1. Underline the past simple forms in the sentences. 1. Where did they go? 2. Where was it? 3. Did they have a good time? 4. We closed our eyes. 5. Jim, Simon and I travelled by tram to the bus station. 6. My wallet wasn’t there. 7. My first holiday was with my friend Tom. 8. We didn’t want my parents to drive us, so we went by bus and then on foot. 9. We dried everything. Now answer these questions: 1. Which past simple verbs are regular? 2. Which past simple verbs are irregular? 3. Which verb never has ‘did’ in questions and negatives?

Перевод задания: Подчеркните формы Past Simple в предложениях. Затем ответьте на вопросы: какие глаголы правильные, какие неправильные и какой глагол никогда не употребляется с did в вопросах и отрицаниях?

Формы Past Simple: 1) did … go; 2) was; 3) did … have; 4) closed; 5) travelled; 6) wasn’t; 7) was; 8) didn’t want, went; 9) dried.

Ответы: Правильные глаголы: close — closed, travel — travelled, dry — dried. Неправильные: go — went, be — was, have — had. Вспомогательный did используется с начальной формой смыслового глагола: did they go, didn’t want. Глагол be образует вопросы и отрицания без did: was it, wasn’t there.

1. Which past simple verbs are regular? — Closed, travelled, dried. (Какие глаголы в Past Simple правильные? — Closed, travelled, dried.)

2. Which past simple verbs are irregular? — Go, be and have. (Какие глаголы в Past Simple неправильные? — Go, be и have.)

3. Which verb never has ‘did’ in questions and negatives? — Be. (Какой глагол никогда не употребляется с did в вопросах и отрицаниях? — Be.)