unit18-grammar

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For the 1st year students of all specialties

GRAMMAR

PAST SIMPLE

be
| Positive | Question | Negative

I
He
She
It

You
We
They

was

were

Was he?
Yes, he was
No, he wasn’t

Were they?
Yes, they were
No, they weren’t

wasn't

weren't

| Positive | Question | Negative
| Regular | Irregular |  |  |  |

I
You
He
She
It We
They

worked
worked
worked
worked
worked
worked
worked

went
went
went
went
went
went
went

Did you work?
Yes, I did
No, I didn’t

Did he go?
Yes, he did
No, he didn’t

didn’t

work

go

1. Look at the pictures. Where were these people at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon?

1 George was in bed. 4

1. Carol and Jack 5 .................
2. Sue ……………. 6 And you? I........................................................................

2. Put in am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).

1. Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.
2. Today the weather nice, but yesterday it...................... very cold.
3. I ………….. hungry. Can I have something to eat?
4. I feel fine this morning but I................. very tired last night.
5. Where..................... you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning?
6. Don't buy those shoes. They.................. very expensive.
7. I like your new jacket it expensive?
8. This time last year I in Paris.
9. 'Where................... the children?' 'I don't know. They.......... in the garden ten minutes ago.'

3. Put in was/were or wasn't/weren't.

1. We weren't happy with the hotel. Our room was very small and it wasn’t very clean.
2. George.................... at work last week because he........... ill. He's better now.
3. Yesterday.................. a public holiday so the shops........... closed. They're open today.
4. ' …………… Sue and Bill at the party?' 'Sue.......... there but Bill................ '
5. 'Where are my keys?' 'I don't know. They................ on the table but they're not there now.'
6. You ……… at home last night. Where you?

4. Write the past forms of the regular verbs.

1. ask __asked____________________
2. phone __________________________
3. love __________________________
4. want __________________________
5. play __________________________

1. work __________________________
2. study __________________________
3. watch __________________________
4. start __________________________
5. stop __________________________

5. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple:

clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want

1 I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.
2. It was hot in the room, so I............................. the window.
3. The concert at 7.30 and.................................... at 10 o'clock.
4. When I was a child, I to be a doctor.
5. The accident last Sunday afternoon.
6. It's a nice day today but yesterday it......................... all day.
7 We our holiday last year. We ........................ at a very nice place.
8 Ann's grandfather when he was 90 years old.

6. Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

1. get ..got................. 4 pay ................. 7 go .................. 10 know............
2. see ................ 5 visit ................ 8 think .............. 11 put ................
3. play .................... 6 buy ................. 9 copy .............. 12 speak ................

7. Read about Lisa's journey to Madrid. Put the verbs in the correct form.

Last Tuesday Lisa (1) flew from London to Madrid. She (2) …………… up at six o'clock in the morning and (3) ………………. a cup of coffee. At 6.30 she (4)………………….. home and (5)……………………………. to the airport. When she (6)………………………… , she (7)……………………….. the car and then (8)………………………. to the airport cafe where she (9) ……………….. breakfast. Then she (10)……………………… through passport control and (11)……………………. for her flight. The plane (12)………………………… on time and (13)………………………. in Madrid two hours later. Finally she (14)…………………………….. a taxi from the airport to her hotel in the centre of Madrid. | fly, get, have, leave, drive arrive, park, go have, go, wait, depart, arrive, take

8. Complete the text with the verbs (in brackets) in the past simple.

Howard Hughes (1)__was____ (be) born in 1905 in Texas, USA. He (2)_____________ (lose) both of his parents before he was twenty. They (3)______________ (leave) him a lot of money.
In 1925, he (4)_____________ (get) married. He and his wife (5)_____________ (move) to Hollywood and he (6)______________ (start) work as a film director.
In 1929, he and his wife got divorced. He (7)_________________ (have) love affairs with a lot of Hollywood actresses. Later in life, Hughes (8)_________________ (become) more and more private. In the 1960s he (9)_____________ (stop) going out in public. He (10)_____________ (die) in 1976. At the end of his life he had a lot of money, but no friends.

55 Listen and check.

9. Write sentences in the past.

1. I / like / spiders.

I liked spiders.__________________________________________________

1. I / go / to school.

______________________________________________________________

1. I / live / in Astana.

______________________________________________________________

1. I / work / at the weekend.

______________________________________________________________

1. I / listen / to classical music.

______________________________________________________________

1. I / watch / horror films.

______________________________________________________________

10. Write questions for the sentences in Exercise 9.
a) Did you like spiders?_____________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________________________
e) ______________________________________________________________
f) ______________________________________________________________

11. Write true answers to the questions in Exercise 10 about your life two years ago.
Example (a)
No, I didn’t / Yes, I did.____________________________________________
a) ______________________________________________________________
b)______________________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________________________
e) ______________________________________________________________
f) ______________________________________________________________

12. Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative.

1. I saw Barbara but I didn’t see Jane.
2. They worked on Monday but they..................................... on Tuesday.
3. We went to the post office but we.................................... to the bank.
4. She had a pen but she any paper.
5. Jack did French at school but he.................................... German.

13. Write questions with Did...?

1. I watched TV last night. And you? Did you watch TV last night?
2. I enjoyed the party. And you? ........................................................................
3. I had a good holiday. And you? ........................................................................
4. I finished work early. And you? .........................................................................
5. I slept well last night. And you? ........................................................................

   Unit XVIII

## Contents

- ВВЕДЕНИЕ
- UNIT I. Introduction.The Verb ‘to be’
- UNIT II. Favourite Things. Articles UNIT III. The Family Tree. Possessive Case of Nouns
- UNIT IV. Family. The Verb ‘to have / have got’
- UNIT V. Numbers (Cardinal,Ordinal)
- UNIT VI. Everyday Things. Present Simple
- UNIT VII. Time, Days, Months. Prepositions of Time
- UNIT VIII. Daily Routine. Personal Pronouns
- UNIT IX. At School and University. Plural of Nouns
- UNIT X. In the living room. Prepositions of Place
- UNIT XI. In the bedroom and bathroom. Construction ‘There is/are’
- UNIT XII. In the kitchen. Modal verb (can)
- UNIT XIII. Food and Drink. Indefinite Pronouns ‘some/any’
- UNIT XIV. Eating Out. Construction ‘Would you like… / I’d like
- UNIT XV. Parts of the Body. Possessive Pronouns
- UNIT XVI. Clothes. Present Continuous
- UNIT XVII. Describing People. Adjectives / Comparison
- UNIT XVIII. Moving. Past Simple
- UNIT XIX. Jobs. Future Simple
- UNIT XX. Weather. Adverbs
- REFERENCES

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