Упражнение 1.
Вставьте глагол to be в Past Indifinite.
My aunt… very depressed last Sunday. The weather … terrible. It … cold and rainy. Her husband … not at home. He … at hospital because he … sick. Her children … not at school. They … not in the yard, they … in the living room. The TV … broken. The children … not only upset, they … very angry. The neighbours … not happy because her children … too noisy. The house … not clean. The sink … broken. There … dirty dishes on the kitchen table and in the sink. There … nothing in the fridge. There … no vegetables for dinner, there … no juice for her children. There … not even bread in the house! She … tired and hungry. She … just exhausted.
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Упражнения 2.
Перепишите следующий текст в прошедшем времени.
On Monday we have five lessons. The first lesson is English. At this lesson we write a dictation and do some exercises. Nick goes to the blackboard.
He answers well and gets a “five”. Pete does not get a “five” because he does not know his lesson. After the second lesson I go to the canteen. I eat a sandwich and drink a cup of tea. I do not drink milk. After school I do not go home at once. I go to the library and take a book. Then I go home.
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Упражнение 3.
Перепишите следующий текст в прошедшем времени (что рассказала мама).
On Tuesday I get up at half past six. I go to the bathroom and wash my hands and face and clean my teeth. Then I dress, go to the kitchen and cook breakfast for my family. At half past seven my son gets up and has breakfast. I have breakfast with my son. My son eats a sandwich and drinks a cup of tea. I don’t drink tea. I drink coffee. After Breakfast my son leaves home for school. I don’t leave home with my son. On Tuesday I don’t work in the morning. I work in the afternoon. In the evening I am at home. My husband and my son areat home, too. We rest in the evening. My son watches TV, my husband reads newspapers and I do some work about the house. At about eleven o’clock we go to bed.
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Упражнение 4.
Поставьте глаголы в предложениях в прошедшее время согласно образцу.
I do my chors. -> I did my chors.
1. She wins the money. She ____ the money.
2. They can eat. They ____ eat.
3. She has to go. She ____ to go.
4. We go shopping. We ____ shopping.
5. She runs to school. She ____ to school.
6. I can walk. I ____ walk.
7. We have to buy a new car. We ____ to buy a new car.
8. They want to leave. They ____ to leave.
9. We begin to collect. We ____ collect.
10. You are allowed to eat. You ____ allowed to eat.
11. Peter eats a hamburger. Peter ____ a hamburger.
12. She has to wash it. She ____ to wash it.
13. They want to go home. They ____ to go home.
14. I close the windows. I ____ the windows.
15. You must learn it. You ____ learn it.
16. They can drive. They ____ drive.
17. Sam likes to laugh. Sam ____ to laugh.
18. Mary has to go home. Mary ____ to go home.
19. We write a letter. We ____ a letter.
20. She opens the window. She ____ the window.
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Упражнение 5.
Преобразуйте предложения из настоящего в прошедшее время, используя слова и конструкции yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week, last month, last year, a week ago, a year ago, when I was young, when I first met you и т.д.
1. I must stay here for two days.
2. Jane can swim in this river.
3. I have to call San-Francisco now.
4. We can show you our house.
5. Dr. Brown can see you at the moment.
6. They must go to bed now!
7. We have to book a room with a bath.
8. You can dial it direct.
9. Jane must get up early today.
10. We can read English books now.
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Упражнение 6.
Заполните пробелы глаголами в форме прошедшего времени.
1. Mammoths (be) ____ big animals like elephants.
2. Mammoths (not live) ____ 100 years ago.
3. Mammoths (live) ____ a long time ago.
4. Some dinosaurs (fly) ____ in the air and some (swim) ____ in the sea.
5. Mammoths (not eat) ____ meat. They (eat) ____ grass.
6. They (have) ____ two large tusks about three metres long.
7. He (drink) ____ some milk. He (not drink) ____ any water.
8. She only (spend) ____ 1 pound. She (not spend) ____ 3 pounds.
9. I (see) ____ some elephants. I (not see) ____ any lions.
10. They (swim) ____ in the sea, but (not swim) ____ in the lake.
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Упражнение 7.
Поставьте предложения в Past Indefinite.
- I understand the article well.
- I listen to this music.
- I find many good stories in this book.
- The students spend much time in the library.
- She makes many mistakes in her test.
- They read many English books.
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Упражнение 8.
Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Indefinite.
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She (to make) tea for her guests.
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We (to know) everything about that event.
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He (to think) much about this problem.
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I (to be) wrong and apologized to him.
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He (not to realize) his mistakes.
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When you (to speak) to him? — I (to speak) to him only yesterday.
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She (not to get) letters from her son last month.
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He (to go) to the airport to meet his brother.
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What you (to do) yesterday evening? — Nothing in particular. We (to watch) TV and (to look) through newspapers.
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Упражнение 9.
Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Past Indefinite.
- Мы написали ему письмо.
- Она не ответила на мой вопрос.
- Ты ходил в магазин вчера?
- Они жили в этом доме много лет.
- Я не знал об этом.
- Он выключил свет и лёг спать.
- Я не слышал, что он сказал.
- Когда ты приехал в Хельсинки?
- Он нашёл свои ключи в сумке.
- Мы обедали в хорошем ресторане.
- Кто это сказал?
- Я не помнил её адрес.
- Ты видел этот фильм?
- Почему они не пришли на вечеринку?
- Она ушла, не попрощавшись.
- Мы провели выходные на даче.
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