1) Open the brackets and give the proper forms of the Past Simple Tense.
1. You (go) to the South when you (be) a child?
2. He (come) in, (take) off his hat, (move) a chair to the table and (join) the conversation.
3. The building of the trade centre (begin) a month ago.
4. I (see) you the other day coming out of the library with a stack of books. Are you preparing for the exams?
5. It (be) bitterly cold yesterday.
6. I (put) on my warm coat but I (catch) a cold still.
7. What sights you (see) when yon (be) in Egypt?
8. We (have) a picnic yesterday, but the rain (spoil) the whole pleasure.
9. When he (arrive)? — The plane was delayed and he (come) two hours later.
10. How much your bag (cost)? — I (pay) $80 for it.
11. As soon as I came up, they (get) into a taxi and (go) away.
12. Every winter Nick (go) to the Swiss Alps to ski,
13. The postman (bring) the morning mail only at 10 o'clock.
2) Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple.
1. Alice (to have) a sister.
2. Her sister’s name (to be) Ann.
3. Ann (to be) a student.
4. She (to get) up at seven o'clock.
5. She (to go) to the institute in the morning.
6. Jane (to be) fond of sports.
7. She (to do) her morning exercises every day.
8. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.
9. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute.
10. Sometimes she (to take) a bus.
11. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework.
12. She (to speak) English well.
13. Her friends usually (to call) her at about 8 o’clock.
14. Ann (to take) a shower before going to bed.
15. She (to go) to bed at 11 p. m.
3) Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple.
1. My working day (to begin) at six o'clock.
2. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the TV and (to brush) my teeth.
3. It (to take) me about twenty minutes.
4. I (to have) breakfast at seven o’clock.
5. I (to leave) home at half past seven.
6. I (to take) a bus to the institute.
7. It usually (to take) me about fifteen minutes to get there.
8. Classes (to begin) at eight.
9. We usually (to have) four classes a day.
10. I (to have) lunch at about 2 o’clock.