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EXERCISES
I saw you. You waved,and I got off atthe next station and came right back.
Я увидел тебя. Ты помахала мне рукой, я сошел на следующей станции и сразу же вернулся.
3) однократного действия в прошлом:
I tookthe book from the library yesterday.
Я взял книгу в библиотеке вчера. (Однократное действие в прошлом.)
Не seatedhimself on the edge of the bed.
Он присел на край кровати.
В таких предложениях для указания на прошедшее время часто употребляются слова yesterday(вчера), a week ago(неделю назад), last night(вчера вечером), last week/month, year(на прошлой неделе/ в прошлом месяце, году), the other day(на днях) и т. д.
Last week at a dinner party the hostess askedme to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
На прошлой неделе за обедом хозяйка попросила меня сесть рядом с миссис Румболд.
I didn't sleepa single moment that night.
В ту ночь я не спал ни минуты.
Exercise 1. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative.
1. We went for a stroll down "Alphabet Street" to Ginger Street. 2. In the 1950s, television cut deeply into the movie-going audience. 3. He did a tremendous amount of work. 4. They carried out a huge survey. 5. There were a lot of disasters in the 20th century. 6- The actress gave a bravura performance in the Aldwych in London. 7. He failed to appear before the magistrate. 8. Hobbs was a founding partner in the Atlantic Financial Markets. 9. They couldn't get out of the place. 10. We had absolutely nothing to do last weekend. 11. When they saw me, they shut up. 12. She began the examination on time. 13. She had a problem on her mind. 14. My friend taught English for twenty-five years. 15. The old man used to take a long walk every morning.
Exercise 2. Put one of these verbs in each sentence.
1. Mozart … more than 600 pieces of music.
2. “How did you learn to drive?” “My father … me.”
3. We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we … it.
4. I was very thirsty. I … the water very quickly.
5. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than me, so he … easily.
6. Don … down the stairs this morning and … his leg.
7. Jim … the ball to Sue, who … it.
8. Ann … a lot of money yesterday. She … a dress which … £200.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1. It was warm, so I … off my coat. (take)
2. The film wasn’t very good. I … it very much. (enjoy)
3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I … her. (disturb)
4. I was very tired, so I … to bed early. (go)
5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I … very well. (sleep)
6. Sue wasn’t hungry, so she … anything. (eat)
7. We went to Kate’s house but she … at home. (be)
8. It was a funny situation but nobody … . (laugh)
9.The window was open and a bird … into the room. (fly)
10. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It … very much. (cost)
11. I was in a hurry, so I … time to phone you. (have)
Exercise 4. Complete these sentences with used to … + a suitable verb.
1. Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He … 40 cigarettes a day.
2. Liz … a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car.
3. We came to live in Manchester a few years ago. We … in Nottingham.
4. I rarely eat ice-cream but I … when I was a child.
5. Jim … my best friend but we aren’t friends any longer.
6. There … a hotel opposite the station but it closed a long time ago.
7. When you lived in London, … to the theatre very often?
Exercise 5. Translate the sentences into English.
1. Мы начали этот опыт на прошлой неделе. 2. Они вернулись домой в 7 часов вечера. 3. Мы решили послать это письмо вчера. 4. Кому вы отдали эти журналы? 5. Я встретил ее позавчера, и она рассказала мне об этом. 6. Это случилось много веков назад. 7. Я звонил ей на днях, и все было хорошо. 8. Ломоносов основал Московский университет в 1725 году. 9. Брат вылетел в Нидерланды две недели назад. 10. Кто ходил вчера за покупками? 11. Мои сыновья помогли мне переставить всю мебель в комнате вчера. 12. Теперь она избегает ходить туда так часто, как раньше. 13. Я лично думаю, что теперь вы говорите по-английски лучше, чем раньше. 14. Когда-то он был весьма состоятельным человеком.