Упражнение 1.

Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past

Continuous.
1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday.
2. I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock yesterday.
3. They (to go) to the cinema when they met me.
4. She (to learn) words the whole evening yesterday.
5. She (to learn) words when mother came home.
6. He (to work) in the garden yesterday.
7. He (to work) in the garden from five till eight yesterday.
8. My sister is fond of reading. She (to read) the whole evening yesterday.
9. The children (to do) their lessons at six o’clock yesterday.
10.I (not to play) the piano yesterday. I (to write) a letter to my friend.
11.I (not to play) the piano at four o’clock yesterday. I (to read) a book.
12.He (not to sleep) when father came home. He (to do) his homework.
13.When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday, I met Mike and Pete.
They (to talk) and (to eat) an ice-cream.
14.The baby (to sleep) the whole evening yesterday. She (feel) bad.
15.What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday?
16.Why she (to cry) when I saw her yesterday?

Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past

Continuous.

1. She (to cook) yesterday.

2. She (to cook) at three o'clock yesterday.
3. She (to cook) from two till four yesterday.
4. I (not to read) at five o'clock.
5. I (not to read) when you came in.
6. What he (to do) when I came?
7. What he (to do) the whole day yesterday?
8. Pete (to water) flowers in the garden yesterday.
9. Pete (to water) flowers in the garden at five o'clock yesterday.
10. What Pete (to do) when I came to see him?

Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past

Continuous.

1. When my father (to come) home, I (to have) dinner.

2. When Alice (to return), I (to listen) to the radio.
3. When mother (to enter) his room, he (to draw) a picture.
4. When my sister (to come in), I (to do) my lessons.
 5. When her aunt (to air) the room, she (to catch) cold.
6. When I (to meet) her, she (to go) to the office.
7. He (to wash) his face when somebody (to knock) at the door.
8. The young people (to dance) when I (to come) to the party.
9. When he (to wash) the dishes, he (to break) a plate.
10. What they (to do) when you (to see) them?

Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past

Continuous.

1. Не (not to open) the window before classes yesterday.

2. I (to hurry) to the library when I (to meet) him.
3. She (to translate) a lot of articles at the office last week.
4. We (to smoke) in the room when he (to see) us.
5. We (to pack) our things when our taxi (to come).
6. The day before yesterday he (to finish) his work at seven o'clock.
7. What he (to do) ten years ago? – He (to study) at school.
8. Yesterday I (to ask) my friend not to ring me.
9. My father (to write) a very interesting article last month.
10. She (to come) home at eleven o'clock that's why she (not to call) you.

Упражнение 4. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past

Continuous.

1. Why you (to be) angry with me yesterday? – I (not to be).

2. Where you (to be) last night? – We (to be) at the theatre.
3. When I (to come) to the bus stop, I (to see) a boy who (to play) with a dog.
4. It (to be) eleven o'clock, when I (to decide) to go to bed.
5. What time they (to have) dinner yesterday? – They (to have) dinner from seven
till eight.
6. When she (to see) him a year ago she (not to recognize) him.
7. I (to be) very busy yesterday. I (to prepare) for my exam the whole day.
8. My brother (to wash) the dishes while I (to sweep) the floor.
9. Why you (not to see) a doctor yesterday?
10. It (to rain) heavily when he (to go) out.

Упражнение 5. Закончите предложения, поставив глагол в скобках в

правильное время - Past Simple или Past Continuous.

1. Yesterday my friend ... his exam. (pass)

2. What ... he ... at 11 o'clock last night? (do)
3. Sam ... over the phone when someone called his name. (talk)
4. Last week I ... him a letter. (write)
5. Last time I ... them was a few years ago. (see)
Упражнение 5. Задайте вопрос к выделенному словосочетанию.
1. This time yesterday Mary was playing with her little brother.
2. When it stopped raining John went out for a walk.
3. My friend bought a new dress last weekend.
4. The old man fell asleep while reading a newspaper.
5. Dave was sleeping on the couch when somebody knocked at the door.
Упражнение 6. Составьте отрицательные предложения, поставив глагол в
скобках в правильном времени - Past Simple или Past Continuous.
1. I ... there when the accident happened. (be)
2. My TV is broken. I ... any news at 8 o'clock last night. (watch)
3. Jemma ... yesterday. She was ill. (work)
4. Tourists ... the museum yesterday because it was closed. (visit)
5. They ... golf at 10 o'clock this morning. (play)
Упражнение 7. Закончите предложения, поставив глаголы в правильном
времени. Все предложения являются утвердительными.
1. I ... (break) my arm when I ... (ski) in the Alps.
2. She ... (drive) a car when her phone ... (ring).
3. The cat ... (sleep) on the chair and the dog ... (sit) next to it.
4. Fiona ... (clean) the room, ... (iron) her clothes and ... (make) the bed.
5. He ... (read) a book when he suddenly ... (hear) a strange noise.
Упражнение 8. Переведите предложения на английский язык, используя Past
Simple или Past Continuous.
1. Я не разговаривала с Джеймсом вчера.
2. Дети играли на улице, когда начался дождь.
3. В 10 часов утра студенты писали тест.
4. Он читал газету, пока она смотрела телевизор.
5. Она потеряла ключи в прошлую среду.