Past Simple TenseПростое прошедшее время
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Ex. 2. Study and practice:
1. – What did you do last night? – I played cards. – How about Fred? – He watched TV.
2. – Helen didn’t go to Jane’s party yesterday. – Did she stay at home? – No, she didn’t. She went to the cinema. 3. – Does the postman come every day? – No, he doesn’t. – Did he come this morning? – Yes, he brought some letters.
4. – Did Henry go for a walk yesterday? – Yes, he did. – Does he go for a walk every day? – No, he doesn’t.
5. – When did you last see Jack? – On Sunday. – Are you going to see him again soon? – I don’t think so.
6. —Were you at Judy’s yesterday? – Yes, I was. – Did you see Frank? – No, I didn’t.
7. – How did Mr Wood spend last summer holidays? – He went to the sea. – And how about Mrs Wood? – She stayed at home.
8. – Where did you spend last summer holidays? – In the country. – What did you do there? – Lots of things. I went swimming, for instance.
9. – Did уou study German or French at school? – German. – And what about your sister? – She studied French.
10. – You didn’t go to see Miss Fisher yesterday, did you? – No, I didn’t. I went to the club instead. – And Jack did the same, didn’t he? – Yes, he did.
Ex. 3. Study and practice: 1. I saw your brother in the library yesterday afternoon. 2. We invited Margaret to the party. 3. Some days ago my sister fell down and broke her arm. 4. We wrote a difficult test at our lesson. 5. Mr Smith’s son became a journalist. 6. I knew almost all the people at the party. 7. We sent the telegram on Tuesday. 8. I told Peter the news yesterday. 9. The boss went away on business on Monday. 10. We painted the floor in the kitchen some days ago. 11. Fortunately I caught the 6 o’clock train and got to the office on time. 12. I heard a very sweet melody yesterday. 13. I read an interesting article this morning. 14. John brought his DVD to the party. 15. We sat in the first row. 16. Mr Robinson flew to America last month. 17. He ate and drank too much. 18. I found my glasses in the bag. 19. Jack came home late on Monday. 20. I finished work at 8 o’clock. 21. We paid a lot for the house. 22. Mary did her homework yesterday evening. 23. We stayed at the seaside for a month. 24. The lecture began at 10 a. m. 25. We sold our car a month ago. 26. Mary gave me her dictionary for some days and I forgot to give it back to her. 27. Helen lost her umbrella yesterday. 28. At the party Mike played the piano and Lucy sang beautifully. 29. I met Peter not long ago and had a talk with him. 30. I remember I put the book on the shelf. 31. She said something about it at dinner. 32. I ran for the bus this morning. 33. We swam much in summer. 34. We spent the weekend in the country. 35. Helen bought a beautiful dress some days ago. 36. Victor came home late and slept till 11 today. 37. My mother taught chemistry at school for thirty years. 38. She made a lot of mistakes in the test. 39. I understood everything at once. 40. Mary stood up and went out of the classroom. 41. Somebody stole Peter’s bicycle the day before yesterday. 42. I thought a lot about this problem. 43. Mr. Short and Harry Turner spoke at the meeting. 44. The bell rang and the students left the room. 45. I drove 50 miles yesterday.
Ex. 4. Read the text and answer the questions:
Julia Hurries to Work. Julia often gets up late and she got up late this morning. She ate a sandwich and drank some tea. She did not wash all the dishes. She washed only some of them. She did not have very much time this morning.
Did Julia get up early or late today? What did she have for breakfast? What did she do with the dishes and why? What time did you get up today? Did you have a shower this morning? When did you have breakfast? What did you eat? Did you wash the dishes after breakfast? What did you do after breakfast? When did you come to university?
Ex. 5. Respond to the following utterances. Do it as in the Models:
Model 1: – Did the lift stop? – Of course, it stopped.
1. Did you watch the match? 2. Did she talk to the boss? 3. Did she type the letter? 4. Did they discuss the plan? 5. Did the news surprise him? 6. Did your plan work? 7. Did she cook the meat? 8. Did you laugh? 9. Did he look for his book? 10. Did they invite Mary? 11. Did you wait for her? 12. Did they like the show? 13. Did you listen to the news? 14. Did уоu visit uncle Jack?
Model 2: – Let’s invite the Browns to supper on Sunday. (last Sunday) – Oh, no! We invited them to supper last Sunday.
