Question

IX. Употребите глаголы в скобках в Past Indefinite Tense . 1. He (to lose) his balance and (to fall). 2. Ann’s grandfather (to build) his house in 1901. 3. Clearing out the form I(to find) these old letters.4.the lion (to jump) and ( to string) at her. 5. I suddenly (to see) a face in the window.6.the train (to start off) with a jerk 7. The police (to open) fire and (to wound) two criminals. 8. He (to lie) there for an hour till someone finally (to hear) his cries for help.9. We (to meet) last summer.10.I (to deside) to stay with my uncle until i( to find) a flat.11. As it (to grow)darker, we (to find) it hard to walk.12. The critic (to write ) a very bad review of my play.13. We (to go) for a walk every day before lunch. 14. It (to happen) a long time ago. X.Раскройте скобки , употребив глаголы в Past Indefinite Tense John Ruggles (to like) anything which (to move) quickly on wheels. He (to know) he make of almost every car on the roads and most of his free time he (to spend) hanging around garages and filling stations.We also (to go) to the 91 large Car Park where drivers sometimes (to give) interesting information on the different cars in the park. The Car Park (to be) a very interesting place and when the day of adventure (to come), John (to have) no difficulty to decide where to begin. It (to be) early when he (to arrive). There (to be) no tourists about, no cars at all except one in which (to sit) a large dog which (to show) such fine teeth as John(to come) near that he (to retreat) quickly to a seat under the Castle walls. From time to time he (to look) at the sky. He (to hope) it wasn’t going to rain. The clock of the church (to strike) ten and a few cars (to begin) to arrive. Soon a large car (to come in). John (to put) bo th his hands into his pockets and (to stand) looking at the car at a distance. A tall young man followed by a lady (to get out). John (to hear) the young man calling him. He (to run) up to the man and the man (to give) him a coin and (to ask) him to look after the car.

Answer 1

1. He lost) his balance and ( fell). 2. Ann’s grandfather (built) his house in 1901. 3. Clearing out the form I found) these old letters.4.the lion ( jumpped) and (sprang) at her. 5. I suddenly ( saw) a face in the window.6.the train (started off) with a jerk 7. The police  opened) fire and (wounded) two criminals. 8. He lay) there for an hour till someone finally ( head) his cries for help.9. We  met) last summer.10.I (desided) to stay with my uncle until I found) a flat.11. As it ( grew darker, we  found) it hard to walk.12. The critic ( wrote ) a very bad review of my play.13. We (went) for a walk every day before lunch. 14. It  happened) that long John Ruggles ( liked) anything which  moved) quickly on wheels. He  knew) the make of almost every car on the roads and most of his free time he spent) hanging around garages and filling stations.We also (went) to the 91 large Car Park where drivers sometimes ( gave) interesting information on the different cars in the park.
The Car Park (was) a very interesting place and when the day of adventure  came), John (had) no difficulty to decide where to begin. It (was) early when he ( arrived). There (were) no tourists about, no cars at all except one in which (sat) a large dog was sitting which (was showing) such fine teeth as John (came) near that he (retreated) quickly to a seat under the Castle walls. From time to time he (looked) at the sky. He ( hoped) it wasn’t going to rain. The clock of the church ( stroke) ten and a few cars  began) to arrive. Soon a large car ( came in). John (to put) bo
th his hands into his pockets and (stood) looking at the car at a distance. A tall young man followed by a lady ( got out). John (heard) the young man calling him. He (ran) up to the man and the man ( gave) him a coin and ( asked) him to look after the car.

Answer 2

Past Indefinite Tense Examples:

1. He lost his balance and fell. [[1]](http://texhomapket.narod.ru/reforged/anglijskij_dlja_bakalavrov-chast_1.htm) 2. Ann's grandfather built his house in 1901. [[1]](http://texhomapket.narod.ru/reforged/anglijskij_dlja_bakalavrov-chast_1.htm) 3. Clearing out the form, I found these old letters.4. The lion jumped and sprang at her.5. I suddenly saw a face in the window.6. The train started off with a jerk.7. The police opened fire and wounded two criminals.8. He lay there for an hour till someone finally heard his cries for help.9. We met last summer.10. I decided to stay with my uncle until I found a flat.11. As it grew darker, we found it hard to walk.12. The critic wrote a very bad review of my play.13. We went for a walk every day before lunch.14. It happened a long time ago.

Past Indefinite Tense Example (Extended):

John Ruggles liked anything which moved quickly on wheels. He knew the make of almost every car on the roads, and most of his free time he spent hanging around garages and filling stations. We also went to the 91 large Car Park where drivers sometimes gave interesting information on the different cars in the park. The Car Park was a very interesting place, and when the day of adventure came, John had no difficulty deciding where to begin. It was early when he arrived. There were no tourists about, no cars at all except one in which sat a large dog which showed such fine teeth as John came near that he retreated quickly to a seat under the Castle walls. From time to time, he looked at the sky. He hoped it wasn't going to rain. The clock of the church struck ten, and a few cars began to arrive. Soon a large car came in. John put both his hands into his pockets and stood looking at the car from a distance. A tall young man followed by a lady got out. John heard the young man calling him. He ran up to the man, and the man gave him a coin and asked him to look after the car.

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