Grammar Section Past Simple & Past Continuous

1. Write the past simple of the verbs on the correct box.

Carve, apply, impose, stop, study, regulate, submit, apply, kidnap, employ, try, refer, destroy, live, settle, enjoy, tidy, ban.

-e + d E.g. injured
double consonant + ed E.g. tapped
consonant + y - ied E.g. fried
vowel + y + ed E.g. stayed

2. Write the past simple of the verbs in the correct box according to their pronunciations.

Land, attribute, book, dive, contribute, attach, present, start, jump, crash, need, look, prefer, attract, kiss, arrange, water, retain, clean, protest, pretend, prohibit, devise, establish, outlaw.

[id] E.g. translated
[t] E.g. asked
[d] E.g. opened

3. Write the forms of the following irregular verbs, as in the example.

The Іnfinitive Past Simple Past Participle Present Participle

to be was, were been being

to begin began begun beginning

beat, become, blow, break, bring, build, burn, burst, buy, catch, choose, come, cost, creep, cut, deal, dig, do, draw, drink, drive, eat, fall, feel, fight, fly, forbid, forget, forgive, freeze, get, give, go, grow, hang, have, hear, hide, hit, hold, hurt, keep, know, lay, lead, leave, lend, let, lie, light, lose, make, mean, meet, put, read, ride, ring, rise, run, see, seek, sell, send, set, shake, shine, shoot, show, shut, sing, sit, sleep, speak, spend, split, spread, stand, steal, strike, swear, sweep, swim, take, teach, tell, think, throw, understand, wake, wear, win, write.

4. Put the verb in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

She 1) … (lie) in bed when she 2) …. (hear) a sudden noise. She 3) … (open) her eyes in horror. Someone 4) … (open) a downstairs window; they 5) … (try) to get into her house. She 6) … (climb) slowly out of bed and 7) … (creep) to the door. She 8) … (stand) very still and 9) …. (listen) carefully when she 10) … (see) a light downstairs. It 11) … (move) about as if someone 12) …. (hold) a torch and 13) …. (search) for something. She 14) …. (know) that they 15) …. (look) for her.

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. Which was the longer action?

1. We ……….. (prepare) for the examination when the light ……. (go) out. 2. When I …………… (go) to University, I ……… (remember) that my report was at home. 3. They ….. (sit) and ….. (do) the test when their group-mate …. (come) in. 4. The secretary ……… (speak) on the phone when the customer ……….. (come). 5. When they …………(stand) at the bus stop, the car accident ….. (happen). 6. While I ……….(do) my homework, the phone ……… (ring).

6. A policeman is asking Mrs. Smith about a car accident she happened to see yesterday. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

P: What 1) ………… (you / do) when you 2)……… (see) the accident, madam?

S: I 3) ………… (walk) down the street.

P: What exactly 4) ……………… (you / see)?

S: Well, the driver of the car 5) …………. (drive) down the road when suddenly the old man 6) ……….. (step) in front of him. It 7) …….. (be) terrible!

P: 8) …. (the driver / speed)?

S: No, not really, but the old man 9) ……… (not / look) both ways before he 10) ……… (try) to cross the road.

P: 11) …………………… (anyone else / see) the accident?

S: Yes; the lady in the post-office …. (do).

P: Thank you very much.

7. Fill in the blanks with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

In 2002, I _________ (1. graduate) from high school and _______ (2. start) to study at the University. I __________ (3. study) to be a lawyer when a war _______ (4. break) out in my country. I _________ (5. have) to leave my country. I _________ (6. go) to Thailand and ______ (7. live) in a refugee camp. While I _______ (8. wait) for permission to come to the United States, I _______ (9. study) English. Finally, after two years of waiting, I _______ (10. get) permission to come to America. While I _______ (11. travel) to the USA, I _______ (12. think) about all the changes in my life. I ________(13. feel) nervous and excited about coming to the US.