1. Let’s visit Uncle Peter. (last week) 2. Let’s wash the car. (last week) 3. Well, let’s cook a Chinese meal again on Saturday night. (last Saturday night) 4. Well, let’s watch this film. (the day before yesterday) 5. Let’s ask Harry and Pat to come over. (only some days ago) 6. Let’s help your father with the garden again. (last weekend) 7. Let’s play cards with Mike and Jane again. (last Saturday evening)
Model 3: – We usually rest at the seaside in summer. – And last summer? – Last summer we didn’t rest at the seaside.
1. We watch TV in the evening. – And yesterday evening? 2. On Sunday we usually go to the cinema. – And this Sunday? 3. Mike usually stays late at work. – And on Friday? 4. She usually types many letters. – And yesterday? 5. We often visit our parents at the weekend. – And last weekend?
Model 4: – You watched TV yesterday, didn’t you? (in the evening) – Yes, I did. I watched TV in the evening.
1. You studied German at school, didn’t you? (for six years) 2. You translated the text, didn’t you? (yesterday morning) 3. Jack finished the work yesterday, didn’t he? (yesterday evening) 4. Jack stayed at a hotel, didn’t he? (at the ‘Minsk Motel’) 5. You passed your exam last week, didn’t you? (on Monday) 6. Peter visited his parents last week, didn’t he? (on Friday) 7. It rained yesterday, didn’t it? (for two hours) 8. You started early, didn’t you? (at 5 a.m.) 9. Mrs Brown walked in the park in the morning, didn’t she? (for an hour)
Model 5: – You didn’t watch TV yesterday evening, did you? (listen to the radio) – No, I didn’t. I listened to the radio.
1. You didn’t start early, did you? (late) 2. Jane invited a lot of people to her birthday party. (some) 3. You didn’t finish work until 6, did you? (at 8). 4. The teacher didn’t ask Mary, did he? (John) 5. Bob phoned you on Friday, didn’t he? (on Tuesday) 6. Mike didn’t collect coins in his youth, did he? (stamps) 7. You didn’t play cards yesterday evening, did you? (chess)
Model 6: – John didn’t play football yesterday, did he? (for 2 hours) – Yes, he did. He played football for 2 hours.
1. Harry didn’t wait for you, did he? (for half an hour) 2. It didn’t rain much last autumn, did it? (heavily) 3. The Smiths didn’t travel last year, did they? (a lot) 4. Betty didn’t invite her friends to her wedding. (all her friends) 5. Mike didn’t receive any letters. (two letters) 6. You didn’t start the work on time, did you? (at 9 sharp) 7. You didn’t talk about Mary. (a lot) 8. She didn’t ask for help. (Mary) 9. He didn’t оften change his job. (very often)
Model 7: – I got up at 7 today. – And yesterday? (at 6) – I got up at 6 yesterday.
1. I did my homework this morning. And Helen? (yesterday evening) 2. Robert became a doctor. And his brother? (a teacher) 3. Alec went to work by car. And Bob? (by bus) 4. We had breakfast at 9 today. And yesterday? (at 7) 5. We wrote a dictation on Friday. And on Saturday? (a grammar test) 6. I left the office at 7 today. And last Tuesday? (at 9) 7. I swam in the sea before breakfast. And you? (after breakfast) 8. I woke up at 6 yesterday. And the day before yesterday? (At 7) 9. I made a lot of mistakes in my last dictation. A you? (no) 10. We ate fish for supper. And for breakfast? (meat) 11. We spent our day off in town. And you? (in the country) 12. He slept till 7 today. And yesterday? (till 9) 13. She took two books in the library last week. And this week? (five books). 14. The Browns bought a car last year. And you? (two years ago) 15. I heard this opera last year. And you? (in 2009) 16. Mr Smith came to the office at 9. And Mr White? (at 8) 17. We saw the Greens a month ago. A you? (on Friday morning) 18. Mr White taught us English two years ago. And Mrs Smith? (French)
Model 8: – I met Peter yesterday. – So did I. I also met him yesterday.
1. We began the work early. 2. Mary brought some records. 3. Helen came at 7. 4. She spoke French at the meeting. 5. He went on a picnic at the weekend. 6. My father caught a lot fish. 7. They sold their car last year. 8. I bought a dictionary. 9. I read much in summer. 10. We ate meat for dinner. 11. I forgot Mary’s address. 12. Mike made a lot of mistakes in his dictation. 13. We left at 9.00. 14. I had a big breakfast today. 15. We got home late. 16. Ann lost her umbrella yesterday. 17. Peter did well at maths at school. 18. We sat in the tenth row. 19. They sent him a letter. 20. We wrote a dictation. 21. I met Roger on Friday. 22. I woke up early today. 23. We flew to London. 24. I gave Mary some books. 25. I lost my gloves some days ago. 26. I read a lot during my holidays.
