Question

Образовать от глаголов в скобках глаголы в Simple Past, назвав сигнальные слова этого времени. 1. Yesterday I (drop) my watch. 2. Last Sunday our team (play) well. 3. It (rain) last week. 4. Some years ago I (try) to learn this language. 5. It (snow) heavily last night. 6. He (nod) but (say) nothing. 7. On April the first Tom (tell) us a good joke. 8. Yesterday I (catch) a cold. 9. At breakfast I (drink) coffee. 10. I (send) him to the shop two hours ago. 11. I (hurt) my knee when skiing. 12. I (read) something about it in the paper last week. 13. Then one day I (run) into her in the store. 14. We (not speak) to each other for several days. 15. I used to take this route when I (study) at the University.

Answer 1

1. Yesterday I (dropped) my watch. 2. Last Sunday our team (played) well. 3. It (rained) last week. 4. Some years ago I (tried) to learn this language. 5. It (snowed) heavily last night. 6. He (nodded) but (said) nothing. 7. On April the first Tom (told) us a good joke. 8. Yesterday I (caught) a cold. 9. At breakfast I (drank) coffee. 10. I (sent) him to the shop two hours ago. 11. I (hurt) my knee when skiing. 12. I (read) something about it in the paper last week. 13. Then one day I (ran) into her in the store. 14. We (did not speak) to each other for several days. 15. I used to take this route when I (studied) at the University.

Answer 2

Forming Verbs in Simple Past Tense with Signal Words

1. Yesterday I (drop) my watch. - The verb "drop" in Simple Past tense is "dropped". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "Yesterday". - Yesterday I dropped my watch.[[1]]

2. Last Sunday our team (play) well. - The verb "play" in Simple Past tense is "played". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "Last Sunday". - Last Sunday our team played well.[[2]]

3. It (rain) last week. - The verb "rain" in Simple Past tense is "rained". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "last week". - It rained last week.[[3]]

4. Some years ago I (try) to learn this language. - The verb "try" in Simple Past tense is "tried". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "Some years ago". - Some years ago I tried to learn this language.[[4]]

5. It (snow) heavily last night. - The verb "snow" in Simple Past tense is "snowed". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "last night". - It snowed heavily last night.[[5]]

6. He (nod) but (say) nothing. - The verb "nod" in Simple Past tense is "nodded" and "say" is "said". - Signal words for Simple Past tense: "He nodded" and "said". - He nodded but said nothing.[[6]]

7. On April the first Tom (tell) us a good joke. - The verb "tell" in Simple Past tense is "told". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "On April the first". - On April the first Tom told us a good joke.[[7]]

8. Yesterday I (catch) a cold. - The verb "catch" in Simple Past tense is "caught". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "Yesterday". - Yesterday I caught a cold.[[8]]

9. At breakfast I (drink) coffee. - The verb "drink" in Simple Past tense is "drank". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "At breakfast". - At breakfast I drank coffee.[[9]]

10. I (send) him to the shop two hours ago. - The verb "send" in Simple Past tense is "sent". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "two hours ago". - I sent him to the shop two hours ago.[[10]]

11. I (hurt) my knee when skiing. - The verb "hurt" in Simple Past tense is "hurt". - No signal word provided, but the context implies past tense. - I hurt my knee when skiing.

12. I (read) something about it in the paper last week. - The verb "read" in Simple Past tense is "read". - Signal word for Simple Past tense: "last week". - I read something about it in the paper last week.[[11]]

13. Then one day I (run) into her in the store. - The verb "run" in Simple Past tense is "ran". - No signal word provided, but the context implies past tense. - Then one day I ran into her in the store.

14. We (not speak) to each other for several days. - The verb "speak" in Simple Past tense is "spoke". - No signal word provided, but the context implies past tense. - We did not speak to each other for several days.

15. I used to take this route when I (study) at the University. - The verb "study" in Simple Past tense is "studied". - No signal word provided, but the context implies past tense. - I used to take this route when I studied at the University.