The past indefinite tense

Відмінювання дієслова to be (бути) в Past Indefinite Tense
I was He was She was It was We were You were They were	I was not He was not She was not It was not We were not You were not They were not	Was I? Was he? Was she? Was it? Were we? Were you? Were they?

Exercise 43. Open the brackets, using the Past Indefinite Tense:

1. We (not to rest) yesterday. 2. My mother always takes a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she (to walk) to her office. 3. You (to come) home at six o’clock yesterday? – No, I … (to come) home at 8 o’clock yesterday. I (to be) very tired. I (to have) dinner with my family. After dinner I (to be) very thirsty. I (to drink) two cups of tea. Then I (to rest). 4. You (to go) abroad last summer? 5. Mother (to cook) a very tasty dinner yesterday. 6. I (to invite) my friends to come to my place yesterday. 7. We (to make) a fire last summer. 8. I (to write) a letter to my cousin two days ago. 9. Yesterday we (to write) a test-paper. 10. Last Sunday we (to go) to the theatre. 11. Your father (to go) on a business trip last month?

Відмінювання дієслова to work (працювати) в Past Indefinite Tense правильні дієслова (дія відбувалася в минулому)
I worked He worked She worked It worked We worked You worked They worked	I did not work He did not work She did not work It did not work We did not work You did not work They did not work	Did I work? Did he work? Did she work? Did it work? Did we work? Did you work? Did they work?

Exercise 44. Rewrite the text, using the Past Indefinite Tense:

Boris wakes up when it is already quite light. He looks at his watch. It is a quarter to seven. Quick! Boris jumps out of bed and runs to the bathroom. He has just time to take a cold shower and drink a glass of tea with bread and butter. He is in a hurry to catch the 8 o’clock train.

At the railway station he meets three other boys from his group. They all have small backpacks and fishing-rods.

In less than an hour they get off the train at a small station near a wood. They walk very quickly and soon find themselves on the shore of a large lake. The boys spend the whole day there fishing, boating and swimming.

They return home late at night, tired but happy.

Exercise 45. Open the brackets, using the Present or Past Simple:

1. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock every day. 2. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock yesterday. 3. My brother (to wash) his face every morning. 4. Yesterday he (to wash) his face at a quarter past seven. 5. I (not to have) history lessons every day. 6. We (not to rest) yesterday. 7. My brother (not to drink) coffee yesterday. 8. My mother always (to take) a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she (to walk) to her office. 9. You (to talk) to the members of your family every day? – Yes, I … . But yesterday I (not to talk) to them: I (to be) very busy yesterday. 10. You (to come) home at six o’clock yesterday? – No, I … . Yesterday I (to come) home from school at half past eight. I (to be) very tired. I (to have) dinner with my family. After dinner I (to be) very thirsty. I (to drink) two cups of tea. Then I (to rest). 11. Your sister (to go) to school every day? – Yes, she … .

Exercise 46. Open the brackets, using the Present or Past Simple:

1. My friend (to know) Spanish very well. 2. Who (to ring) you up an hour ago? 3. He (to live) on the third floor. 4. It (to take) you long to find his house yesterday? 5. When your lessons (to be) over on Monday? 6. I (to have) dinner with my family yesterday. 7. Her friends (to be) ready at five o’clock. 8. One of her brothers (to make) a tour of Europe last summer. 9. Queen Elizabeth II (to be) born in 1926. She (to become) Queen of England in 1952. 10. You always (to get) up at seven o’clock? – No, sometimes I (to get) up at half past seven.

Відмінювання дієслова to write (писати) в Past Indefinite Tense неправильні дієслова (дія відбувалася в минулому)
I wrote He wrote She wrote It wrote We wrote You wrote They wrote	I did not write He did not write She did not write It did not write We did not write You did not write They did not write	Did I write? Did he write? Did she write? Did it write? Did we write? Did you write? Did they write?

Exercise 47. Translate into English:

1. З ким ви були в міністерстві того дня? 2. Ти був в інституті чи вдома в 5 годин вечора? 3. Яка це була людина? Ким він був по професії? 4. Скільки раз у тиждень ви були в інституті в минулому році? 5. Вчора була неділя. Я прийшов додому пізно. 6. Коли твої друзі приходили до тебе? Хто приходив до тебе вчора? 7. Два дні тому ми не посилали їй телеграми, тому що не знали її адреси. 8. Де ви придбали цей годинник? – Я придбав цей годинник п’ять років тому в універмазі.