Unit 29.
Vocabulary
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Ex. 1. Translate the sentences into Russian, then back into English. Analyze your mistakes and translate the sentences into English one more time:
1. She wanted to become a doctor. 2. He got up at 7 o’clock, took a shower, dressed, had breakfast and left for work. 3. Jane is complaining of feeling bad again. 4. Go to the teacher and complain about that boy who sits behind you. 5. Complain to the boy’s mother, not to me! 6. I wish to complain about the washing machine that I bought last month, it stopped working again. 7. “You never listen to me, ” Larry complained. 8. I found a coin on the floor. 9. I find it important to go there. 10. Can you tell me the way to the square? 11. We bought a new square table last week. 12. Look, there is a beautiful vase in the parcel. 13. He sent me a parcel by post. 14. He jumped off the roof. 15. The water is lovely and warm in the lake, jump in! 16. The dog jumped onto the sofa. 17. I prefer to eat meat with vegetables. 18. You must return the books to the library immediately. 19. Soon she returned to her old grandmother. 20. Their dishes are made of wood. 21. Let’s go for a walk to the wood. 22. Do you like bananas. 23. Do you listen to the local news? 24. Bring me the bill, please. 25. The boy can do it alone. 26. She was terribly alone. 27. Leave me alone, please! 28. We live in Europe too. 29. From that time I became another man. 30. What about another cup of tea? 31. Five people stayed for supper, others went home. 32. Think of others. 33. She gave me one book last week and promised to bring the others on Wednesday. 34. Go to the greengrocer’s and buy two kilos of bananas, a kilo of apples, three kilos of oranges and some pears. 35. How many students are there in your group? 36. He speaks English rather fluently. 37. She usually answers difficult questions fluently. 38. He turned the pages of the book looking at the pictures. 39. There is a picture on the next page. 40. I will do just as you say. 41. That’s just what I need. 42. Agatha Christie was the queen of the detective genre. 43. I cannot tell you the whole of it. 44. On the whole, the book is very interesting. 45. He met me at the railway station. 46. She lived in a house on the shore of the lake. 47. In less than an hour we will be on the shore of the sea. 48. He was born on the 9th of April in 1996. 49. He couldn’t hear the phone. He was in the shower. 50. These old coins were made by hand. 51. You must pass this letter by hand. 52. He got on the bus at the first stop and got off at the last.
Ex. 2. Respond to the following utterances. Do it as in the Models:
Model 1: – We didn’t go out last night. – Neither did we. We didn’t go out last night either.
1. John didn’t speak at the meeting. 2. Mike didn’t buy anything. 3. We didn’t read this book at school. 4. Jack didn’t do anything. 5. We didn’t swim yesterday. 6. I didn’t ring him up on Friday. 7. We didn’t write to Peter. 8. I didn’t meet Jack there. 9. I didn’t listen to the news yesterday. 10. Jane didn’t do well at school.
Model 2: – You usually buy your vegetables at your local greengrocer’s, don’t you? (the market) – Yes, but today I bought them at the market.
You usually..., don’t you?
1. get out at Leicester Square (Piccadilly); 2. drink water (wine); 3. buy apples (pears); 4. meet Ned at the office (at the club); 5. read the Daily Telegraph (the Times); 6. send the documents by post (by hand); 7. tell Peter first (Janet); 8. go with Peter (with Ned); 9. come by bus (by taxi); 10. say too little (too much); 11. sit downstairs (upstairs); 12. take two pieces of cake (three); 13. leave at eight (at nine); 14. write three sentences (three pages); 15. ring her up at 7 (at 6); 16. spend a lot of money (little); 17. swim little (much); 18. do the housework in the evening (in the morning).
Model 3: – Did Sheila sing at the party? (beautifully) – Yes, she sang beautifully.
1. Did you find her house? (easily) 2. Did Peter speak Spanish? (fluently) 3. Did Mike drive the car? (carefully) 4. Did she do the work alone? (quickly) 5. Did it rain yesterday? (hard) 6. Did Betty learn the poem? (easily) 7. Did she send the telegram? (immediately) 8. Did John play the piano? (very well) 9. Did you enjoy the party? (very much) 10. Did it snow on Sunday? (hard) 11. Did Maradonna play football? (very well)
Model 4: – Who did you give the books to? (Peter) – I gave the books to Peter.
