I course lesson 6

Section 1. Grammar

1. Past Simple.

2. Past Continuous. Past Simple

Ex.1. Add – ed to the verbs, put them in the correct column and read them out.

jump	close	promise	look	live	start	count	love	hurry
arrive	help	want	watch	wait	like	push	clean	end
visit	add	regret	travel	tidy	post	finish	open	laugh
cook	kiss	change	rob

[id]	[t]	[d]
after /t/, /d/	after /k/, /s/, /t/, //, /f/, /p/	after other sounds
counted	kissed	opened
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Ex.2. Add the missing verb forms.

1.	be
2.		went
3.			taken
4.	know
5.		chose
6.			bought
7.	drink
8.		spoke
9.			come
10.	swim
11.		fell
12.			taught
13.	begin
14.		ran
15.			said

Ex.3. Write the sentences using the verbs in Past Simple.

Example: I often see Julia at the University. Yesterday I saw Julia.

1. We always meet on Sundays. 2. Dan usually walks to his office. 3. He usually has a sandwich for lunch. 4. They usually watch TV in the evening. 5. I usually sleep very well. 6. He does morning exercises every day. 7. She often loses things. 8. She often brings flowers from the country. 9. This woman sells vegetables every day.

Last month ________________ Yesterday ________________ Yesterday ________________ Yes­terday evening ________________ Last night ________________ Yesterday ________________ Two days ago ________________ Last Sunday ________________ On Sa­turday ________________

Ex.4. Open the brackets using the verbs in Past Simple.

Bryan Adams comes from Canada. He 1) ___ left___ (to leave) school at sixteen and 2) ______ (to work) as a gardener. He 3) _________ (to start) his career as a singer at the age of eighteen. He 4) ________ (to work) hard then. He only 5) ___________ (to become) famous in 1987 when he 6) _________ (to make) his first album which he 7) ___________ (to call) Reckless. After

Reckless no one 8) ____________ (to hear) about him for a while, until 1991 when he 9) ____________ (to sing) “Everything I do, I do it for you” which 10) __________ (to be) a great success. After that he 11) ___________ (to go) on a world tour. Today, Bryan Adams is back in Canada enjoying his success.

Ex.5. Put questions to the underlined words.

Example: John went to school by bus yesterday. (3)

a) Who went to school by bus yesterday?

b) Where did John go by bus yesterday?

c) How did John go to school yesterday?

1. I met my friends yesterday. (1)

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2. We went on a picnic last weekend. (2)

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3. My mother cooked potatoes for dinner. (1)

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4. She woke up at 7 yesterday. (2)

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5. Last week they went to the cinema. (2)

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6. David never took the bus to work last year. (3)

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7. Sue’s car broke down last week. (2)

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8. My sister wrote lots of letters when she was a student. (1)

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9. We took lots of photos in Egypt. (1)

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10. He gave a bunch of flowers to his girlfriend. (2)

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Ex.6. Translate into English. Put the verbs in Past Simple.

1. Мы не играли в баскетбол вчера, мы играли в футбол.

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2. Вчера музей открылся в 9.

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3. В прошлом году мы ездили в Испанию.

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4. Прошлой зимой было очень холодно.

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5. Тим не звонил родителям на прошлой неделе.

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6. Вчера мы гуляли в парке с нашими друзьями.

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7. Когда я был студентом, я жил в общежитии.

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8. Он ушел на работу в 8 вчера.

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9. Когда ты приехал из Парижа?

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10. Где они обедали вчера?

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