Ex.11. Respond to the following.

Model: – Did Mike enjoy the film?

        – I don’t know if he enjoyed the film.

        – Where did Sam buy the computer?

        – I have no idea where he bought the computer.

1. Did Betsy go out last night? 2. Did Helen find her umbrella?        3. How much did Robert spend on his car? 4. Where did Mum put the lamp? 5. Did their TV-set cost much? 6. Why did Henry miss the lecture? 7. When did they get married? 8. How many countries did David visit?     9. What subject did Mr Baxter teach? 10. Who brought the tape-recorder? 11. Why didn’t they invite Mary? 12. When did Steve first drive a car?   13. How long ago did the Simons move to Bristol? 14. When was her birthday? 15. Whom did Tony phone yesterday? 16. Did she know Ben before? 17. What did Betsy buy the other day? 18. Where did Sam work before he changed the job? 19. Was Tom absent from the classes yesterday? 20. Were there any mistakes in Mary’s test? 21. Did Mr Smith teach French for thirty years?

Ex.12. Answer the questions using “used to” or would.

Model: – Do you go to the theatre? (I / be / in London)

        – Not now, but I used to go to the theatre when I was in            London.

1. Does he smoke? (He / be / at university) 2. Do you travel about Europe? (I / work / for an international company) 3. Does she get up early? (She / be / a student) 4. Do you read a lot? (We / be / at school) 5. Do they swim much? (They / live / at the seaside) 6. Has he got much money? (He / be / a bank manager) 7. Do they have tea together? (They / work / at the same department) 8. Does he play golf? (He / play / last summer) 9. Does she tell you funny stories? (She / tell / before sleep) 10. Does he wear glasses? (He / wear glasses / before the operation)

Ex.13. Choose the sentences which refer to the past. In a few cases the references to the past and the present are possible.

1. That shirt cost me $ 5. 2. He often cuts himself. 3. She hurt her arm. 4. He let me drive the car. 5. She reads a lot. 6. Ted sets the table every morning. 7. I set the table an hour ago. 8. He put on a clean shirt yesterday. 9. She often hit him. 10. He shut the door with a bang.            11. I often let him read my messages. 12. She always beat him at tennis. 13. The BBC broadcasts daily. 14. The BBC broadcast the talk yesterday. 15. Put the books on the table! 16. These shoes cost much. 17. Your words hurt me a lot. 18. The fire spread quickly. 19. Hot air spreads high. 

Ex.14. Use Present Simple, Present Progressive or Past Simple.

Mary (be) born in Peru. She (grow) up in a small town. She (go) to school when she (be) six years old. She (finish) elementary school, but she (not, study) at high school. Her family (be) very poor, and she (have) to go to work when she (be) 13 years old. She (work) at a shoe factory.

When Mary (be) 17 years old, her family (move) to the United States. First they (live) in Los Angelos and then they (move) to San Francisco.

When Mary (arrive) in the USA she (be) very unhappy. She (miss) her friends back in Peru, and she (not, speak) a word in English. She (begin) to study English at night, and she (be) busy in a factory during the day.

Mary (study) very hard and now she (speak) English well. She (learn) how to type now. She (want) to become a secretary. Mary still (miss) her friends back home. But she (be) very happy now and she (look) forward to her future in her new country.

Ex.15. Do the multiple choice test.