1. Who did he lend the dictionary to? (Tom) 2. Who did you send the telegram to? (my parents) 3. Who did you write that letter to? (my cousin) 4. Who did you sell your house to? (Mr Robinson) 5. Who did you speak to? (the teacher) 6. Who did you read the letter to? (Peter) 7. Who did she give her bicycle to? (her brother)
Model 5: – When did you go to England? (last year) – I went to England last year.
1. When did he wear this tie? (a week ago) 2. When did you speak to the cheif? (on Friday) 3. When did you see the Smiths? (last week) 4. When did Mike have a holiday? (in autumn) 5. When did it rain last? (on Tuesday) 6. When did they begin the experiment? (a week ago) 7. When did they buy the house? (two months ago) 8. When did you last go fishing? (on Saturday) 9. When did the train leave? (an hour ago) 10. When did Mike do the homework? (yesterday evening) 11. When did you drive to the country? (on Sunday) 12. When did you have dinner? (an hour ago) 13. When did you get the telegram? (last night) 14. When did you make that bookcase (last month) 15. When did you lose your umbrella? (the day before yesterday) 16. When did you pay the bill? (an hour ago) 17. When did he sell his car? (two months ago) 18. When did she send the letter? (last week) 19. When did you wake up? (at 7) 20. When did you write the article? (yesterday afternoon)
Model 6: – Did you make a table? (a chair) – No, I didn’t, but I made a chair.
1. Did Jeff drink all my wine? (all your beer) 2. Did you take that big parcel to the post-office? (all the letters) 3. Did you speak to Mr Johnson on the phone? (his secretary) 4. Did Tom ring you up at school? (at home) 5. Did you go to the cinema? (theatre) 6. Did Jeff eat all the cheese last night? (ham) 7. Did you buy any ice-cream from the supermarket? (milk) 8. Did you spend a lot of money at the supermarket? (at the new dress-shop). 9. Did you swim in the sea? (in the lake) 10. Did you meet any Germans during the holiday? (Chinese) 11. Did you write any letters? (postcards) 12. Did you eat bananas? (oranges) 13. Did Jack see Mary? (her sister)
Model 7: – Did Ann type the letter? (Mary) – No, it was Mary who typed it.
1. Did you tell Bill? (Jack) 2. Did you send the telegram? (Mrs Smith) 3. Did Lucy complain? (Gemma) 4. Did Emma cook the cake? (Helen) 5. Did Robert bring the record-player? (his brother) 6. Did Johnny break the vase? (his sister) 7. Did you phone Paul? (Kate) 8. Did Tom help? (Dick) 9. Did Mike catch that fish? (Tom) 10. Did your father make that bookcase? (my brother) 11. Did John pay the bill? (Peter) 12. Did Mr Black teach you? (Mr Jackson) 13. Did you write that letter? (Betty) 14. Did Mike take the book? (Victor) Ex. 3. Rewrite the text in the Past Simple:
Boris wakes up when it is already quite light. He looks at his watch. It is a quarter to seven. Quick! Boris jumps out of bed and runs to the bath-room. He has just time to take a cold shower and I drink a glass of tea with bread and butter. He is in a hurry to catch the eight o’clock train. At the railway station he meets three other boys from his group. They all have small bags and fishing-rods. In less than an hour they get off the train at a small station near a wood. They walk very quickly and soon come to the shore of a large lake. The boys spend the whole day there fishing, boating and swimming. They return home late at night, tired but happy.
Ex. 3. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (Past Simple):
An Englishman (come) to New York. He (stop) at a hotel and (decide) to send a telegram to his wife. He (go) to the post-office and (do) so. In the telegram he (send) his wife his address. Then he (go) to the cinema. In the evening he (want) to get back to his hotel, but he (remember/not) the name and the address of the hotel. Nobody could help him. So he (send) another telegram to his wife, ‘Please, send me my address.’
