17)Study the time expressions used with Past Simple.
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18)Complete with am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).
1.I ………… hungry. I want to eat.
2.I ………… OK now but I ………… very tired last night.
3.I ………… a manager now but last year I ………… a shop assistant.
4.Today the weather ………… hot but yesterday it ………… very cold.
5.Today this room ………… clean but yesterday it ………… very dirty.
6.This city ………… small but now it ………… big.
7.The area ………… safe now but last year it ………… quite dangerous
8.We ………… in Moscow today but yesterday we ………… in Syktyvkar.
9.Last year the prices ………… high here but this year they
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10.They are ………… ambitious now but they ………… very lazy.
11.We ………… Russian but now we ………… English.
12.Don't buy those shoes. They ………… very expensive.
13.I like your new jacket ………… it expensive?
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14.This time last year I ………… in Paris.
15.“Where ………… the children?” “I don't know. They ………… in the garden ten minutes ago.”
19)Put in was/were or wasn’t/weren’t.
1.The hotel wasn’t good. Our room ………… very small and it
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2.George ………… at work last week because he …………. ill. He’s better now.
3.Yesterday ………… a public holiday so the shops …………
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4.“………… Sue and Bill at the party?” “Sue ………… there but Bill …………“.
5.“'Where are my keys?” “I don’t know. They ………… on the table but they’re not there now.”
6.You ………… at home last night. Where ………… you?
7.I am very lazy now. Last year I ………… so lazy.
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The traffic was bad. |
(difficult / your exam?) |
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(last week / where / Ann and Chris?) |
They were on holiday. |
(your new camera / how much?) |
Sixty pounds. |
(angry / you / yesterday / why?) |
Because you were late. |
(nice / the weather / last week?) |
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22)Translate from Russian into English.
1.Я ученик. 2. Он адвокат. 3. Она доктор. 4. Мы студенты.
5.Вы рабочие. 6. Ты рабочий. 7. Они студенты. 8. Я был дома. 9. Он на работе. 10. Она была в кино? 11. Мы в парке. 12. Они были в театре? 13. Она молодая? 14. Он старый. 15. Она не старая. 16. Они сильные. 17. Она была больна. 18. Вы больны? 19. Он болен?
20.Я не болен. 21. Он был болен вчера? 22. Она не была больна.
23.Мы были в кино . 24. Они не были в кино. 25. Они были школе? 26. Они дома. 27. Вы были в парке вчера? 28. Он был в школе вчера? 29. Он был рабочим. 30. Она была учительницей?
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24)Put the verbs in the right form.
My name is David. I have a better job now. I (work) for a big company but last year I (work) for a small company. I (work) flexitime now but last year my work (involve) long hours. I (attend) meetings once a month but last year I (attend) meetings every week. Now my colleagues (help) me a lot but last year nobody (help) me. I was alone. I (call) my customers and (talk) to them on the phone but last year I (visit) every customer. It (be) so tiring. Now my assistant answers the phone but last year I always (answer) it.
Now I (play) football with my colleagues on Sundays but last year I (not play). Now when I arrive at work security opens the door and smiles but last year security (not open) the door and (not smile). I (earn) much money now and (live) in the centre of the city but last year I (not earn) much and (not live) in the centre I (live) far from the
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