When I _________ (14. arrive) in New York, my sponsor _________ (15. wait) for me. He __________ (16. take) me to his house. While we __________ (17. drive) to his house, I ___________ (18. look) at the streets of New York. Everything ___________ (19. seem) strange to me. I _________ (20. think) of so many different things when, suddenly, my sponsor ________ (21. say), ‘Here we are.’ At this point, a new life ________ (22. start) for me.

8. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.

A. As soon as Kate 1) …… (get) off the train, she 2) …… (pull) her coat around her. Rain 3) …… (fall) heavily and a cold wind 3) …… (blow) across the platform. She 4) …… (look) around, but no one 5) …… (wait) to meet her. She 7) ……… (turn) to leave when she 8) ………. (hear) footsteps. A man 9) ………. (walk) towards her. He 10) ……… (smile) at her, then he 11) …….. (say), ‘You’re finally here.’

B. George 1) ………. (pick) up his bag then, 2) ……. (throw) it over his shoulder. It 3) ……. (get) dark and he 4) ……. (have) a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he 5) ….. (come). It 6) ….. (start) to rain, and he 7) …… (feel) cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he 8) ….. (hear) a noise, then а car 9) …… (stop) beside him. A man 10) ….. (sit) at the wheel. He 11) …… (open) the door quickly and 12) …… (say), ‘Get in, George.’

C. Andy 1) ……. (step) into the house and 2) ………. (close) the door behind him. Everything 3) …… (be) quiet. His heart 4) ……. (beat) fast and his hands 5) ……. (shake) as he 6) …… (creep) silently into the empty house, but he 7) ……… (try) not to panic. He soon 8) …. (find) what he 9) ……. (look) for. He 10) ……(sigh) with relief as he put on the clothes. The man who 11) …. (follow) him would never recognize him.

9. Study the information on page and rewrite each person’s comment using used to or didn’t use to.

1. Hannah – ‘I don’t walk to work any more.’ 2. George – ‘I have got a dog now.’ 3. Alice – ‘I don’t eat junk food any more.’ 4. Lisa – ‘I go to the gym every day now.’ 5. Andrew – ‘I am not shy any more.’ 6. Edward – ‘I have a big law firm now.’ 7. Sandy – ‘I have many clients now.’ 8. Mary – ‘I don’t work as a judge any more.’

10. Now you have to write some sentences about a man who has changed his life-stile. Ben stopped doing some things and started doing others. Use used to or didn’t use to / would or wouldn’t.

He stopped

studying hard. going to bed early. jogging every morning.

He started

missing lectures. going out every night. smoking.

11. Complete the following sentences with used to / would.

1. People don’t observe the principle of revenge now, but they ________ in the ancient world. 2. Men don’t kidnap women they want for their brides anymore, but they ___________ in the ancient world. 3. A child who hit his father can’t lose his hand now, but he _____________ in the ancient world. 4. People can’t buy or sell other people now, but they _________________ in the ancient world. 5. False accusers don’t face death penalty any more, but they _____________ in the ancient world. 6. Punishments are not very cruel now, but they ______________ extremely harsh in the ancient world. 7. People don’t observe the principle of revenge now, but they _________ it in the ancient world.

12. Read these past-tense statements, then fill in the blanks with the perfect tense to talk about this month.

1. I took a test yesterday. I _________two tests this month. 2. I wrote two letters last week. I _________ six letters this month. 3. I went to the library yesterday. I _______there three times this month. 4. I made a report at the seminar once last week. I ________ reports twice this month. 5. It rained twice last week. It _______four times this month. 6. I was absent once last week. I _________ absent twice this month. 7. I had two interviews last week. I _______ three interviews this month.

13. Translate into English. A.

1. Я написав курсову роботу	(ось вона.) тиждень тому. щойно. вчора.	2. Він склав іспит	вчора. цього тижня. минулого тижня. вже.
3. Вони відшкодували збитки	два дні тому. нещодавно. сьогодні. днями.	4. Вона потрапила в аварію	вчора. цього тижня. щойно. два роки тому.

