8. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple; задайте вопросы к выделенным словам; перескажите историю:

When Cinderella’s mother (to die), her life (to change). Her father (to marry) another woman, who (to be) very unkind to the girl. Cinderella (to work) in the house like a servant: she (to wash), and (to clean), and (to cook) for all the family. Her step-sisters (not to like) Cinderella. She (to work) all the day, and they (to look) at themselves in the mirror and (to talk) about their dresses. In the evenings Cinderella (to like) to sit near the fire-place, on the bag for cinders, and her step-sisters (to call) her ‘Cinderella’. One day the Prince (to invite) them to a ball. Cinderella (to want) to go there too, but the step-mother (not to let) her go. When she (to stay) at home alone, she (to start) crying, but suddenly a Fairy (to appear) before her. The Fairy (to turn) a pumpkin into a coach, and a rat into a coachman, and she (to turn) two white mice into white horses. Cinderella also (to receive) from the Fairy a beautiful dress and a pair of glass-slippers. Then she (to start) off for the ball.

9. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple; задайте вопросы к выделенным словам; перескажите историю:

When we (to finish) our dinner, we (to want) to have some apple-juice. Harris (to open) our bag, and we (to look) at the tin of juice and (to smile) at each other. We all (to like) apple-juice. George (to ask), ‘But where is the tin-opener?’ We (to start) to look for the tin-opener, and could not find it. Then Harris (to open) his pocket-knife, and (to try) to open the tin with the knife. But the knife suddenly (to close) on his finger, and Harris (to cry) out with pain. We (to dress) his finger with a handkerchief, and (to start) to look for a better instrument. George (to decide) to make a hole in the tin with a stone. He (to start) working with a sharp stone, and I (to decide) to help him with a big stone. I (to ask) George to put his small stone on the tin, and I (to knock) on it with my big stone. It so (to happen) that my stone (to knock) on George’s hand. We (to stop) the work and (to dress) George’s fingers with another handkerchief. Now I (to continue) working alone. I (to decide) to throw the tin on the sharp stones on the bank. The tin (to jump) up and (to disappear) in the water. After that we (to stop) trying: we (to want) no apple-juice now. We only (to want) to have some rest.

(after Jerome)

Неправильные глаголы

Irregular Verbs

1. Поставьте сказуемое в Past Indefinite Tense:

1. He comes home very late.

2. I give you this book for two days.

3. She goes to the sea-side for a holiday.

4. They never tell me the truth.

5. We see a dog in the street.

6. There is a stranger in our garden.

7. There are two dictionaries on the shelf.

8. The lessons always begin at nine.

9. He often has a lot of mistakes in his written tests.

10. I write to him every month.

11. He reads very many English books.

12. She gets no letters from home.

2. Откройте скобки и поставьте глаголы в Past Indefinite; перескажите историю Red Riding Hood (continued):

At last, Red Riding Hood (to come) to Granny’s house and (to knock) at the door. The Wolf (to ask) her – in Granny’s voice – who it (to be), and the girl (to answer) that it (to be) Red Riding Hood, and that she (to want) to see Granny. The Wolf (to say) that the door (to be) open and she (can) come in. Red Riding Hood (to go) into the house and (to sit) down on Granny’s bed. She (to be) surprised when she (to see) that Granny (to have) very big ears, and she (to say) so to the Wolf. He (to answer): ‘The better to hear you, my dear’. Then she (to ask) why Granny (to have) such big eyes, and the Wolf (to say): ‘The better to see you, my dear’. When Red Riding Hood (to wonder) why Granny’s teeth (to be) so big, the Wolf (to say): ‘The better to eat you’. At once he (to jump) out of bed and (to eat) the girl; then he (to go) to sleep. Luckily, some hunters (to be) walking nearby at that time, and when they (to hear) some noise in the house, they (to go) in. When the hunters (to see) the Wolf in Granny’s bed, they (to cut) open his belly with a knife, and Red Riding Hood and her Granny (to come) out of it, safe and sound.