Ex. 4. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (Present or Past Simple):
1. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock every day. 2. I (to go) to bed at ten o’clock yesterday. 3. My brother (to wash) his face every morning. 4. Yesterday he (to wash) his face at a quarter past seven. 5. I (not to have) history lessons every day. 6. We (not to rest) yesterday. 7. My brother (not to drink) coffee yesterday. 8. My mother always (to take) a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she (to walk) to her office. 9. You (to talk) to the members of your family every day? – Yes, I.... But yesterday I (not to talk) to them: I (to be) very busy yesterday. 10. You (to come) home at six o’clock yesterday? – No, I.... Yesterday I (to come) home from school at half past eight. I (to be) very tired. I (to have) dinner with my family. After dinner I (to be) very thirsty. I (to drink) two cups of tea. Then I (to rest). 11. Your sister (to go) to school every day? – Yes, she....
Ex. 5. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form (Present or Past Simple):
1. My friend (to know) Spanish very well. 2. Who (to ring) you up an hour ago? 3. He (to live) on the third floor. 4. It (to take) you long to find his house yesterday? 5. When your lessons (to be) over on Monday? 6. I (to have) dinner with my family yesterday. 7. Her friends (to be) ready at five o’clock. 8. One of her brothers (to go) about Europe last summer. 9. Queen Elizabeth II (to be) born in 1926. She (to become) Queen of England in 1952. 10. You always (to get) up at seven o’clock? – No, sometimes I (to get) up at 7.30.
Ex. 6. Translate into English:
1. Вчера мне звонил Ник. Сегодня вечером он уезжает в командировку. 2. Две недели назад мы с женой слушали «Аиду». Опера нам очень понравилась. 3. Мой сын студент. Он окончил школу три года назад. 4. Вчера мы были в кино. Там мы встретили своих друзей. 5. В воскресенье мы не ездили на дачу. Мы навестили своих родителей. 6. Я не купил вчера билет. – Я тоже. 7. Я забыл ее адрес. – Я тоже. 8. Мы пришли домой поздно. – Мы тоже. 9. Я вышла из дома рано. – Я тоже.
Unit 30.
Vocabulary
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Ex. 1. Translate the sentences into Russian, then back into English. Analyze your mistakes and translate the sentences into English one more time:
1. They had an accident at the factory last year. 2. Iran and Iraq were at war for six years. 3. He works as a bank clerk. 4. A good engineer, he was also interested in botany. 5. When did you finish your composition? 6. What else must I do? 7. Where else did you go? 8. Ask somebody else about it. 9. Are you going anywhere else after that? 10. Go immediately, or else you will miss your train. 11. He gathered all the men around the table for a conference. 12. I was at the conferencen last month. 13. Mike and several others heard this report yesterday morning on the radio. 14. There is a modern gym not far from our block of flats. 15. Her spelling was terrible. 16. Who does housework in your family? 17. He doesn’t know the basic rules of grammar. 18. We have information that she returned to the country yesterday. 19. Add the grated cheese to the meat. 20. Everything is clear, there’s nothing to add. 21. I can give you some additional information. 22. I left at midnight. 23. The peace didn’t last long. 24. These two countries live in peace. 25. We must keep the peace in the world. 26. Last year he read “War and Peace”. 27. They joined us for lunch. 28. He joined the Club last month. 29. What kind of perfume do your use? 30. Her father was killed in a car accident. 31. My parents will kill me if they catch me out here smoking. 32. Robert put the standard lamp back in its place. 33. A woman’s place is not only in the kitchen today. 34. The old gives place to the new. 35. Come down to my place tonight. 36. We always meet at my place. 37. Eric asked me to marry him. 38. Her parents married her to a bank clerk from London. 39. There are some ships in the port. 40. He read the book till its end. 41. He went from one place till another. 42. He did not write us till last week. 43. Wait until I come. 44. You don’t know what you can achieve until you try. 45. There are many people who will work hard to achieve this. 46. Try to make no spelling and grammar mistakes. 47. Do you wear these shoes in winter? 48. What must we do in this situation? 49. This jacket is too worn out, you can’t wear it! 50. He did it by mistake. 51. Your must keep my words secret or else nobody will be surprised.
Ex. 2. Ask and answer questions:
Model 1: – Jill often runs for the bus in the morning. (yesterday morning) – Did she run for the bus yesterday morning? – Yes, she did.
l. Jack usually goes to work by car. (today) 2. Steve often stays in his office till 8 p.m. (last night) 3. Jill usually goes shopping on Fridays. (last Friday) 4. Mary usually comes home late on Monday. (last Monday) 5. Victor often takes a taxi to get to work. (today) 6. Mike often phones us. (yesterday evening) 7. He often visits his parents. (last week)
Model 2: – Mary bought a lot of things. (what) – What did she buy? – She bought a lovely dress, an orange bag, two green cups, thin gloves and other things.
