Exercise 2A, page 2 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

2 GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular verbs

a

Write the past simple form of these verbs. Are they regular or irregular? Check in Stuart's story.

go ______________ get ______________
climb ______________ want ______________
be ______________/ ______________ think ______________
decide ______________
take ______________ say ______________
have ______________ spend ______________
can ______________ start ______________
sit ______________ feel ______________

b

Complete the negative verbs. Then check in Stuart's story.

1 It ______________ really a climb, but it was a long walk.

2 I wanted to take another photo, but I ______________ find my phone.

3 I ______________ want to leave my phone up there.

c

How do you make ⊟ and ❓ in the past simple...?

• with was / were • with could • with other verbs

d

G p.128 Grammar Bank 2A

2A past simple: regular and irregular verbs

• We use didn't + infinitive for negatives and Did... + subject + infinitive for questions.

• Use ASI and QuASI to remember word order in questions. See 1A p.126.

• We use the past simple to talk about finished actions that happened once or more than once in the past.

• The form of the past simple is the same for all persons.

• To make the past simple ⊞ of regular verbs add -ed. See the spelling rules in the chart.

• Many common verbs are irregular in ⊞ past simple, e.g. go → went, see → saw. See Irregular verbs p.164.

2A

a

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

Two summers ago we had (have) a holiday in Scotland.

We 1 ______________ (drive) there from London, but our car 2 ______________ (break) down on the motorway and we 3 ______________ (spend) the first night in Birmingham. When we 4 ______________ (get) to Edinburgh we 5 ______________ (go) to our hotel, but they 6 ______________ (not can) find our reservation, and they 7 ______________ (be) full. We 8 ______________ (not know) what to do, but in the end we 9 ______________ (find) a Bed and Breakfast and we 10 ______________ (stay) there for the week. We 11 ______________ (see) the castle and 12 ______________ (buy) a lot of souvenirs. We 13 ______________ (want) to go to Loch Ness, but we 14 ______________ (not have) much time and it 15 ______________ (be) quite far away. The weather 16 ______________ (not be) very good - it 17 ______________ (start) raining on the day we 18 ______________ (leave) London, and it never 19 ______________ (stop)!

b

Complete the questions in the past simple.

Where did you go on holiday last year?

We went to Vancouver.

1 Wow! ______________ a good time?

Yes, we had a great time.

2 ______________ with?

I went with my family.

3 ______________ ?

We stayed in a hotel.

4 ______________ the plane tickets?

They cost about £2,000.

5 ______________ the weather like?

It was hot and sunny.

6 ______________ in the evening?

We usually went out for dinner.

ГРАММАТИКА Простое прошедшее время (Past Simple): правильные и неправильные глаголы

Ответ:

2

a

(Перевод таблицы)

Для проверки ответов в "рассказе Стюарта" недостаточно данных.

b

1. It wasn't really a climb, but it was a long walk. (Это было не совсем восхождение, а долгая прогулка.)

2. I wanted to take another photo, but I couldn't find my phone. (Я хотел сделать еще одно фото, но не мог найти свой телефон.)

3. I didn't want to leave my phone up there. (Я не хотел оставлять свой телефон там.)

Для проверки ответов в "рассказе Стюарта" недостаточно данных.

c

To make negative and question forms in the past simple:

• with was / were, you add 'not' for negatives (wasn't / weren't) and invert the subject and verb for questions (Was he...? Were they...?).
• with could, you add 'not' for negatives (couldn't) and invert for questions (Could you...?).
• with other verbs, you use didn't + infinitive for negatives and Did + subject + infinitive for questions.

(Перевод)

Чтобы образовать отрицательные и вопросительные формы в Past Simple:

• с was / were, вы добавляете 'not' для отрицаний (wasn't / weren't) и меняете местами подлежащее и глагол для вопросов (Was he...? Were they...?).
• с could, вы добавляете 'not' для отрицаний (couldn't) и меняете местами для вопросов (Could you...?).
• с другими глаголами, вы используете didn't + инфинитив для отрицаний и Did + подлежащее + инфинитив для вопросов.

2A

a

Two summers ago we had a holiday in Scotland. We 1 drove there from London, but our car 2 broke down on the motorway and we 3 spent the first night in Birmingham. When we 4 got to Edinburgh we 5 went to our hotel, but they 6 couldn't find our reservation, and they 7 were full. We 8 didn't know what to do, but in the end we 9 found a Bed and Breakfast and we 10 stayed there for the week. We 11 saw the castle and 12 bought a lot of souvenirs. We 13 wanted to go to Loch Ness, but we 14 didn't have much time and it 15 was quite far away. The weather 16 wasn't very good - it 17 started raining on the day we 18 left London, and it never 19 stopped!

(Перевод)

Два лета назад у нас был отпуск в Шотландии. Мы 1 поехали туда из Лондона, но наша машина 2 сломалась на автостраде, и мы 3 провели первую ночь в Бирмингеме. Когда мы 4 добрались до Эдинбурга, мы 5 пошли в наш отель, но они 6 не смогли найти нашу бронь, и он 7 был полон. Мы 8 не знали, что делать, но в конце концов мы 9 нашли отель типа "постель и завтрак" и 10 остановились там на неделю. Мы 11 увидели замок и 12 купили много сувениров. Мы 13 хотели поехать на Лох-Несс, но у нас 14 не было много времени, и это 15 было довольно далеко. Погода 16 не была очень хорошей - 17 начался дождь в день, когда мы 18 уехали из Лондона, и он так и не 19 прекратился!

b

1. Wow! Did you have a good time? (Вау! Вы хорошо провели время?)

2. Who did you go with? (С кем ты ездил?)

3. Where did you stay? (Где вы остановились?)

4. How much did the plane tickets cost? (Сколько стоили билеты на самолет?)

5. What was the weather like? (Какая была погода?)

6. What did you do in the evening? (Что вы делали по вечерам?)