Ex. 1. Put the verb in brackets into Past Simple. 1. I (be) very ill last week. 2. The old woman (fall) as she was crossing the street. 3. When the bell (ring), all the children jumped from their seats and (run) out. 4. She (sleep) well last night. 5. They (choose) cream paint for the floor and apricot for the walls. 6. They (begin) painting but (find) that the walls were too wet. 7. In two minutes Ann (come) back and helped him. 8. Last night my friend and I (have) some free time. 9. A month ago my uncle (build) a new house in the country. 10. He (write) several letters last month. 11. She (go) home an hour ago. 12. We (wake up) late on Sunday. 13. Our students (read) a lot of English books last year. 14. He (take) his son out on Monday evening. 15. The chief (speak) to us about the plan yesterday.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Past Simple (простое прошедшее время).

1. I was very ill last week. (На прошлой неделе я был(а) очень болен/больна.)
2. The old woman fell as she was crossing the street. (Пожилая женщина упала, когда переходила улицу.)
3. When the bell rang, all the children jumped from their seats and ran out. (Когда прозвенел звонок, все дети вскочили со своих мест и выбежали.)
4. She slept well last night. (Прошлой ночью она хорошо спала.)
5. They chose cream paint for the floor and apricot for the walls. (Они выбрали кремовую краску для пола и абрикосовую — для стен.)
6. They began painting but found that the walls were too wet. (Они начали красить, но обнаружили, что стены были слишком влажными.)
7. In two minutes Ann came back and helped him. (Через две минуты Анна вернулась и помогла ему.)
8. Last night my friend and I had some free time. (Вчера вечером у моего друга и у меня было немного свободного времени.)
9. A month ago my uncle built a new house in the country. (Месяц назад мой дядя построил новый дом за городом.)
10. He wrote several letters last month. (В прошлом месяце он написал несколько писем.)
11. She went home an hour ago. (Час назад она пошла домой.)
12. We woke up late on Sunday. (В воскресенье мы поздно проснулись.)
13. Our students read a lot of English books last year. (В прошлом году наши ученики прочитали много английских книг.)
14. He took his son out on Monday evening. (В понедельник вечером он вывел сына погулять.)
15. The chief spoke to us about the plan yesterday. (Вчера начальник поговорил с нами о плане.)

Неправильные глаголы употреблены в форме Past Simple: be — was, fall — fell, ring — rang, run — ran, sleep — slept, choose — chose, begin — began, find — found, come — came, have — had, build — built, write — wrote, go — went, wake up — woke up, take — took, speak — spoke. У глагола read написание в Past Simple не меняется, но произношение меняется.