Матеріали для вивчення минулого неозначеного часу для учнів 7-9 класів Past Simple Tense

Past Simple Tense

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Past Simple

Use of Simple Past:

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times

Example: He visited his parents every weekend.

• actions in the past taking place one after the other

Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.

• action in the past taking place in the middle of another action

Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

Signal Words of Simple Past:

Past Simple: to be

“Wh” questions with “to be’’

Where were you?

How was she?

Why were we hungry?

When were they at work?

Past Simple: regular verbs (V+      ). Remember! We use V+           only in affirmative sentences.  

Past Simple: irregular verbs. Remember! We use irregular verbs only in affirmative sentences.  

“Wh” questions

Where did I go?

What did you play?

Why did she listen?

When did it rain?

How did they travel?

Who did you see?

Who came in time?

Short Forms:

did not = didn’t
was not = wasn’t
were not = weren’t

Exercise 1. Read, translate the text and do exercises.

BEN’S DAY

When I woke up this morning, I found my dog, Fox, waiting for me. He wanted me to take him for a walk. I was too hungry, so first I had breakfast. I had a glass of milk and a piece of toast. Then I washed my teeth and put on a track-suit and a heavy coat, because it was really cold outside.

Fox was already impatient. We both went out, and walked to the park near home. He ran and jumped, and pursued some passers-by. He also destroyed some pieces of furniture somebody left on the road. I sat on a bench all the time, wishing I could be inside my warm bed.

When my hands were frozen, I decided it was time to go back home. Fox didn’t want to, but I pulled hard and I managed to take him back. When we arrived at the front door, I realized I didn’t have my keys with me, so we stayed out in the cold for more than an hour!

 Fox was happy, but I was late for work!

1. Write all the verbs you find in the past simple tense. Which of them are regular? Which are irregular? Write the infinitive of the irregular verbs.
2. Answer the questions:

1. Who was happy to stay outside?
2. What did Ben do in the park?
3. What did Fox do in the park?
4. What did Ben have for breakfast?
5. What was the weather like?
6. What was Ben wearing?
7. When did Ben decide it was time to go home?

Exercise 2. Copy the following text into the Past Simple Tense.

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 good mark. Pete does not get a good mark 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. 

Exercise 3. Open the brackets using the Past Simple Tense

1.           I ________ my English exercises yesterday. (to do)
2.           ______Susan________ to England by plane? (to go)

3.           They_______ a farm two weeks ago. (to visit) 
4.           Jenny and Peggy  _______their brother. (not / to help)
5.           The children ________at home last weekend. (not / to be)
6.           When ________you ___________this wonderful skirt? (to design)
7.           My mother __________into the van. (not / to crash)
8.           The boys  ___________the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off)
9.           ________you _________your aunt last week? (to phone)
10.      He ________milk at school. (not / to drink)

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with “was” or “were”.

1. I ______happy.
2. We _______at school.
3. The children _____in the garden.
4. My sister _______angry.
5. She _______in London last week.
6. They ________at home.
7. Ann ______on holiday.
8. It __________cold.
9. My friend and I _______at the cinema.

10. The cat _______on the roof.

Exercise 5. Rewrite the sentences in the Negative and Interrogative.

1. They collected postcards.
2. You jumped high.
3. Albert played squash.
4. The teacher tested our English.
5. Fiona visited her grandma.
6. He washed the car.
7. You were thirsty.
8. He had a computer.
9. I bought bread.

 10. You saw the house.

Exercise 6. Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

1. She pushed her bike.
2. She carried a bag.
3. We waited in the park.
4. The policeman arrested the thief.
5. We ate fish.
6. She watched the match last night.
7. She asked her friend because she did not know what to do.
8. I opened the door.
9. The teacher checked our homework.

10. Cindy had a dog.

Exercise 7. Which is a signal word for the Past Simple?

Exercise 8. Translate into English.

1. Вона ходила до цирку минулого року.
2. Твоя сестра закінчила школу минулого року?
3. Вони не були голодні годину тому назад.
4. Я був у кінотеатрі вчора.
5. Друзі не написали листа вчора.
6. Мої батьки подорожували світом 2 роки тому.
7. Ти був задоволений сніданком?
8. Вона стала вчителем 5 років тому назад?
9. Ми не прибрали кімнату минулого тижня.

10. Мій друг приніс дуже цікаву книжку вчора.

Exercise 9. Open the brackets using the Present Simple Tense or the Past Simple Tense.

1. My friend (to know) English very well.
2. Who (to ring) you up an hour ago?
3. He (to live) on the third floor.
4. It (to take) you long to find his house yesterday?
5. When your lessons usually (to be) over on Monday?
6. I (to have) dinner with my fam­ily yesterday.
7. Her friends (to be) ready at five o'clock yesterday.
8. One of her brothers (to make) a tour of Europe last summer.
9. Queen Elizabeth II (to be) born in 1926. She (to become) Queen of England in 1952.
10. ___you always (to get) up at seven o'clock? — No, sometimes I (to get) up at half past seven.

Key

Exercise 2.

On Monday we had five lessons. The first les­son was English. At that lesson we wrote a dictation and did some exercises. Nick went to the blackboard. 
He answered well and got a good mark. Pete did not get a good mark because he did not know his lesson. After the second lesson I went to the canteen. I ate a sandwich and drank a cup of tea. I did not drink milk. After school I did not go home at once. I went to the library and took a book. Then I went home. 

Exercise 3.

Exercise 4.

Exercise 5.

1. They didn’t collect postcards.

    Did they collect postcards?

2. You didn’t  jump high.

    Did you jump high?

3. Albert didn’t play squash.

  Did Albert play squash?

4 .The teacher didn’t test our English.

   Did the teacher test our English?

5. Fiona didn’t visit her grandma.

  Did Fiona visit her grandma?

6. He didn’t wash the car.

  Did he wash the car?

 7. You were not thirsty.

   Were you thirsty?

8. He didn’t have a computer.

    Did he have a computer?

9. I didn’t buy  bread.

    Did I buy bread?

 10.You didn’t see the house.

      Did you see the house?

Exercise 6.

1.  What did she push?
2.  What did she carry?
3. Where did we wait?
4. Who did the policeman arrest? 
5. What did we eat?
6. When did she watch the match? 
7. Why did she ask her friend? 
8. Who opened the door?
9. What did the teacher check?

10. Who had a dog?

Exercise 7.

1. c; 2. a; 3. b; 4. c; 5. b.

Exercise 8.

1. She went to the circus last year.

2. Did your sister graduate from high school last year?

3. They were not hungry an hour ago.

4. I was at the cinema yesterday.

5. The friends didn’t write a letter yesterday.

6. My parents travelled around the world 2 years ago.

7. Were you happy with breakfast?

8. Did she become a teacher five years ago?

9. We didn’t clean the room last week.

10. My friend brought a very interesting book yesterday.

Exercise 9.