Упражнение 4. 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 5. 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!

Упражнение 6. Переведите на английский язык:

1. Она была занята. (to be busy)
2. Я не был занят.
3. Вы были заняты?
4. Они были дома? (to be at home)
5. Его не было дома.
6. Я не знал.
7. Они знали?
8. Она не знала.
9. Кто знал?
10. Никто не знал.
11. Он читал английские книги? (to read English books)
12. Они никогда не читали. (never / to read)
13. У неё была квартира? (to have a flat)
14. У него ничего не было.
15. Кто это был?

Упражнение 4. Past Simple

1. They played football at the institute.

2. She did not write emails.

3. Did you speak English?

4. My mother did not like fish.

5. Did Ann have any friends?

6. His brother worked in an office.

7. She could not read very fast.

8. Did they water the flowers every three days?

9. His wife did not ride a motorbike.

10. Did Elizabeth drink coffee?

В утвердительных предложениях глагол ставится во второй форме: played, worked. В вопросах и отрицаниях используется вспомогательный глагол did, а основной глагол остаётся в начальной форме: did speak, did not write. После could not также употребляется начальная форма глагола: could not read.

Упражнение 5. Глагол to be в Past Simple

1. I was a student.

2. My father was not a shop assistant; he was a scientist.

3. Was your aunt a nurse? — Yes, she was.

4. Were they at home? — No, they were not. They were at school.

5. Were you an engineer? — Yes, I was.

6. Was your friend a photographer? — No, she was not a photographer; she was a student.

7. Were your brothers at school? — Yes, they were.

8. Was this her watch? — Yes, it was.

9. Max was an office worker.

10. We were late, sorry!

Форма was употребляется с местоимениями I, he, she, it и существительными в единственном числе. Форма were употребляется с you, we, they и существительными во множественном числе.

Упражнение 6. Перевод

1. She was busy.

2. I was not busy.

3. Were you busy?

4. Were they at home?

5. He was not at home.

6. I did not know.

7. Did they know?

8. She did not know.

9. Who knew?

10. Nobody knew.

11. Did he read English books?

12. They never read.

13. Did she have a flat?

14. He had nothing.

15. Who was it?

В предложении Who knew? вспомогательный глагол did не используется, потому что слово who является подлежащим. Формы настоящего и прошедшего времени глагола read пишутся одинаково, но произносятся по-разному: в Past Simple слово read произносится как «ред».