Present Perfect, Present Continuous, Present Simple or Past Simple.

1. Please, give me a pencil, I (to lose) mine. 2. I (not to meet) Peter since Monday. 3. Nina just (to finish) work. 4. Where Sergey (to be)? – He (to go) home. He (to leave) the room a minute ago. 5. My watch (to stop). There (to be) something wrong with it. 6. You (to see) Jack today? – Yes, I (to see) him at the institute. 7. You (to hear) a new symphony by M.? – Yes, I … - When you (to hear) it? – I (to hear) it last Sunday. 8. You (to change) so much. Anything (to happen)? 9. What you (to do) here at such a late hour? You (to write) your composition? – No, I (to write) t already. I (to work) at my report. – And when you (to write) your composition? – I (to finish) it two days ago. 10. I say, Tom, let’s have dinner. – No, tank you, I already (to have) dinner. 11. What the weather (to be) like? It still (to rain)? – No, it (to stop) raining.

1. Here is the latest news about your friends and family. Complete the sentences using the present perfect simple.► I / buy / a new car I have bought a new car. 1. Mary / move to a new house. 2. Fred and Frank / start / a company. 3. My parents / go to Greece. 4. Sue / get married. 5. Granny/celebrate her 80th birthday. 2. Write a sentence using the present perfect continuous. Use the words in brackets.► John is sunburnt. (sit / in the sun) He has been sitting in the sun. 1. The ground is wet (rain). 2. Jack has no money left (shop). 3. Fred is covered in paint (paint / the kitchen). 4. Maisy is tired and irritable (drive / for 4 hours). 5. Harry is very hot and dirty (dig / the garden). 3. Complete the sentences using present perfect simple or continuous. 1. (build) The Browns ……………………………. a house for some time. They …………………………….. all the main walls now. 2. (write) John …………………………….. his novel since last year. He ………………………………… the first three chapters. 3. (paint) The painters ……………………… the town hall since February. They ……………………………….. nearly half of it now. 4. (save) The Cooks …………………….. to go on holiday next summer. They …………………………………….. €2000 up to now. 5. (watch) I ……………………………… cartoons on TV. I ……………………………………… 4 cartoons already. 4. Put the verb in the most suitable form, present perfect simple or continuous. 1. You look tired. ……………………………. (you / study) hard? 2. Mr. Brown is new here, isn't he? How 1ong …………………(he / work) for the company? 3. I ………………………(lose) my wallet. Have you seen it anywhere? 4. I…………(read) the magazine you lent me, but I ……(not / finish) yet. 5. ………… (you/hear) the bad news? Simon ………… (break) his leg! 6. How many articles …………………………. (you / write)? 7. What ………… (you/do)? I ………………(wait) for you for an hour! 8. Bob and his friends …………………… (play) golf since this morning. 9. I …………………………. (know) Louise for ten years.

Past Simple Tense

The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense употребляется для выражения действия, которое происходило в прошлом в определенное время. Время совершения действия ясно из контекста или ситуации или указывается соответствующими обстоятельственными словами и выражениями, обозначающими прошедшее время, такими, как: yesterday "вчера", the day before yesterday "позавчера", last year "в прошлом году", ago "какое-то время тому назад", the other day "на днях (о прошлом)".
The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense также может выражать действия, которые происходили в течение некоторого периода:

· After dinner we sat in the garden for a long time. - После обеда мы долго сидели в саду.

Форма прошедшего времени зачастую используется, не выражая значения прошедшего времени:

после if в условных придаточных:

· If only I had more time. - Если бы только у меня было больше времени.

после It's time, would rather, wish:

· Ten o'clock - it's time you went home. - 10 часов, тебе пора домой.

· I wish I had a better memory. - Я бы хотел, чтобы моя память была лучше.

Для обозначения действий, регулярно повторявшихся или постоянно происходивших в прошлом, употребляются " used to + инфинитив".