B. 1. Де твій товариш? – Він поїхав на конференцію. – Коли він поїхав? – Він поїхав кілька днів тому. – Ви коли-небудь приймали участь у наукових конференціях? – Так, я брав участь у нашій університетській конференції. 2. Де Миколаєнко? Чому він не прийшов до університету? – Я його сьогодні не бачив. Боюсь, він захворів. – Ні, ви помиляєтесь. Миколаєнко тут. Він пішов на лекцію. Але ви не можете поговорити з ним, тому що лекція вже почалась. – Коли вона почалася? – Вона почалася кілька хвилин тому.

C. 1. Я ніколи не був у Криму. – Я ніколи не був у Криму, коли був дитиною. 2. Ви коли-небудь говорили з ним на цю тему? - Ви коли-небудь говорили з ним на цю тему, коли готували статтю? 3. Я вже написав доповідь на цю тему. - Я написав доповідь на цю тему, коли вчився на першому курсі.

14. Examine the following statements about famous world figures. Fill in the blanks in the statements with regular or emphatic forms of the verbs in brackets, placing emphatic forms in the parts of sentences that make a contrast. (Note: To place special emphasis on a verb in the simple present or simple past tense the auxiliary do, does, or did can appear before the verb. E.G. ‘You didn’t do your homework.’ – I did do my homework!’

On August 9, 1974, Richard M. Nixon (1) resigned (resign) the presidency of the United States, disgraced by his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Many (2) ……. (predict) he would always be hated, but he persevered (наполегливо продовжувати) and (3) ………. (manage) to rehabilitate himself politically by the time of his death in 1994. On September 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford (4) ……. . (pardon) Richard M. Nixon for any federal crimes he might have committed while he was president. This action probably (5) …….. (cost) Ford the 1976 presidential election, but it (6) …………. (help) the United States to recover from Watergate.

On March 26, Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat (7) ………. (sign) the Camp David Accords with Prime Minister Menechem Begin of Israel. This action probably (8) ………. (cause) Sadat’s assassination (вбивство) in 1981, but it (9) …………… (promote) peace between Egypt and Israel.

On February 11, 1990, South African F.W. de Klerk (10) ……….. (free) black national leader Nelson Mandela from imprisonment, initiating the process of dismantling apartheid and creating a multiracial society. While South Africa’s road ahead may be fraught (повний) with peril (небезпека), the country (11) ……………. (have) a good chance to become a racially harmonious society.

In the late 1800s, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (12) ………. (found) the National Woman Association. Their actions (13) …………. (lead) to the eventual granting of the vote to women in the United States and (14) ………… (influence) the achievement of women’s rights elsewhere in the world. While women today may not yet enjoy complete equality with men, they (15) …………. (have) vastly increased political power.

15. Translate into English.

1. Твоє повідомлення надійшло, коли я робив доповідь на семінарі. 2. Минулого семестріу я не пропустив жодної лекції. 3. Коли ми йшли вулицею, то побачили, як якийсь чоловік вдерся (to break into) до твоєї машини. 4. Я готувався до семінару з теорії права, коли ти зателефонував. 5. У стародавньому світі закони були недосконалими. 6. Я прочитав багато юридичної літератури, коли готувався вступати до університету. 7. Викладачі Київського університету прочитали перші лекції 28 серпня (9 вересня) 1834 року. 8. Юридичний факультет розпочав свою роботу за рік. 9. Викладацький склад факультету головним чином складався з відомих російських юристів, послідовників відомого державного діяча Сперанського М.М. 10. Більшість викладачів були росіянами, які походили з духовенства (clegy). Серед них, однак, було декілька професорів не росіян, наприклад, Міцкевич (брат відомого польського поета Адама Міцкевича) на кафедрі римського права, Данілович (колишній професор університету у Вільно) на кафедрі кримінального права. 11. М.Д. Іванішев став викладачем Університету, після того як закінчив педагогічний інститут у Петербурзі. 12. У 1846 р. Київський університет оголосив конкурс на вакансію викладача малювання. Тарас Шевченко був серед чотирьох претендентів. Міністерство освіти призначило Т. Шевченка вчителем малювання з випробувальним терміном на один рік, щоб перевірити його здібності.