Тренировочные упражнения на грамматическое время Past Simple

Упражнение 1. Используйте слова в скобках для образования предложений в Past Simple. Обратите внимание, в какой форме должно стоять предложение (утвердительной, вопросительной или отрицательной).

1)    They _____ football at the institute. (to play)
2) She _____ emails. (not / to write)
3) ____ you____ English? (to speak)
4) My mother ____ fish. (not / to like)
5) ____ Ann ____ any friends? (to have)
6) His brother _____ in an office. (to work)
7) She ___ very fast. (cannot / to read)
8) ____ they ____ the flowers every 3 days? (to water)
9) His wife _____ a motorbike. (not / to ride)
10) ____ Elizabeth_____ coffee? (to drink)

Упражнение 2. Вставьте глагол “to be” в требуемой форме Past Simple.

1.     I … a student.
2. My father … not a shop-assistant, he … a scientist.
3. … your aunt a nurse? — Yes, she … .
4. … they at home? — No, they … not. They … at school.
5. … you an engineer? — Yes, I….
6. … your friend a photographer? No, she … not a photographer, she … a student.
7. … your brothers at school? — Yes, they … .
8. … this her watch? — Yes, it … .
9. Max … an office-worker.
10. We … late, sorry!

Was/Were

Упражнение 3. Перепишите следующий текст в прошедшем времени .

On Tuesday I get up at half past six. I go to the bathroom and wash my hands and face and clean my teeth. Then I dress, go to the kitchen and cook breakfast for my family. At half past seven my son gets up and has breakfast. I have breakfast with my son. My son eats a sandwich and drinks a cup of tea. I don't drink tea. I drink coffee. After Breakfast my son leaves home for school. I don't leave home with my son. On Tuesday I don't work in the morning. I work in the afternoon. In the evening I am at home. My husband and my son are at home, too. We rest in the evening. My son watches TV, my husband reads newspapers and I do some work about the house. At about eleven o'clock we go to bed.

Упражнение 3. Перепишите следующий текст в прошедшем времени. 

Barry wakes up when it is already quite light.  He looks at his watch. It is a quarter to seven. Quick! Barry 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 backpacks 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 find themselves on 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.

Упражнение 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present или Past Simple.

1. I (to go) to the gym at seven o'clock yesterday.

2. I (to go) to the gym at seven o'clock yesterday.

3. John (to clean) his teeth every morning at 7.30 o’clock. 

4. Yesterday John (to clean) his teeth at a half past seven in the morning. 

5. Jane (not to do) English exercises every day. 

6. Jane (not to do) English exercises yesterday. 

7. His brother (to drink) coffee with milk every day. 

8. His brother (to drink) coffee with milk yesterday. 

9. Her husband (to like) his job. He (to go) to his office by bus. He (to go) to the office at 9 am every day. 

10. Her husband usually (to go) to his office by bus. He (to come) to the office at 9.30 am yesterday.

Упражнение 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Present или Past Simple.

1. I (to study) English every day. 

2. You (to come) to my place yesterday? 

3. He (to live) in Dubai. 

4. How long it (to take) you to get to the City Mall?

5. What you (to study) every Friday?

6. We (to have) dinner with my family yesterday. 

7. His computer (to be) ready yesterday.

8. My friend (to like) running in the park every morning. 

9. Their family (to invite) everybody to the party last week. 

10. Jesse always (to come) to work early.