Past simple and progressive.

1. PUT THE VERBS INTO PAST SIMPLE TENSE AND TRANSLATE THEM :

A) live, open, close, die, want, love, hate, enjoy, work, stay, visit, study, travel, start, finish, arrive, cook, walk, laugh, smile, watch, look, wait, happen, try, follow, improve, like, play, earn, learn, listen, skate, enter, ask, answer, suggest, mend, paint, turn, talk, cry, shout, snow, rain, manage, call, catch, smoke, help, belong, need, believe, invite, check, notice, lie, suggest, suppose, reach, pass, mix.

B) be, become, begin, break, bring, build, burn, buy, catch, choose, come, cost, cut, do, drink, drive, eat, fall, feel, find, fly, forget, get, give, go, have, hear, keep, know, lay, leave, let, lie, lose, make, meet, pay, put, read, ring, rise, run, say, see, sell, send, shut, sit, sing, sleep, speak, spend, stand, steal, swim, take, teach, tear, tell, think, throw, understand, wake, wear, win, write.

2. READ ABOUT MARINA’S TYPICAL WORKING DAY AND THEN SAY WHAT SHE DID OR DIDN’T DO YESTERDAY :

Marina usually gets up at 7 o’clock and has a big breakfast. She walks to work, which takes her about half an hour. She starts work at 8.45. She never has lunch. She finishes work at 5 o’clock and travells home by bus. She is often tired when she gets home, so for some time she just sits in the armchair and listens to comforting music. She usually cooks a meal in the evening and doesn’t eat much. Normally she doesn’t go out on weekdays. She watches TV, reads an interesting book or talks over the phone to her friends. At 10.30. she takes a relaxing bath and prepares things for the next day. She goes to bed at about 11 o’clock and always sleeps well.

3. ASK YOUR FRIEND ABOUT HIS LAST HOLIDAY :

1. When / return? 2. Where / go ? 3. go / with parents? 4. How long / stay there? 5. stay / at a hotel ? 6. How / travel ? 7. eat / in restaurants ? 8. food / good ? 9. have / great time? 10. What / do in the evenings ? 11. visit theaters? 12. meet / famous people? 13. see / many / places? 14. make / new friends ? 15. weather / fine?

4. OPEN THE BRACKETS, PUTTING THE VERB INTO PAST SIMPLE TENSE :

1. It (be) warm, so I (take) off my coat. 2. The film (not be) very good, we (not enjoy) it very much. 3. I (know) they (be) very busy, so I (not ask) them. 4. Henry (be) very tired, so he (go) to bed earlier than he usually (do). 5. Mozart (write) more than 600 pieces of music. 6. How you (learn) to drive? – My father (teach) me. 7. It (become) too expensive to keep our car, so we (sell) it. 8. I (be) very thirsty, so I (drink) the water quickly. 9. Frank (fall) down the stairs and (hurt) his leg, fortunately (not break) it. 10. Ann (spend) a lot of money yesterday. She (buy) a dress which (cost) $100. 11. I (open) the window and a bird (fly) into the room. 12. Paul and I (play) tennis yesterday. He (do) it better than me, so he (win) easily. 13. Sue (not be) hungry, so she (not eat) anything, but I (eat) a lot. 14. When that accident (happen)? I (hear) something about it, but (understand) nothing. 15. He (feel) so bad, that even (stop) working and (go) home. 16. When we (stay) in London, we (see) many interesting places and (visit) a lot of museums. 17. You (be) in the Academy yesterday? – No, I ( not be), we (have) only one double-lesson and I (come) too late. 18. They (work) very much yesterday, they (finish) only at 10 p.m. and (be) so tired. 19. Last year we (study) at school and we (have) more free time, we even (walk) every evening. 20. Everybody (laugh), when Petya (make) the same mistake again. 21. I (lose) my key yesterday. 22. Kate (invite) me for her birthday party when we (meet). 23. They (speak) much, (discuss) new projects and (not notice) me. 24. I (decide) to give up smoking, because I (smoke) too much. 25. Who (break) my favourite vase? You (do) it?

