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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.
			 
			
				
				
				
				
					
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						1.
						 
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						Where__________________________?
						 
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						Lubbock,
						Texas.
						 
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						2.
						 
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						When___________________________?
						 
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						On
						7 September 1936.
						 
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						3.
						 
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						When___________________________?
						 
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						In
						summer 1957.
						 
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						4.
						 
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						How____________________________?
						 
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						In a plane
						crash.
						 
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						5.
						 
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						How
						many_______________________?
						 
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						Seven. He also
						made two albums.
						 
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						6.
						 
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						What
						special______________________?
						 
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						He was the
						first singer/songwriter in pop music.
						 
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						7
						 
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						How
						many________________________?
						 
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						Thirty-three. 
						 
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						Who_____________________________?
						 
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						A group called
						the Crickets.
						 
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						_________________
						any other countries?
						 
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						Yes, they went
						to Australia and Britain.
						 
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						When_____________________________?
						 
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						In February
						1958.
						 
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						Who
						_____________________________?
						 
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						Her name was
						Maria Elena Santiago. 
						 
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						Where
						____________________________?
						 
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						In Clear Lake,
						Iowa. 
						 
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						When_____________________________?
						 
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						On 3 February
						1959.
						 
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						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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