Questions and negatives

ü We use did to make questions with the past tense:

When did you meet your wife?
Where did you go for your holidays?
Did she play tennis when she was younger?
Did you liveabroad?

ü But look at these questions:

Who discovered penicillin?
Who wrote Don Quixote?

ü We use didn’t (did not) to make negativeswith the past tense:

They didn’t go to Spain this year.
We didn’t gethome until very late last night.
I didn’t seeyou yesterday.

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Exercises

№ 1 Write questions in simple past.

1. Anna / the window / open ____________________________

2. she / home / walk ___

3. you / in the garden / work ____________________________

4. you / a song / sing __

5. she / on a chair / sit __

6. you / the castle / visit ________________________________

7. Jenny / the door / lock _______________________________

8. she / happy / be ____

9. Greg / the ball / kick _

10. the car / at the corner / stop ___________________________

№ 2 Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I (spend) _________ my holiday in Ireland.

2. It (be) __________ great.

3. I (travel) _______ around by car with two friends and we (visit)_______ lots of interesting places.

4. In the evenings we usually (go) _______ to a pub.

5. One night we even (learn) ________ some Irish dances.

6. We (be) _________ very lucky with the weather.

7. It (not / rain)_________ a lot.

8. But we (see)_________ some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend / you) ___________ your last holiday?

№ 3 Read the text and put the verbs into Past Simple Tense.

Oxford is a beautiful university town that is famous all over the world. The University of Oxford is the oldest university in Great Britain; it already existed in the 12th century. In the town centre there are many old buildings. There is also a museum where you can learn more about Oxford’s history.

1. The University of Oxford (be) __________ the first British university.

2. The lecturers of the colleges (speak) _________ a very clear English.

3. That's why Oxford English (become)________ known as the English of educated people.

4. In the 19th century, Lewis Carroll (write)________ 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' in Oxford.

5. Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) (study)_________ electrical engineering at Oxford.

№ 4 Choose the proper option.

1. There isn’t a cloud in the sky, but it (be) cloudy in the morning.

a) is

b) was

c) were

2. Mrs. Clay usually finishes her work at half past three, but she (finish) it later yesterday afternoon.

a) finish

b) finishes

c) finished

3. Every day I help my Mom about the house, but last week I was very busy with my exam. So I (not/help) her much.

a) not helped

b) didn’t helped

c) didn’t help

4. Tom isn’t playing tennis tomorrow afternoon, he (not/play) tennis yesterday.

a) doesn’t play

b) didn’t play

c) didn’t played

5. We generally have lunch at 12.30, but yesterday we (have lunch) later.

a) had lunch

b) have lunched

c) had had lunch

6. Now my brother smokes a lot, but he (not/ smoke) before.

a) hadn’t smoked

b) didn’t smoke

c) not smoked

7. The Frasers live in four-room apartment, but last year they (live) in a small house in the country.

a) were living

b) did live

c) lived

8. I (get) to the market myself last time, but now I don’t remember how to get there.

a) getted

b) goted

c) got

9. How you (cut) your finger?

a) How have you cut

b) How you cutted

c) How did you cut

10. Jack (try) to remember what he had done last April.

a) was tried

b) tried

c) tryed

11. Looking through the paper, the teacher (find) several mistakes.

a) finded

b) founded

c) found

12. He (meet) Mary and (fall) in love with her at first sight.

a) had met, falled

b) met, fell

c) meeted, fell

13. Helen (prefer) tea to coffee.

a) preferred

b) preffered

c) prefered

14. When you (write) to your parents last time?

a) When do you writed

b) When did you write

c) When did you wrote

15. Yesterday Mr. Watson (drink) too much at the party.

a) drunk

b) drinked

c) drank

16. Don’t worry about your letter. I (send) it the day before yesterday.

a) sended

b) have sent

c) sent

17. When I was a child, I (always/be) late for school.

a) were always late

b) was always late

c) be always lated

18. My husband (work) in the bank for three years since 1990 to 1993.

a) was worked

b) had worked

c) worked

19. We (not/have) a holiday last year.

a) didn’t have

b) haven’t had

c) haven’t had

20. When Jill (finish) school?

a) When did Jill finished

b) When was Jill finish

c)When did Jill finish

№ 5 Translate the following sentences into English.

1) Мы начали этот опыт на прошлой неделе.

2) Мы решили послать это письмо вчера.

3) Кому вы отдали эти журналы?

4) Вчера я встретил Билла в университете.

5) Когда вы его видели в последний раз?

6) В прошлом году мы не изучали чешский, мы изучали английский.

7) Я встретил её позавчера и она рассказала мне обо всем.

8) Раньше она часто ходила в кино, а теперь ходит в театры.

9) Он, бывало, внезапно появлялся в доме своей матери и так же внезапно исчезал.

10) Я лично думаю, что теперь вы говорите по-английски лучше, чем раньше.

11) Теперь он совсем не курит, а ведь раньше он курил одну сигарету за другой.

12)Когда-то он был весьма состоятельным человеком.