I. Write the past simple of these verbs

A: ask, deliver, measure, divide, live, explain, express, increase, fix, attach, help, answer, solve, change, study, occupy, subtract, want, convert, turn, produce, define, explain, multiply

B: arise, be, become, begin, ring, seek, shall, shut, put, speak, deal, do, can, build, find, hold, burn, come, cut, catch, draw, meet, sell, fly, think

 

II. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple

clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want

 

1. I _____ my teeth three times yesterday.

2. It was hot in the room, so I _____ the window.

3. The concert _____ at 7.30 and _____ at 10 o’clock.

4. When I was a child, I _____ to be a doctor.

5. The accident _____ last Sunday afternoon.

6. It’s a nice day today but yesterday it _____ all day.

7. We _____ our holiday last year. We _____ at a very nice place.

8. Anna’s grandfather _____ when he was 90 years old.

 

III. Write sentences about the past (yesterday, last week, etc.)

1. Jim always goes to work by car.

2. Rachel often loses her keys.

3. Kate meets her friends every evening.

4. I usually buy two newspapers every day.

5. We usually go to the cinema on Sundays.

6. Our friends come to see us every Friday.

 

IV. A: Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative

1. I saw Barbara, but I _______ Jane.

2. They worked on Monday, but they _______ on Tuesday.

3. We went to the post-office, but we _______ to the bank.

4. She had a pen but she _______ any paper.

5. Jack did French at school but he _______ German.

 

B: Write questions with Did … ?

1. I enjoyed the party. And you? __________

2. I had a good holiday. And you? __________

3. I finished work early. And you? __________

4. I slept well last night. And you? __________

5. We went to the cinema yesterday evening. And you? __________

 

C: Put the verb in the correct form – positive, negative or question

1. “Did you go to the bank this morning?” “No, I _____ time”. (have)

2. Tim _____ some new clothes yesterday – two shirts, a jacket and a pullover. (buy)

3. We went to the cinema but the film wasn’t very good. We _____ it. (enjoy)

4. Mozart _____ more than 600 pieces of music. (write)

5. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I _____ her. (disturb)

6. “_____ yesterday?” “No, it was a nice day. (rain)

 

V. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian

1. Enstein was born in Germany. He was a famous physicist. In 1905 Albert Enstein made revolutionary discoveries in science.

2. He always caught the 8.30 train to go to work.

3. I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a shop.

4. She passed her examination because she studied very hard.

5. We invited them to our party but they decided not to come.

6. They didn’t invite her to the party, so she didn’t go.

7. He left happy and cheerful because he discovered that nothing was the matter with him.

8. She apologized for the interruption.

9. He brushed aside all my suggestions.

10.  When George Eastman introduced the first Kodak camera in 1888, he wanted to supply the tool of photography at the lowest possible price to the greatest number of people.

 

VI. Translate from Russian into English

 

1. В прошлом году мы переехали в новое здание.

2. На прошлой неделе у нас было несколько встреч с нашими деловыми партнерами.

3. Зимой мы были на практике и посетили много различных предприятий.

4. В прошлом месяце они работали сверхурочно, чтобы закончить строительство здания вовремя.

5. Мой отец ушел на пенсию год назад.

6. Неделю назад мы присутствовали на очень интересной презентации.

7. Нам потребовалось много времени, чтобы установить новое оборудование во всех цехах нашего предприятия.