Упражнение на автоматизацию употребления Past Simple или Past Continuous

1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. When my father (to come) home, I (to have) dinner.

2. When Alice (to return), I (to listen) to the radio.

3. When mother (to enter) his room, he (to draw) a picture.

4. When my sister (to come in), I (to do) my lessons.

5. When her aunt (to air) the room, she (to catch) cold.

6. When I (to meet) her, she (to go) to the office.

7. He (to wash) his face when somebody (to knock) at the door.

8. The young people (to dance) when I (to come) to the party.

9. When he (to wash) the dishes, he (to break) a plate.

10. What they (to do) when you (to see) them?

2.Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. She (to cook) yesterday.

2. She (to cook) at three o'clock yesterday.

3. She (to cook) from two till four yesterday.

4. I (not to read) at five o'clock.

5. I (not to read) when you came in.

6. What he (to do) when I came?

7. What he (to do) the whole day yesterday?

8. Pete (to water) flowers in the garden yesterday.

9. Pete (to water) flowers in the garden at five o'clock yesterday.

10. What Pete (to do) when I came to see him?

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. When my father (to come) home, I (to have) dinner.

2. When Alice (to return), I (to listen) to the radio.

3. When mother (to enter) his room, he (to draw) a picture.

4. When my sister (to come in), I (to do) my lessons.

5. When her aunt (to air) the room, she (to catch) cold.

6. When I (to meet) her, she (to go) to the office.

7. He (to wash) his face when somebody (to knock) at the door.

8. The young people (to dance) when I (to come) to the party.

9. When he (to wash) the dishes, he (to break) a plate.

10. What they (to do) when you (to see) them?

4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Не (not to open) the window before classes yesterday.

2. I (to hurry) to the library when I (to meet) him.

3. She (to translate) a lot of articles at the office last week.

4. We (to smoke) in the room when he (to see) us.

5. We (to pack) our things when our taxi (to come).

6. The day before yesterday he (to finish) his work at seven o'clock.

7. What he (to do) ten years ago? – He (to study) at school.

8. Yesterday I (to ask) my friend not to ring me.

9. My father (to write) a very interesting article last month.

10. She (to come) home at eleven o'clock that's why she (not to call) you.

5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Why you (to be) angry with me yesterday? – I (not to be).

2. Where you (to be) last night? – We (to be) at the theatre.

3. When I (to come) to the bus stop, I (to see) a boy who (to play) with a dog.

4. It (to be) eleven o'clock, when I (to decide) to go to bed.

5. What time they (to have) dinner yesterday? – They (to have) dinner from seven till eight.

6. When she (to see) him a year ago she (not to recognize) him.

7. I (to be) very busy yesterday. I (to prepare) for my exam the whole day.

8. My brother (to wash) the dishes while I (to sweep) the floor.

9. Why you (not to see) a doctor yesterday?

10. It (to rain) heavily when he (to go) out.

Задание 1. Закончите предложения, поставив глагол в скобках в правильное время - Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Yesterday my friend ... his exam. (pass)

2. What ... he ... at 11 o'clock last night? (do)

3. Sam ... over the phone when someone called his name. (talk)

4. Last week I ... him a letter. (write)

5. Last time I ... them was a few years ago. (see)

Задание 2. Задайте вопрос к выделенному словосочетанию.

1. This time yesterday Mary was playing with her little brother.

2. When it stopped raining John went out for a walk.

3. My friend bought a new dress last weekend.

4. The old man fell asleep while reading a newspaper.

5. Dave was sleeping on the couch when somebody knocked at the door.

Задание 3. Составьте отрицательные предложения, поставив глагол в скобках в правильном времени - Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. I ... there when the accident happened. (be)

2. My TV is broken. I ... any news at 8 o'clock last night. (watch)

3. Jemma ... yesterday. She was ill. (work)

4. Tourists ... the museum yesterday because it was closed. (visit)

5. They ... golf at 10 o'clock this morning. (play)

Задание 4. Закончите предложения, поставив глаголы в правильном времени. Все предложения являются утвердительными.

1. I ... (break) my arm when I ... (ski) in the Alps.

2. She ... (drive) a car when her phone ... (ring).

3. The cat ... (sleep) on the chair and the dog ... (sit) next to it.

4. Fiona ... (clean) the room, ... (iron) her clothes and ... (make) the bed.

5. He ... (read) a book when he suddenly ... (hear) a strange noise.

Задание 5. Переведите предложения на английский язык, используя Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Я не разговаривала с Джеймсом вчера.

2. Дети играли на улице, когда начался дождь.

3. В 10 часов утра студенты писали тест.

4. Он читал газету, пока она смотрела телевизор.

5. Она потеряла ключи в прошлую среду.