1)TEST ( Past Simple / Past Continuous )
1. I _____ a friend while I _____ the shopping.
A) was meeting / did
B) met / was doing
C) meet / do
D) met / did
2. I _____ for my things when I ____ someone call my name.
A) paid / was hearing
B) pay / heard
C) was paying / hear
D) was paying / heard
3. I _____ and I _____ the knife.
A) cooked / was dropping
B) cook / drop
C) was cooking / dropped
D) cooked / dropped
4. What _____ at 8.00 last night?
A) did you do
B) you did
C) were you doing
D) are you doing
5. While I _____ this morning, I _____ my money. I don’t know how.
A) shopped / lose
B) was shopping / lost
C) shopped / was losing
D) shop / lose
6. When we came in he _____ something on the paper.
A) was writing
B) were writing
C) is writing
D) wrote
7. I _____ round and _____ Paula.
A) turned / saw
B) was turning/ was seeing
C) turn / was seeing
D) was turning / saw
8. While we _____ a drink, a waiter _____ a pile of plates.
A) had / was dropping
B) have / dropped
C) have / drop
D) were having / dropped
9. I _____ to get up this morning. It _____ and it was cold, and my bed was so warm.
A) don’t want / is raining
B) am not wanting / rains
C) wasn’t wanting / rained
D) didn’t want / was raining
10. I _____ to the news on the radio when the phone _____.
A) listened / was ringing
B) am listening / was ringing
C) was listening / rang
D) listen / is ringing
11. They … the TV when I came in.
a) Watched
b) Were watching
c) Have watched
d) Watch
12. What … last Saturday?
a) Were they buying
b) They bought
c) Did they buy
d) They were buying
13. Mary … that he was not right.
a) Was understanding
b) Have understood
c) Understood
d) Has understand
14. The train … on time so we were late.
a) Didn’t come
b) Wasn’t coming
c) Wasn’t come
d) Didn’t came
15. How many chairs … to the room?
a) You have brought
b) Have brought you
c) You did bring
d) Did you bring
16. When I phoned she … a bath.
a) Had
b) Was having
c) Was have
d) Has
17. What … when your mother came back home?
a) Were you doing
b) You did
c) You were doing
d) Did you
18. What … her about the school ?
a) You told
b) Did you told
c) Told you
d) Did you tell
19. She … because she couldn’t find her dog.
a) Cried
b) Was crying
c) Crying
d) Cry
20. My parents … in 1970
a) Got married
b) Get married
c) Were getting married
2)Упражнение 1. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на используемые предлоги.
1. The English magazine is on the round table.
2. The round table is in the corner of the living-room.
3. A new brown chair is near his desk.
4. Our cat is under the round table in the living-room.
5. The cupboard is near the kitchen window.
6. My cousin set the flowers into the vase. Now they are in the vase.
7. The copy-book is in the folder, and the folder is on the desk.
8. There is a beautiful ceiling lamp above the round table.
9. There is my daddy`s picture on the wall.
10. My children didn`t see anybody at our door.
3).Раскройте скобки, поставив глагол в форме настоящего или прошедшего времени:
Lessons usually (to begin) at 8 o’clock.
Yesterday I (to begin) to learn irregular verbs.
I (to break) my leg last summer.
The wind (to blow) strongly last week.
I (to buy) Christmas presents for all my family last weekend.
I (to eat) oatmeal for breakfast yesterday.
Sometimes I (to eat) toasts with jam for breakfast.
Two days ago I (to draw) a picture for my mum.
I (to choose) a present for my mum yesterday.
She (to come) late for music lesson last Monday.
He (to cut) his hair every month.
We (to drink) coffee in a café yesterday morning.
He (to drive) the car not very well last year.
I (to dream) about having a pet when I was a child.
I (to feel) sorry for my sister a day ago. She didn’t pass the exam.