Mary’s little lamb

Mary had a little lamb, Little lamp, little lamb. His fleece was white as snow; And everywhere that Mary went. Mary went, Mary went, The lamb was sure to go.

He followed her to school one day, School one day, school one day, That was against the rule; It made the children laugh and play, Laugh and play, laugh and play, To see the lamb at school.

®Grammar

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PAST TENSE FORMS.

REGULAR: Past tense forms always end in –ed

Example: cook-cooked

wash- washed

hate- hated

IRREGULAR: be, do, have are examples of irregular verbs

Be- was

Do-did

Have- had

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I I I

He He he

She worked She work she work

It It did not Did it ?

You went You go you go

We We we

They They they

▲1.Open the brackets. Put the verbs into the Past Indefinite.

1. The pupils (to run) a race at the stadium last week.

2. Their family (to go) to the seaside a month ago.

3. They (to water) dogs in the park yesterday.

4. He (to answer) my questions a minute ago.

5. My mother (to cook) a cake for a dinner yesterday.

6. I (to copy) out a text yesterday.

7. They (to go) to school yesterday.

8. She (to drink) a milk for breakfast last week.

9. They (to dance) in the disco club last Friday.

10. She (to visit) their friends last week.

11. He (to work) on a farm three years ago.

12. I (to help) my friend with maths last week.

13. The children (to play) snowballs last winter.

14. He (to look) for his keys yesterday morning.

15. They (to have) two cups of coffee five minutes ago.

▲2.Write the verbs into Past Simple Tense

To be		To write
To have		To open
To go		To stop
To eat		To pick
To get		To work
To read		To watch
To help		To walk
To clean		To clean
To wash		To begin
To put		To fall
To make		To call
To take		To worry
To answer		To invite
To do		To jump
To play		To want
To listen		To decide

▲3.Make up sentences from the words.

1. had, yesterday, a party, Mary, evening.

2. twenty minutes, your mother, ago, left, a message for you.

3. a new carpet, bought, last week, we.

4. met, at the theatre, her, the day before the yesterday, he.

5. went, to Australia, last week, they.

6. twenty, got, ago, my parents. Married, years.

7. painted, last year, the house, we.

8. on a business, his father, went, trip, last week.

9. at the theatre, the children, many, ate sweets, yesterday morning.

10. Helen, last year, loved, Billy.

11. missed, yesterday, we, the bus, morning.

12. worked, his grandmother, in the library, last year.

13. ate, a pizza, yesterday, they, for dinner.

14. five minutes, he, ago, came in.

15. for, yesterday, my cat, I looked.

▲4.Translate the sentences into English.

1. Ліза була в Лондоні минулого року.

2. Я відвідала бабусю минулого тижня.

3. Вони вивчали німецьку мову минулого року.

4. Вони вчора читали цікаву історію.

5. Діти грали у футбол вчора вечері.

6. Я слухала радіо дві години тому.

7. Вчора був дощ.

8. Юля готувала торт минулого тижня.

9. Ми писали контрольну роботу 3 дні тому.

10. Я грала в баскетбол вчора.

11. Оксана ходила в театр минулого місяця.

12. Олег вивчив вірш напам’ять вчора.

13. Вони їздили до Києва минулої суботи.

14. Ти закінчив свою роботу вчора.

▲5.Write this text, using the verbs in Past Simple Tense.

He gets up at seven o’clock. He washes his face, cleans his teeth. He goes to the kitchen and has his breakfast. For breakfast he has a cup of coffee and cheese. When the breakfast is over he goes to the office. He takes a bus to get to his work. At the office he works till two o’clock. At two o’clock he has dinner. He finishes his work at seven o’clock in the evening. He decides to walk a little after his working day. He returns home at nine. He doesn’t want to have a supper, he only drinks tea. Suddenly he remembers that he has to phone his friend. He dials the number but nobody answers. His friend is not at home. He goes to his room and decides to watch TV. When the TV programmer is over, he sleeps.

