Past Indefinite / Simple Tense

КРАТКИЕ ИТОГИ:

В завершении лекции несколько сводных таблиц, содержащих основные моменты, рассмотренные в лекции, а также некоторые правила чтения:

Рис. 3.10.

Рис. 3.11.

Рис. 3.12.

Рис. 3.13.

ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ 1. ТАБЛИЦА НЕПРАВИЛЬНЫХ ГЛАГОЛОВ АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА:

ВОПРОСЫ ДЛЯ САМОПОДГОТОВКИ:

Вопрос 1. Как образуется утвердительное предложение в Past Simple?

Вопрос 2. Как образуется вопросительное предложение в Past Simple?

Вопрос 3. Как образуется отрицательное предложение в Past Simple.

Вопрос 4. Что такое правильные и неправильные глаголы? Особенности их употребления в предложении.

Вопрос 5. Какие ключевые слова в предложении указывают на то, что глагол стоит в Past Simple?

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ:

Упражнение 3.1. Вставьте глагол to be в Past Simple.

1. My aunt _____ very depressed last Sunday.
2. The weather _____ terrible.
3. It _____ cold and rainy.
4. Her husband _____ not at home.
5. He _____ at hospital because he _____ sick.
6. Her children _____ at school.
7. They _____ not in the yard, they _____ in the living room.
8. The TV _____ broken.
9. The children _____ not only upset, they _____ very angry.
10. The neighbours _____ not happy because her children ____ too noisy.
11. The house _____ not clean.
12. The sink ____ broken.
13. There _____ dirty dishes on the kitchen table and in the sink.
14. There _____ nothing in the fridge.
15. There _____ no vegetables for dinner, there _____ no juice for her children.
16. There _____ not even bread in the house!
17. She _____ tired and hungry.
18. She _____ just exhausted.

Упражнение 3.2. Трансформируйте предложения по образцу.

Образец:

We discuss a lot of issues at our English lessons / yesterday.

We discussed a lot of issues at our English lesson yesterday.

1. I usually walk to my University / yesterday.
2. He regularly answers my letters / last week.
3. The shop opens at nine / last year.
4. We always stay at this hotel / three years ago.
5. My working day lasts four hours / last year.
6. My husband always returns home from work at six / yesterday.
7. The Smiths live in Cambridge / in 2005.
8. The students always revise their grammar rules before every test / last term.
9. I often translate articles from English into Russian / every day.
10. I repeat the words after the speaker / just now.
11. We watch TV every evening / all evening yesterday.
12. He travels abroad every summer / last summer.
13. I usually post letters on my way to the office / the day before yesterday.
14. They usually finish their work at five / yesterday.
15. He plays chess very well / as a child.
16. He wants to talk to you / yesterday.
17. The train arrives in Moscow at 15.20 / last year.
18. You often lie to me / when I asked you about it.
19. She always smiles at me / when she saw me.
20. The girl cleans her room two times a week / on Thursday.

Примечание: выделенные курсивом слова относятся ко времени Preset Simple и при трансформации предложения в Past Simple опускаются.

Упражнение 3.3. Поставьте предложения в вопросительную форму по образцу.

Образец:

He came late. – Did he come late?

He was late. – Was he late?

He had a big house. – Did he have a big house?

1. They knew the answer.
2. We were busy yesterday.
3. He understood everything.
4. They had a nice holiday last summer.
5. Karen cried for help.
6. We were in the cinema at that time.
7. He lost an important document.
8. Monica spent all her free time in the fitness club.
9. He gave me the right answer.
10. They were late for the lesson.
11. She had five children.
12. The lesson began on time.
13. He cut the bread.
14. Helen forbade me to go there alone.
15. Eric wrote a letter to his mother.
16. Mark put the box under his bed.
17. The boy had a fever.
18. We lost our way in the fog.
19. She lay down after dinner.
20. Susan laid the table for lunch.

Упражнение 3.4. Постройте отрицательные предложения по образцу.

Образец:

She told me the truth. – She didn’t tell me the truth.

She was at home. – She wasn’t at home.

1. Jane forgave her husband for it.
2. Kate kept to a diet.
3. They worked until late.
4. We had a picnic in the countryside.
5. The students were ready for the lesson.
6. You missed this lecture.
7. He was at a party last night.
8. Mother woke me up early in the morning.
9. We laid the table for lunch.
10. He stole my wallet.

Упражнение 3.5. Дополните предложения. Поставьте глаголы в правильную форму, утвердительную или отрицательную.

1. It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take)
2. The film wasn’t very good. I didn’t enjoy it very much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I _____ her. (disturb)
4. I was very tired, so I _____ the party early. (leave)
5. The bed was very uncomfortable, I _____ very well. (sleep)
6. The window was open and a bird _____ into the room. (fly)
7. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It _____ very much. (cost)
8. I was in a hurry, so I _____ time to phone you. (have)
9. It was hard carrying the bags. They _____ very heavy. (be)

Упражнение 3.6. Дополните предложения, используя следующие слова: die, enjoy, finish, happen, open, rain, stay, want.

1. I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.
2. It was hot In the room, so I ___ the window.
3. The film was very long. It _____ at 7.15 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. Anna’s grandfather _____ when he was 90 years old.