При этом подразумевается, что действие происходило в прошлом, но не происходит в настоящем.

When I was living abroad I used to swim for a while before breakfast.

I used to swim a lot in summer but I don't go swimming any more.

Ann used to have headaches, now she feels quite well.

We used to live in Spain but now we live in France.

There used to be a garden in front of the house, now you can see a restaurant in its place.

Did you use to go out with him?

Used to используется для характеристики состояния и ситуации в прошлом.

I used to have an old car. – У меня была старая машина.

Used to часто путают c be/get used to (+ -ing)

Be used to (an adjective) – accustomed (привыкший, приученный). It implies that something is a habitual state.

She is used to his strange ways.

I am used to getting up early.

I'm used to working hard.

He was used to driving on the right.

Get used to suggests a change in state, when you become used to something.

I have got used to driving on the left (But I wasn’t used to it before).

Past Simple

1) Поставьте глагол в прошедшее время.

a. Yesterday he (go) to work by car.

b. I (watch) television yesterday evening.

c. He (write) a letter to Jane last week.

d. The accident (happen) last Sunday afternoon.

e. When I was a child, I (want) to be a judge.

f. We (leave) home at 8.30 this morning.

g. They (do) their shopping last Monday.

h. Ann (take) photographs last Sunday.

2) Завершите предложения, поставив глагол в отрицательную форму.

For example: I saw John but I didn’t see Mary.

a. They worked on Monday but they … on Tuesday.

b. We went to the shop but we … to the bank.

c. She had a pen but she … a paper.

d. Jack did Spanish at University but he … English.

e. I sent a letter to Tom but I … to Mike.

f. She went to the post office but she … to the hospital.

g. I spoke English when I was a child but I … French.

h. I ate meat yesterday but I … fish.

i. He read a newspaper yesterday evening but he … a magazine.

Past Simple or used to?

1) Which of the following sentences are not correct?

a) I used to get up very late yesterday.

b) When I was a child I used to live in Spain.

c) I used to speak Spanish.

d) She used to work here.

e) Did he use to play tennis?

f) He did not use to like what I said to him that day.

2) Complete the sentences below appropriately, using used to.

a) Nowadays this town is very busy but ___________________ (was very quit).

b) ____________________________(have a computer when you were a child?)

c) Petrol _______________________(very cheap but now it costs a fortune!)

d) I didn’t _________________________________(cheese but I love it now).

Be/ get used to (doing)

1) Read the following extract.

I got used to the climate very quickly, although Jill found it difficult to cope with the humidity at first. We are still not used to starting work at seven in the morning but I am sure we will adjust. I am sure I will never get used to driving on the right. Jill has to keep reminding me…

2) Talk about all the things you have to get used to in your life, for example, when you get your first job after leaving university, etc.

3) Образуйте общий вопрос.

For example:. I watched TV last night. And you? Did you watch TV last night?

a. I enjoyed the party. And you? ….

b. I had a good holiday. And you? ….

c. I got up early this morning. And you? ….

d. I slept well last night. And you? ….

e. I worked hard yesterday. And you? ….

f. I went to bed at eleven o’clock yesterday. And you? ….

g. I saw Tom at the party. And you? ….

h. I sent three telegrams yesterday. And you? ….

i. I passed the exam yesterday. And you? ….

4) Скажите, что вы делали (не делали) вчера.

For example: (watch TV) I watched TV yesterday. I didn’t watch TV yesterday.

a. (get up before 7.30)

b. (buy magazine)

c. (speak English)

d. (do an examination)

e. (eat meat)

f. (meet my friend)

5) Образуйте специальный вопрос.

For example: He went abroad. Where did he go?

a. I met somebody. Who …?

b. Henry arrived. What time …?

c. She saw somebody. Who …?

d. They wanted something. What …?

e. The party finished. What time …?

f. He went home early. Why …?

g. We had dinner. What …?

h. It cost a lot of money. How much …?

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