented a room in a private house.
A. …	B. No, it was not far from the sea.
A. …	B. We cooked out meals at home.
A. …	B. Vegetables and fruits were not very expensive.
A. …	B. I greatly enjoyed my holiday.

6. Составьте различные типы вопросов.

Example: Where / go

Where did you go in summer?

How long / stay there?	Stay in a hotel / rent a room?
Go alone / with friends?	Food / be good?
The weather / be fine?	What / do in the evening?
Meet / interesting people?	How / travel there?
What places of interest / see?	How / spend time?
What / like best of all?	When / come back?
How / travel back?

7. Образуйте форму Past Simple в следующих предложениях:

1. There isn’t a cloud in the sky, but it (to be) cloudy in the morning.

2. Mrs. Clay usually finishes her work at half past three, but she (to finish) it later yesterday afternoon.

3. Every day I help Mom about the house, but last week I (to be) very busy with my exam. So I (not to help) her much.

4. Tom isn’t playing tennis tomorrow afternoon, he (not to play) tennis yesterday.

5. We generally have lunch at 12.30, but yesterday we (to have) lunch later.

6. Now my brother smokes a lot, but he (not to smoke) before.

7. The Frasers live in a four–room apartment, but last year they (to live) in a small house in the country.

8. I don’t eat meal at all, but the other day I (to visit) my friends and (to eat) a pork there.

9. My dad always goes to work by car, but last week he (to go) to work on foot.

10. The weather is nice today, but it (to be) bad yesterday.

11. We rarely watch TV, but last week we (to watch) a lot of interesting programs.

12. I (to get) to the market myself last time, but now I don’t remember how to get there.

8. Расскажите вкратце:

1. What you did yesterday

2. What your family did last Sunday

3. How you arranged your birthday party

4. A life story of an imaginary or real person

9. Переведите предложения с русского языка на английский:

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 (to get married), когда их детям было по 18 лет.

7. Его родители умерли, когда он был ребёнком.

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 тёплой.

13. Где вы познакомились с этой девушкой?

14. Почему вы не пришли к нам в воскресенье?

15. Мы решили послать эту телеграмму попозже.

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?