1. It (be) Tuesday yesterday.

A. was     B. is              C. were

2. She (earn) her living by selling fruit before she (move) here.

A. earns; moves B. earned; moved C. earns; moved

3. He (write) his first poem at the age of five.

A. wrote  B. writes      C. is writing

4. She (fall) in love with a young painter when she (be) 16.

A. falls; is    B. fell; were  C. fell; was

5. It (not, take) him long to learn to drive.

A. don’t take B. isn’t taking   C. didn’t take

6. There (be) a lot of disasters in the 20th century.

A. were   B. was          C. are

7. She (have) nothing to do last weekend.

A. is having B. has           C. had

8. When he (leave) the city? – The other day.

A. did … leave B. is … leaving C. does … leave

9. He … have a beard.

A. would B. wouldn’t  C. used to

10. Who (let) that cat into the house yesterday?

A. let       B. is letting       C. lets

11. I (see) this film when I (be) a teenager.

A. saw; am   B. see; am         C. saw; was

12. They (meet) each other many years ago.

A. are meeting B. met          C. would meet

13. Anybody (help) you to redecorate the flat?

A. Did … help B. Do … help    C. Helped

14. Who you (go) shopping with the day before yesterday?

A. went   B. did … go C. do ... go

15. How long (be) you at your previous job?

A. are      B. was          C. were

16. When she first (travel) to England?

A. did … travel B. travelled       C. does ... travel

17. She said to us that she (not, like) ice-cream very much.

A. doesn’t like B. didn’t like     C. don’t like

18. She … (be) fat but she (be) thin now.

A. would be; is B. were; is         C. used to be; is

19. It (rain) often last summer, … it?

A. rained; did B. rained; didn’t     C. rains; doesn’t

Ex.16. Translate into English.

1. Вчера шел сильный дождь. 2. Когда она вошла в комнату, все студенты встали. 3. В 1999 году эти ребята еще не учились в университете. 4. Вчера вечером мы встретили Дорис в театре.             5. Утром погода была хорошая. 6. Я не знала, когда Роберт вернется из командировки. 7. В детстве он часто дрался с одноклассниками.    8. Когда закончилось собрание первокурсников факультета? 9. Кейт начала изучать английский в четырехлетнем возрасте. 10. Они жили в разных городах до того, как поженились. 11. Когда ты в последний раз был в музее? 12. С кем ты познакомилась на днях? 13. Майк теперь ходит на работу пешком, потому что продал машину на прошлой неделе. 14. С кем она ходила на дискотеку? 15. Кто перевел весь текст? 16. Сколько ты заплатил за обед? 17. В каком году Вы родились? 18. В комнате было много людей. 19. Я не смотрела телевизор вчера, у меня было много дел. 20. Раньше он был очень нервным. 21. Какие языки изучали твои родители в школе?               22. Почему ты так рано ушел с вечеринки? 23. Ты был в Москве летом? – Нет, я ездил на юг. 24. Где ты был вчера вечером? Я звонил тебе несколько раз. 25. Ты получил хорошую оценку на экзамене? – Да, я получил пятерку.

Ex.17. Put the verbs into Past Simple or Present Perfect.

1. You (hear) about Bob? He (break) his leg. – Really? How that (happen)? 2. I just (return) from Yalta. – You (go) there alone? – Together with my son. – How long (stay) there? – Three weeks. 3. Your hair looks different. You (have) a haircut? – Yes. You (cut) it yourself? – No. Ann (cut) it for me. 4. Look! Somebody (spill) milk on the carpet. – Well, it (not, be) me. – I wonder who it (be) then. 5. You (see) the film on TV last night? 6. I (eat, not) anything yesterday because I (not, feel) hungry.         7. Why Jim (not, want) to play tennis last Friday? – He (be) busy. 8. My book isn’t here any more. Somebody (take) it. 9. Was it after you (write) that letter to me. – What letter? I never (write) any letter. 10. For many years I (travel) in many parts of the world. 11. He (change) a lot since I last (see) him. 12. We (forget) Spanish since we (leave) Spain. 13. Years ago he (be) very poor and (not, know) how to live. He (become) rather rich now. 14. I can reach my work easily now as I (buy) a car. 15. The man you see there is the man to whom I (lend) the money. – When you (lend) it to him? – I (do) it yesterday. 16. I (lose) my keys and cannot remember where I (put) them last. 17. What they (do) last night? What you (do) since we last (meet)?

ПРОШЕДШЕЕ ПРОДОЛЖЕННОЕ ВРЕМЯ

THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE

Past Progressive обозначает незаконченное длительное действие, происходившее в определенный момент или период в прошлом. Глаголы в Past Progressive на русский язык переводятся прошедшим временем глагола несовершенного вида.

Временные указатели: at 3 o’clock yesterday, from 3 to 4 o’clock yesterday, at that time last month, the whole evening yesterday, all day long, still, when, as, while.

Past Progressive образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в прошедшем времени (was, were) и формы причастия настоящего времени смыслового глагола (V_ing): I was reading. She was having dinner. You were watching a film.