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

LESSON 6

Section 1. Grammar

Past Simple.

Past Continuous.

Past Simple

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

Ex.2. Add the missing verb forms.

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

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

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 schoolby 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 picniclast weekend. (2)

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

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4. She woke upat 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 photosin 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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Past Continuous