5. HERE IS A PAGE FROM JACK’S DAILY PLANNER.

9.00 – 9. 30. – to jog in the park

9.50 – 10.00 - to fuel the car

10.00 –12.00 – to take children to the zoo

12.30 –13.30 – to have lunch with Tom

14.00 –16.00 - to drive Mary to the shopping center

16.30.–17.30.- to play golf at Garry’s

18.00.- 20.00.- to visit mother

20.30.- 21.30 – to type a report

21.30.- 22.00 – to walk a dog

22.10.- 23.45 – to watch a football match on TV

NOW, ACCORDING TO THE LIST, SAY WHAT HE WAS DOING YESTERDAY:

1. at 9.15 2. at 9.52 3.at 11.15 4. at 12.45. 5. at 15.20.. 6. at 17.00. 7. at 19.10. 8. at 21.05. 9. at 21.40. 10. at 23.35.

6. IMAGINE YOU HAVE A BIG FAMILY. SAY WHAT YOU ALL WERE DOING YESTERDAY IN THE EVENING :

1. (Don / take / a bath) 2. ( Sharon / make up) 3.( Mother / cook / in the kitchen) 4. ( Sue / wash / some clothes) 5.(Father / read / a newspaper) 6. ( Sam / play / computer games) 7.( Kate / talk / over the phone) 8. ( Granny / knit / warm socks) 9. ( I / get ready to go out) 10. ( Grandfather / smoke / his pipe)

7.ANSWER THE QUESTIONS USING BOTH PAST SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE:

1. When did you meet Helen? (walk along the street)

2. When did you catch that cold? (skate on a frosty day)

3. When did she learn English? ( live in London)

4. When did they read “War and Piece”? (have a holiday)

5. When did he hear that song? ( listen to a concert on the radio)

6. When did you buy that book? ( get ready for my exams)

7. When did the boy hurt himself? (ride his bike)

8. When did he lose his key? ( go home yesterday)

9. When did Sonya find that camera? (walk about the city)

10. When did they take those photos? ( visit Paris)

8.OPEN THE BRACKETS USING PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE:

1. Last night I (read) in bed when suddenly I (hear) a loud noise downstairs. 2. You (have) a bath when I (phone) you? 3. They (wait) for a taxi when I (arrive). 4. He (drive) very fast when the police (stop) him. 5. I (break) a plate last night. I (wash) dishes when it (slip) out of my hands. 6. He (sleep) while his wife (cook). 7. We (not go) out because it (get) dark. 8. What you (do) at this time yesterday? 9. We (see) Amanda in the gallery. She (wear) a lovely new dress. 10. Mary (play) the piano, Harry (watch) TV, I (type) my report when Don (come). 11. When I (be) a little girl, I (want) to be an actress. 12. When I (hear) his knock, I (go) to the door and (open) it, but I (not recognize) him at first because I (not wear) my glasses. 13. John (talk) to his boss when I (see) him last. 14. Susan (lift) her eyes from the book and (look) out of the window. It still (snow). 15. Your telegram (come) just as I (leave) home. 16. Ben (fall) and (hurt) himself when he (ride) his motorbike. 17. As I (walk) home yesterday, I (meet) a beggar, who (ask) me for some money. 18. Crosby (cross) the street when a car (push) him. 19. When the World War (begin), we (live) in Holland. 20. You (have) a good time at those parties? 21. They (go) out last night? – No, they (be) too tired. 22. What you (do) when the accident (happen)? 23. We (be) in a very difficult position. We (not know) what to do. 24. I (see) Ann in town yesterday, but she (not see) me, she (look) the other way. 25. I (meet) my friends at the airport a few weeks ago. They (go) to Berlin and I (go) to London. We (talk) while (wait) for our flights.

9. REACT TO THE QUESTIONS AFTER YOU READ THE SITUATIONS :