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The
Past Simple Tense
The Past Simple
Tense describes things that happened in the past.
Students
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.
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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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8
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Who_____________________________?
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A group called
the Crickets.
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9
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_________________
any other countries?
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Yes, they went
to Australia and Britain.
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10
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When_____________________________?
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In February
1958.
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11
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Who
_____________________________?
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Her name was
Maria Elena Santiago.
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12
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Where
____________________________?
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In Clear Lake,
Iowa.
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13
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When_____________________________?
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On 3 February
1959.
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Students
Answers
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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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