1. I paid a lot for the computer. (how much) 2. Mrs Robinson taught foreign languages at the University. (what foreign languages) 3. We often went to the cinema last month. (how often) 4. Mike chose several books. (which books) 5. We caught a lot of fish. (how much) 6. Jack said something about the accident. (what) 7. Mary made some mistakes. (how many) 8. We had dinner early today. (what time) 9. I came early today. (when) 10. Mary took somebody’s notebook by mistake. (whose). 11. We heard this opera. (when) 12. I last met Peter in January. (where) 13. Mike left early. (what time) 14. This car cost a lot. (how much) 15. I found my umbrella. (where) 16. I read several books in summer. (what books) 17. We began the work early. (when) 18. John lent me some money. (how much) 19. Jack wrote this composition for a long time. (how long) 20. I told Kate about you. (what) 21. He did a lot of work. (how much)
Model 3: – They went to the British Museum. (where) – Where else did they go? – They also went to Hyde Park.
1. Mary bought some perfume. (what) 2. Alice and Tim went with Mike. (who) 3. Betty saw that film. (who). 4. I invited Janet to the party. (who) 5. John did the housework. (what). 6. We rested in Yalta several times. (where) 7. I met George at the library. (who) 8. She had coffee for breakfast. (what)
Model 4: – Jane usually writes a lot of letters in the morning. She wrote a lot yesterday. – Why didn’t she write a lot today? – Her mother asked her to go shopping.
1. Peter usually catches the 8.30 bus. He caught it yesterday. 2. We usually see Jane on the bus. We saw her yesterday. 3. The boss usually reads all his letters in the morning. He read them yesterday morning. 4. The bell usually rings at 10. It rang at 10 yesterday. 5. The milkman usually brings the milk early. He brought it early yesterday. 6. Jane usually does a lot of work in the morning. She did a lot yesterday morning. 7. Peter usually reads the newspaper in the morning. He read it yesterday.
Ex. 3. Listen to the texts and answer the questions:
A. Arthur thought that the London express left at 11.10. In fact it left at 11.05. It left before he got to the station. ‘How long ago did it leave? ’ he wants to know. ‘Five minutes ago, at 11.05’ is the answer. What time is it now? What happened before Arthur got the station? When did he think the train left? When did the train leave? How long ago did it leave?
B. It is 10 o’clock in the morning. Richard West is at work. He got up at 6 this morning. He had breakfast at 7 and came to work at 8. Richard got up four hours ago, he had breakfast three hours ago and came to work two hours ago. What time is it? How long ago did Richard come to work? How long ago did he get up and have breakfast?
Ex. 4. Ask questions with ‘How long ago? ’. Answer the question:
Mike/get to the party; you/have lunch; Richard/return; she/send the letter; the boss/come to work; the ship/start; they/begin the experiment; the shop/close; Jack/leave; you/get home; she/get up; you/turn on the television
Ex. 5. Study the situations. Make sentences with ‘only... ago’ for them:
Situation: The lesson started at 9 and it is now 9.01. ‘You’re late again’ the teacher says. What does the student answer? Answer: – But the lesson started only a minute ago!
1. Peter wants to leave the cinema. He and Jane came at 7, and it is 7.30 now. What does she say? 2. A friend invites you to lunch. You had lunch at 12 and it is 1 now. What do you say? 3. Мary’s little boy is hungry again. He had a sandwich at 5. It is 5.15 now. What does she say? 4. The plane for Moscow left at 1, and it is 1.05 now. Can you still catch it? Why not? 5. A customer telephoned the manager at 12. He was not there. At 12.35 he came back. What did his secretary say? 6. Your friend went out at 2. At 2.05 you got to his hotel. What does the hotel clerk say when you ask for him (your friend)? 7. Tony’s shoes are worn out. He bought them in January and it is only February now. Why is he angry? 8. Jill met a man at a dance on Friday. Now it is Sunday, only 2 days later, and she wants to marry him. What does her mother say?
Ex. 6. Read the texts and answer the questions:
A. Yesterday Mike was at the theatre. He heard ‘Carmen’. It wasn’t the first time he heard it. Peter knows about it. He asks, ‘When did you first hear it? ’ ‘Three years ago, ’ Mike answers. When was Mike at the theatre? What opera did he hear? When did he first hear it?
