Случаи употребления Past Simple:

• Указание на простое действие в прошлом:

I saw Jeremy in the bank. Я видел Джереми в банке.

• Регулярные, повторяющиеся действия в прошлом:

The old man often visited me. Старик часто меня навещал. I noticed this charming shop girl each time I went to buy something. Я замечал эту очаровательную продавщицу каждый раз, когда шел за покупками.

• Перечисление последовательности действий в прошлом:

I heard a strange sound, looked back, and saw a huge cat sitting on the table. Я услышал странный звук, обернулся и увидел здоровенного кота, сидящего на столе.

Указатели времени

Время совершения действия ясно из контекста или ситуации или указывается соответствующими обстоятельственными словами и выражениями, обозначающими прошедшее время, такими, как: yesterday (вчера), the day before yesterday (позавчера), last year (в прошлом году), ago (какое-то время назад), the other day (на днях), in 1990 (в 1990).

1. Make the sentences negative using the Past Simple Tense.

1. Yesterday I washed my dress, but I _______________ my scarf.

2. Tim danced with Kate at the party, but he ____________ with Ann.

3. In the morning we drank tea, we ___________ coffee.

4. In summer Liz often played tennis, but she __________ volleyball.

5. Dan wrote a letter to his aunt, but he _________ a letter to his uncle.

6. At the English class we wrote a dictation, but we _________ a composition.

7. The day before yesterday I visited my grandmother, but I ________ my friend.

8. Last summer we lived near the river, we ___________ near the lake.

2. Fill in the blanks using the Past Simple Tense.

1. I didn’t go fishing, I _________ for a walk.

2. The teacher didn’t call me out, she ____________ my friend.

3. They didn’t come home at 4, they __________ home at 6.

4. Kate didn’t go to Kiev, she _________ to Odessa.

5. We didn’t have an English class yesterday, we _________ a German class.

6. I didn’t eat an apple yesterday, I ________ a pear.

7. She didn’t see me, she ____________ my sister.

8. You didn’t invite Tom, you ____________ Paul.

3. Make up the sentences using the Past Simple Tense.

1. Our father drinks coffee every morning. (yesterday)

2. Tim comes home at 2 o’clock every Monday. (last Monday)

3. I usually get excellent marks in English. (last year)

4. All the students of our group attend the dean’s lecture. (the day before yesterday)

5. We work at the English lab on Friday. (two days ago)

4. Make the sentences interrogative using the Past Simple Tense.

1. The lecture began at 3 o’clock yesterday.

2. The students worked hard on their reports last Friday.

3. They spent their last vacations in the Crimea.

4. He took part in a sport competition last Sunday.

5. She liked to work in the evening.

5. Complete the newspaper story using the Past Simple Tense.

Two people (to die) in a fire in Ellis Street, Oldport yesterday morning. They (to be) Herbert and Molly Paynter, a couple in their seventies. The fire (to start) at 3.20 a.m. A neighbour, Mr Aziz, (to see) the flames and (to call) the fire brigade. He also (to try) to get into the house and rescue his neighbours, but the heat (to be) too great. The fire brigade (to arrive) in five minutes. Twenty fire-fighters (to fight) the fire and finally (to bring) it under control. Two fire-fighters (to enter) the burning building but (to find) the couple dead.