The past simple tense. Exercises (Упражнения на простое прошедшее время)

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The Past Simple Tense

    The Past Simple Tense describes things that happened in the past. 

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The Pharaohs ruled Egypt for thousands of years.

Marie died, at the age of 86, in 1964.

We bought a camera for Ann’s birthday this morning.

Note that we add —ed for the regular verbs, but some of the verbs are irregular and we use their irregular form instead. These forms must be learnt. You can have a look at irregular verbs at the end of the book.

    Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки в the Past Simple Tense так, чтобы глаголы грамматически соответствовали содержанию предложений. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.

    Last Thursday our class 1___________ (go) to France for the day. I 2________(get) up early. Mum 3 _______________ (make) some sandwiches. I 4 ____________ (leave) home at eight o'clock. Dad 5______________ (take) me to the station by car. When we 6_____________ (arrive) at the station, the teacher 7_____________ (say), 'Have you all got your passports?' I 8_________________ (look) in my bag, but my passport 9_________ (not be) there. Dad__________ 10 (take) me home again but I couldn’t find my passport. Then I 11_______ (find) it. It was in my pocket! We 12___________ (drive) back to the station very fast. A policeman 13 ________(stop) us. He 14_________ (give) Dad a ticket for speeding. Dad 15__________ (miss) his train to work, but we 16__________ (catch) our train to Dover. We 17_________ (have) a great time in France. We 18_________ (do) lots of interesting things and we 19__________ (see) some beautiful things in the market. I 20_________ (buy) Dad a big present, but he 21_________ (not be) very friendly to me.

    Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки в the Past Simple Tense так, чтобы глаголы грамматически соответствовали содержанию предложений. Заполните пропуски полученными словами.

1. I________ (not/go) to school yesterday because I______ (not/be) very well.

2. Tom________ (not/shave) this morning because he_________ (not/have) time.

3. We_________ (not/eat) anything because we_______ (not/be) hungry.

4. I ____________ (not/rush) because I _________ (not/be) in a hurry.

5. She ______(not/be) interested in the book because she ______ (not/understand) it.

    Упражнение 3. Задайте вопросы в the Past Simple Tense к тексту.

Charles Hardin Holly came from Lubbock, Texas. He was born on 7 September 1936. He made his first hit record in summer 1957. In February 1959 he died in a plane crash. In that short time he had seven hit singles and made two albums. But Holly wasn't just a singer. He was the first singer/songwriter in pop music. He wrote 33 songs. He played with a group called the Crickets. Their first hit record was 'That'll be the Day'. In February 1958 the Crickets went to Australia and then to Britain. In August 1958 Buddy Holly married Maria Elena Santiago. Later that year, Holly moved to New York. On 2 February 1959 he gave his last concert in Clear Lake, Iowa. That night, on 3 February, his plane crashed.

1.

Where__________________________?

 

Lubbock, Texas.

2.

When___________________________?

 

On 7 September 1936.

3.

When___________________________?

 

In summer 1957.

4.

How____________________________?

 

In a plane crash.

5.

How many_______________________?

 

Seven. He also made two albums.

6.

What special______________________?

 

He was the first singer/songwriter in pop music.

7

How many________________________?

 

Thirty-three.

8

Who_____________________________?

 

A group called the Crickets.

9

_________________ any other countries?

 

Yes, they went to Australia and Britain.

10

When_____________________________?

 

In February 1958.

11

Who _____________________________?

 

Her name was Maria Elena Santiago.

12

Where ____________________________?

 

In Clear Lake, Iowa.

13

When_____________________________?

 

On 3 February 1959.

     

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Answers

Упражнение 1.1. went, 2. got, 3. made, 4. left, 5. took, 6. arrived, 7. said, 8. looked, 9. was not, 10. took, 11. found, 12. drove, 13. stopped, 14. gave, 15. missed, 16. caught, 17. had, 18. did, 19. saw, 20. bought, 21. was not.

Упражнение 2. 1. didn’t go, was not, 2. didn’t shave, didn’t have, 3. didn’t eat, weren’t, 4. didn’t rush, wasn’t, 5. wasn’t, didn’t understand.

Упражнение 3.

1. Where did he (Holly) come from?

2. When was he born?

3. When did he make his first hit record?

4. How did he die?

5. How many singles did he have?

6. What was special about him?

7. How many songs did he write?

8. Who did he play with?

9. Did they go to other countries?

10. When did they go there?

11. Who was his wife?

12. Where did he give his last concert?

13. When did his plane crash?

 



 

 

 
 
 
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