B. Jane used to come to the library very often last month but she doesn’t now. Mike asks Peter, ‘When did you last see her? ’ ‘A week ago, ’ is Peter’s answer. Did Jane often come to the library last month? What does Mike ask Peter? What does Peter answer?
Ex. 7. Make up short dialogues. Do it as in the Models and use some additional information:
Model 1: see Peter/on Sunday/yesterday – I last saw Peter on Sunday. When did you last see him? – Yesterday. I met him at the post-office.
1. speak to the boss/a week ago/this morning 2. phone Richard/yesterday/on Tuesday 3. write to him/two weeks ago/the day before yesterday 4. go to the cinema/a month ago/on Sunday 5. meet Mary/on Tuesday/on Friday
Model 2: go to Paris/in 1999/in 2002 – I first went to Paris in 1999. When did you first go to Paris? – In 2002. I went there on business.
1. see this film/five years ago/in 2010 2. read ‘War and Peace’ /at school/at the Institute 3. fly/at the age of 20/when I was 10 4. hear this opera/in my childhood/5 years ago 5. visit the art museum/last year/two years ago 6. go to London/in 2005/in 2009 7. swim in the sea/in 2006/two years ago
Ex. 8. Answer the questions:
When did you last go to the theatre? When did you first fly? When did you last see your friend? When did your friend last write to you? When did you last miss your English class? When did you first travel by ship?
Ex. 9. Read the texts and answer the questions:
A. Richard West is going to get a new job. He wants to keep it secret for a time but now one of the secretaries tells him she knows he is leaving. ‘Who told you? ’ he asks her. What is Richard going to do? What did one of the secretaries tell him? What was his question?
B. Mary thinks sweets are very bad for children’s teeth. She never gives her son any. Yesterday her son came home with some chocolate. ‘Where did you get that? ’she asked. ‘Someone gave it to me, ’ he answered. ‘Who gave it to you? ’ she asked. Why doesn’t Mary give her son sweets? What happened yesterday? What did Mary ask her son?
Ex. 10. Ask questions for these situations:
A. Some minutes ago a man phoned Mary. You ask: ‘Who phoned you? ’ B. Some minutes ago Mary phoned smb. You ask: ‘Who did you phone? ’ 1. She sent a lot of books to someone. 2. Someone sent her a lot of flowers. 3. She went out with someone last night. 4. He went to dinner with someone. 5. Someone waited for her. 6. He waited for someone. 7. She talked to someone this evening. 8. Someone met her after work. 9. Someone saw her with a man. 10. Someone gave her a lot of money. 11. She gave her dictionary to someone. 12. Someone broke the window.
Ex. 11. Read the text and make questions of this type:
It was very hot in the office. One of the secretaries got up and closed the window. Jane could not understand this. ‘What did you do that for? ’ she asked. 1. You/go there. 2. Mike/say that. 3. Betty/bring them. 4. James/do that. 5. You/send that letter. 6. You/invite him. 7. He/buy that car. 8. They/kill him.
Ex. 12. Ask for additional information:
Model 1: – I had dinner at 2. (at home or at the canteen) – Did you have dinner at home or at the canteen?
1. Jack went to Moscow last Saturday. (by plane or by train) 2. He took some books from the library. (English or Russian) 3. Jane made several mistakes in the test. (spelling or grammar mistakes) 4. She spent her holidays in the Caucasus. (in London or in Paris) 5. Mike took up tennis. (table tennis оr lawn tennis) 6. Mrs Brown went shopping this morning. (after lunch or before lunch)
Model 2: – Mary got a letter yesterday. (from her parents) – She got a letter from her parents, didn’t she?
1. My son took his exams in May. (four exams) 2. We met John last week. (on Tuesday) 3. Mike got a letter yesterday. (from his parents) 4. We came home late. (after midnight) 5. Mr White taught me at school. (English) 6. Roger found his umbrella yesterday. (in the gym)
Model 3: – There was a conference in London last month. (take part) – But you didn’t take part in it, did you? – Yes, I did. (No, I didn’t.)
1. I had a party at my place on Saturday. (not/invite) 2. I wrote a letter to him some days ago. (not/send) 3. I was at the sea this summer. (not/swim much) 4. I took English exam on Friday. (not/pass) 5. I saw Robert yesterday. (not/speak to him) 6. There was a picnic last weekend. (not/join it)
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