Заняття з англійської мови для студентів 1 курсу закладів фахової передвищої освіти на тему "Past Simple"

Task 1.  Write the affirmative form of past simple.

1.      I _____________ (walk) home after work yesterday.

2.      The children _____________  (play) in the park last Sunday.

3.      The people _____________ (wait) two hours for a bus.

4.      I _____________ (like) the party last night. It was fun.

5.      Everybody _____________  (laugh). It was a funny joke.

 

 

 

But many verbs are irregular. The past simple does not end in -ed.

For example:

Write →  wrote          

•  Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music. see     →  saw             

•  We saw Rose in town a few days ago.

go      →  went            

•  I went to the cinema three times last week.

shut  →   shut            

•  It was cold, so I shut the window.

 

 

 

Task 2. Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

1.      Drive                          went

2.      Eat                             ate

3.      Fly                              got

4.      Forget                        gave

5.      Get                            forgot

6.      Give                           flew

7.      Go                              left

8.      Have                         drove

9.      Know                         had

10.  Leave                         knew 

 

Task 3.  Rewrite the sentences in the past simple.

Katie has breakfast at 7.30.                Katie had breakfast at 7.30

1. I go swimming with my brother        2.Mum makes nice cakes.      3.We get a lot of homework.    4.They come to school by bus.          5.We take the dog to the shops.        

6.      Dad says 'no'.           

7.      I do my homework in the kitchen.  8.Jessica sees us from her window.  

 

Task 4. Make the sentences negative. Use Simple Past.

1.  He opened the windows before classes. 

2.  Ann translated a lot of foreign letters at the office last week. 

3.  I finished work at five o’clock the day before yesterday.  

4.  He lived in Kiev five years ago.

5.  They returned home in the evening. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task 5. Turn the following statements into questions by rearranging the words and adding the appropriate auxiliary verbs in Past Simple Tense.

 

1.     

She went to Paris last summer.              __________________________________________

2.      They had a great time at the beach yesterday. ____________________________________

3.      He studied for the exam all night.          __________________________________________

4.      They went to the museum on Saturday. _________________________________________

5.      I met him for the first time two years ago. ________________________________________

6.      She bought a new car last month.  ______________________________________________

7.      We watched a fantastic movie last night. _________________________________________

8.      They ate pizza for dinner yesterday. _____________________________________________

9.      He traveled to Italy last year. __________________________________________________ 10. She read three books last week.             __________________________________________

 

Task 6. Please complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in Past Simple Tense 

 

1.      She ________________________ (visit) Paris last summer.

2.      We ________________________  (have) a great time at the beach yesterday.

3.      He ________________________  (study) for the exam all night.

4.      They ________________________  (go) to the museum on Saturday.

5.      I ________________________  (meet) him for the first time two years ago.

6.      She________________________ (buy) a new car last month.

7.      We ________________________ (watch) a fantastic movie last night.

8.      They ________________________  (eat) pizza for dinner yesterday.

9.      He________________________ (travel) to Italy last year.

10.  She ________________________  (read) three books last week.

 

 

Task 7. Open the brackets in the Past Simple Tense.

 

1.      She ____________ (go) to the store and ____________ (buy) some groceries.

2.      They ____________ (visit) their grandparents last weekend.

3.      He ____________ (read) an interesting book yesterday.

4.      We ____________ (have) a delicious dinner at that restaurant.

5.      I ____________ (watch) a great movie last night.

6.      She ____________ (meet) her old friend at the party.

7.      They ____________ (play) soccer in the park yesterday.

8.      He ____________ (traveled) to Europe last summer.

9.      She ____________ (cook) a delicious meal for her family.

 

Task 8. Open the brackets, using the verbs in  Present Simple or Past Simple.

1.      John ________________ (go) to college last week.

2.      Tom _________________( stay) at home on Mondays.

3.      They sometimes __________________(buy) milk at the supermarket.

4.      My sister  _____________________ (water) plants every day.

5.      They _________________(live) in a big house. But they ____________(live) in a flat a year ago.

6.      _____________________(you/like) porridge? Actually, I ___________________(not like) porridge in my childhood. But I _________________(love) it now.

7.      When _____________________________(usually /you /go) to bed?

8.      He _________________________(not have) many friends.

9.      ____________________________(he/ ride a bike)?

10.  We ______________________ (not watch) this film yesterday.

 

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