▲6.Translate into Ukraine:

1. Last summer we swam and sailed a lot.

2. It was chilly in the morning.

3. It was stuffy yesterday.

4. I was wet to the skin because it was rain.

5. There was a strong wind last night.

6. The roads were icy in winter.

7. The morning was so dark and cloudy.

8. It looked like rain.

9. Last year we had a severe winter.

10. It was spring weather yesterday.

▲7.Put the following verbs in the Past.

To be		To have
To predict		To look
To blow		To change
To get		To know
To drop		To ask
To clear up		To leave
To freeze		To see
To hear		To keep
To expect		To help
To come		To repair

▲8.Make up sentences

I	began to learn English	yesterday
He	left for Kyiv	last year
She	read that novel	in September
We	returned	in 2001
They	finished school	three days ago
You	discussed the film	on Monday

▲9.Change the following into the Past Simple Tense.

1. His father woks at a plant.

2. I often see him in the park.

3. Do your pupils read English books?

4. Her mother teaches chemistry at school.

5. We don’t know his address.

6. He gets up, washes, dresses, has breakfast and goes to school.

7. Does the doctor speak German?

8. We understand the rule.

9. My friend doesn’t like such films.

10. In summer we pick berries and mushrooms.

11. They don’t change trains there.

12. This worker repairs his car himself.

13. I go to the cinema.

14. She receives the telegram from her friend.

15. They don’t like to play with dolls.

▲10.Make the following interrogative and negative.

1. Nick was at home at that time.

2. You were angry with me.

3. The little girl was afraid of the dog.

4. Mother turned off the gas.

5. They slept in the open air.

6. The pupils answered at once.

7. The boy broke the window.

8. The woman changed her clothes.

9. The tourists reached the village before dark.

10. The clock struck five.

11. Our team won the match.

12. The doctor allowed you to go out.

▲11.Open the brackets. Ask questions.

1. You (to go) to the cinema yesterday?

2. When she (to get up) yesterday morning?

3. Why Jill (not to go) to school last week?

4. With whom David (to play) football at the stadium the day before yesterday?

5. How much money you (to spend) yesterday?

6. Where they (to have) dinner yesterday afternoon?

7. How many lessons we (to have) yesterday?

8. Your sister (to watch) TV yesterday evening?

9. Where he (to live) last year?

10. When Ben (to come) home the day before yesterday?

11. You (to go) to swimming-pool yesterday?

12. Who (to cook) dinner for you last week?

13. You (to drink) your medicine yesterday?

14. You (to help) your grandmother yesterday?

15. Jane (to send) a telegram last week?

▲12.Translate into English. Use the Past Simple Tense.

1. Я не граю на піаніно.

2. Він не піде до театру.

3. Вони відвідали свою подругу минулої суботи.

4. Я напишу твір.

5. Ми тут не живемо.

6. Він не сказав мені правду.

7. Сніг йшов вчора у вечері.

8. Наташа тут працює.

9. Мій тато купив велосипед минулого року.

10. Мама не готувала їжу, вона ходила в магазин.

11. Ми не бачили його два роки.

▲13.Write this text, using the verbs into Past Simple.

The weather is bed. There is no sun in the sky. Beth wakes up late in the morning. She doesn’t want to leave the bed. She stays in her bed for some time. But Beth is hungry. She wants something to eat. She makes herself to get up, and goes to the bathroom. She washes and cleans her teeth. Beth goes to the kitchen and has her breakfast. After breakfast she thinks how to spend her day. Suddenly the telephone rings. Her friend Tom phones. Tom says he has two tickets to the theatre and he invites her to go and see the play. Beth thanks him and agrees to go to the theatre. The play begins at twelve. She has only two hours to dress and to get to the theater. Beth doesn’t know what to put on in such a bed weather. She thinks for some minutes and chooses her new beautiful dress! The weather is bed but she is in a good mood.