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2.4. Open the brackets. Use the appropriate form of the verb 'to be'.

(A)

  1. Where you (to be) yesterday? I couldn't get in touch with you. – I (to be) at my parents' place.

  2. Kate (to be) 18 last Monday.

  3. When we came to London the weather (to be) rather cold. It (to be) rainy and windy.

  4. They (to be) happy to have such a nice weekend.

  5. There (to be) many people in the room and it (to be) very noisy.

  6. Where she (to be) born? – She (to be) born in France.

  7. Henry and Mark (not to be) friends when they studied at school.

  8. She (not to be) fond of long walks when she was a child.

  9. Who (to be) at the meeting yesterday? – All the students (to be).

  10. A: I hear there (to be) a barbecue at the college last Saturday. You (to be) there?

B:

Yes, I (to be). And why you (not to be) there??

A:

Oh, I (to be) in London. I (to be) very busy.

B:

That's a pity. It (to be) a very good barbecue. The food (to be) great.

A:

What the weather (to be) like here?

B:

Oh, we (to be) very lucky. It (to be) warm.

A:

There (to be) many people there?

B:

Yes, lots. Jim (not to be) there, though. He (not to be) very well.

A:

What about Mark and Jane?

B:

Oh, they (to be) still on holiday then. So they (not to be) at the barbecue. But all the others (to be) there. We had a good time.

(B)

Mr and Mrs Temple (1) (to be) a very average couple. His name (2) (to be) Steven. Her name (3) (to be) Ann.

They (4) (to be) tall? Mr and Mrs Temple (5) (to be) neither tall nor short. They (6) (to be) both average height. He (7) (to be) average height for a man and she (8) (to be) average height for a woman.

They (9) (to be) fat? Mr Temple (10) (not to be) weak or skinny, but he (11) (not to be) strong or well-built either. He (12) (to be) just medium build and his shoulders (13) (to be) neither very broad nor very narrow. His wife, too, could never be described as thin or slim, but then again, she (14) (not to be) overweight or fat either. Her waist (15) (to be) neither too big nor too narrow. It (16) (to be) just ... average size.

It (17) (to be) very easy for the Temples to buy clothes because parts of their bodies (18) (to be) average size too. Their feet (19) (to be) neither very big nor very small. Their hips (20) (not to be) very wide. And their legs (21) (to be) neither too short nor too long.

Yes, the Temples (22) (to be) a very average couple. Except for one thing. They (23) (to be) the only couple in the country who (24) (to be) average in so many ways at the same time. The Temples (25) (to be) in fact ... unique.

2.5. Express contrasting past actions. Give your reason.

Model: As a rule she gets up early. (on Sunday)

She didn’t get up early on Sunday. She got up late on Sunday. It was her day off.

  1. Usually I have breakfast at 8. (yesterday)

  2. She is always ready to help. (the other day)

  3. Tom sleeps very well, as a rule. (last night)

  4. I often go abroad on business. (last year)

  5. My sister writes to me twice a month. (two years ago)

  6. Nick is 20 and he has got a driving license. (when he was 15)

  7. Walter is seldom away from classes. (on Monday)

  8. Henry waits Kate after work and gives her a lift home. (the day before yesterday)

  9. It often rains this month. (last month)

  10. She speaks English fluently. (a year ago)

  11. Martha skates very badly. (when she was a schoolgirl)

  12. Mr Ryan doesn’t walk much. (when he was younger)

  13. My parents aren’t great theatre-goers. (many years ago)

  14. Sam wears glasses. (five years ago)

  15. Mr Black is in a hurry. He is late for the lecture. (yesterday)

  16. They always help their mother about the house. (last Friday)

  17. He doesn’t remember her telephone number. (half an hour ago)

  18. Sometimes I miss the 5 o’clock train. (last week)

  19. He doesn’t go shopping. (the other day)

  20. She doesn’t do her homework in the evening. (yesterday)

Oral Activity

The teacher divides the class into two teams and gives a sentence. The teams in turn ask questions based on the teacher's sentence. Each correct question gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner.

Possible sentence: They robbed a bank. / He invited her to dinner. / Ann wrote a letter. / She bought a new dress, etc.

Team A. S1:

Who robbed a bank?

Team B. S1:

Did the police catch the robbers?

Team A. S2:

How much money did they get?

Team B. S2:

Did the robbers shoot anyone? etc.

Remember:

Used to expresses past habits or states. It forms its negative and interrogative with did and it is the same in all persons. The Past Indefinite can be used instead of used to: She used to walk/walked long distances. She didn’t use to stay in and watch TV.

Would expresses past repeated actions and routine. Used to expresses past states or habits: Grandma would always make me porridge for breakfast (also: used to make). When I was young I used to live in Leeds (not: would).

Was going to expresses unfulfilled arrangements or unfulfilled plans in the past, or actions one intended to do but did not or could not do:He was going to visit Pam but she wasn’t at home.

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