Exercises

1. Write the past of these verbs.

1. get got 6. leave ………. 11 buy ………. 16. put ……….
2. eat ….…... 7. see ………… 12. know………. 17. tell ……….
3. pay ……... 8. go …………. 13. stand ……… 18. lose ………
4. make …… 9. hear ………. 14. take ………... 19. think ……...
5. give …….. 10. find ……… 15. do ………….. 20. speak ……..

 

2. Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the Past Indefinite.

clean die enjoy finish happen live open
play rain smoke start stay want watch

1. Yesterday evening I watched television.

2. I …….. my teeth three times yesterday.

3. Bernard ………. 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.

4. The concert last night …….. at 7.30 and……….. at 10 o’clock.

5. The accident ………. last Sunday afternoon.

6. When I was child, I ……… to be a doctor.

7. Mozart ………. from 1756 to 1791.

8. We ………. our holiday last year. We ……….. at very good hotel.

9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it ………. .

10. It was hot in the room, so I ……… the window.

11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we ……… tennis.

 

3. Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week etc.).

1. He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by car.

2. They always get up early. This morning they …………………….

3. Bill often loses his keys. He ……………………. last Saturday.

4. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week …………………….

5. She meets her friends every evening. She ………………. yesterday evening.

6. I usually read two newspapers every day. …………………. yesterday.

7. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday…………………….

8. We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. ……………………. last Sunday.

9. Tom always has a shower in the morning. ……………………. this morning.

10. They buy a new car every year. Lest year ……………………

4. Complete these sentences with the verb in negative.

1. I saw John but I didn’t see Mary.

2. They studied on Monday but they ………….. at the weekend.

3. We went to the library but ………….. to the lab.

4. She had a pen but ………….. any paper.

5. They did English at school but ………….. German.

5. Write questions with Who / What / How / Why …?

1. I met somebody. Who did you meet?

2. Tom arrived. What time …………..…………?

3. I saw somebody. Who ……………………….?

4. They wanted something. What ………………?

5. The lecture finished. What time ……………...?

6. Pat went home early. Why ………………………?

7. It cost a lot of money. How much.....…………….?

 

6. Write questions with How long did it take …? and answers with It look …

1. (he read the book / two weeks) ………………

2. (we walked to Academy / an hour) …………..

3. (I leant to drive / a long) ……………………..

4. (he got home / four hours) ……….…………..

5. (they cleaned the room / an hour) …..………..

 

7. Translate the following.

1. Îëåêñàíäð íàâ÷èâñÿ ãîâîðèòè ôðàíöóçüêîþ, êîëè éîìó áóëî 10.

2. Â äèòèíñòâ³ Ìàðãàðåò ìð³ÿëà ñòàòè àêòðèñîþ.

3. ³í ñêëàâ óñï³øíî ³ñïèòè ìèíóëî¿ ñåñ³¿.

4. Éîìó ïîòð³áíî áóëî äåê³ëüêà äí³â ùî íàïèñàòè ðåôåðàò.

5. Òîì çóñòð³÷àâ ñâîãî äðóãà â÷îðà.

6. Â÷îðà Îëÿ õîäèëà íà äèñêîòåêó ³ ïîâåðíóëàñü äîäîìó ï³çíî.

7. ³í íå çàéìàâñÿ ñïîðòîì êîëè éîìó áóëî 10 ðîê³â.

8. Ìèíóëîãî ðîêó â³í ïîáóäóâàâ ñîá³ íîâèé áóäèíîê.

 

8. Write what happened yesterday (about youself).