Question

Open the brackets using Past Simple. A. 1. Mr. Smith (fix) his car on Saturday morning. 2. His wife (water) the plants in the garden. 3. After lunch they (clean) the yard and then they (watch) TV. 4. Their son Alex (listen) to loud music and (play) computer games. 5. Their little daughter Lucy (cry) a little and then (smile). 6. In the afternoon Mrs. Smith (work) in the kitchen. 7. She (bake) a delicious apple pie. 8. She (cook) a good dinner. 9. After dinner she (wash) the dishes. 10. Her husband (smoke) a cigarette and (phone) their friends. 11. Then he (talk) to his wife. 12. She (change) her clothes and (comb) her hair. 13. They (wait) for a taxi. 14. The taxi (arrive) at 8 pm. 15. They (visit) their friends. 16. They (dance) a lot there. 17. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (enjoy) themselves very much. 64 B. 1. It (rain) all day yesterday. 2. Tim (stay) at home. 3. He (decide) to work at his English. 4. He (start) doing his English homework after breakfast. 5. He (memorize) a long list of irregular verbs, (translate) an interesting story from English into Russian and (listen) to English grammar chants. 6. He (like) the chants very much. 7. Tim (finish) his homework at 1 o‟clock. 8. After lunch he (play) computer games and (serf) the Internet. 9. Then he (phone) his friend Dennis. 10. They (talk) about their studies and their classmates. 11. They (exchange) the latest news and (discuss) some problems. 12. When they (finish) their telephone conversation Tim‟s Mum (ask) him to help her cook dinner. 13. Tim (peel) some potatoes and his Mum (fry) them. 14. She also (prepare) fresh salmon. 15. Tim and his parents (enjoy) their dinner. 16. After dinner Tim and his Dad (watch) a football match.

Answer 1

Ответ:

A.

1. fixed

2. watered

3. cleaned/watched

4. listened/played

5. cried/smiled

6. worked

7. baked

8. cooked

9. washed

10. smoked/phoned

11. talked

12. changed/combed

13. waited

14. arrived

15. visited

16. danced

17. enjoyed

B.

1. It was raining.

2. stayed

3. decided

4. started

5. memorized/ translated/listened

6. liked

7. finished

8. played/serfed

9. phoned

10. talked

11. exchanged/discussed

12. finished/asked

13. peeled/fried

14. prepared

15. enjoyed

16. watched

Answer 2

A. 1. Mr. Smith fixed his car on Saturday morning. 2. His wife watered the plants in the garden. 3. After lunch, they cleaned the yard and then they watched TV. 4. Their son Alex listened to loud music and played computer games. 5. Their little daughter Lucy cried a little and then smiled. 6. In the afternoon, Mrs. Smith worked in the kitchen. 7. She baked a delicious apple pie. 8. She cooked a good dinner. 9. After dinner, she washed the dishes. 10. Her husband smoked a cigarette and phoned their friends. 11. Then he talked to his wife. 12. She changed her clothes and combed her hair. 13. They waited for a taxi. 14. The taxi arrived at 8 pm. 15. They visited their friends. 16. They danced a lot there. 17. Mr. and Mrs. Smith enjoyed themselves very much.

B. 1. It rained all day yesterday. 2. Tim stayed at home. 3. He decided to work on his English. 4. He started doing his English homework after breakfast. 5. He memorized a long list of irregular verbs, translated an interesting story from English into Russian, and listened to English grammar chants. 6. He liked the chants very much. 7. Tim finished his homework at 1 o'clock. 8. After lunch, he played computer games and surfed the Internet. 9. Then he phoned his friend Dennis. 10. They talked about their studies and their classmates. 11. They exchanged the latest news and discussed some problems. 12. When they finished their telephone conversation, Tim's Mum asked him to help her cook dinner. 13. Tim peeled some potatoes and his Mum fried them. 14. She also prepared fresh salmon. 15. Tim and his parents enjoyed their dinner. 16. After dinner, Tim and his Dad watched a football match.