Exercise 3. Open the brackets, using the verbs in the Past Simple. 1. My working day (to begin) at six o’clock. 2. I (to get) up, (to switch on) the TV and (to brush) my teeth. 3. It (to take) me about twenty minutes. 4. I (to have) breakfast at seven o’clock. 5. I (to leave) home at half past seven. 9. After breakfast she (to go) to the institute. 10. Sometimes she (to take) a bus. 11. It (to take) her an hour and a half to do her homework. 12. She (to speak) English well. 13. Her friends usually (to call) her at about 8 o’clock. 14. Ann (to take) a shower before going to bed.

Перевод задания: Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple (простом прошедшем времени).

1. My working day began at six o’clock. (Мой рабочий день начинался в шесть часов.)
2. I got up, switched on the TV and brushed my teeth. (Я встал(а), включил(а) телевизор и почистил(а) зубы.)
3. It took me about twenty minutes. (Это заняло у меня около двадцати минут.)
4. I had breakfast at seven o’clock. (Я позавтракал(а) в семь часов.)
5. I left home at half past seven. (Я вышел/вышла из дома в половине восьмого.)
6. After breakfast she went to the institute. (После завтрака она пошла в институт.)
7. Sometimes she took a bus. (Иногда она ездила на автобусе.)
8. It took her an hour and a half to do her homework. (На выполнение домашнего задания у неё уходил час с половиной.)
9. She spoke English well. (Она хорошо говорила по-английски.)
10. Her friends usually called her at about 8 o’clock. (Её друзья обычно звонили ей примерно в восемь часов.)
11. Ann took a shower before going to bed. (Анна принимала душ перед сном.)

Неправильные формы: begin — began, get — got, take — took, have — had, leave — left, go — went, speak — spoke. Правильные глаголы образуют Past Simple с окончанием -ed: switch on — switched on, brush — brushed, call — called.