I. Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. 1. When you (to go) to the cinema last? — I (to go) to the cinema three days ago, but my brother Arnold (to visit) it last week. 2. When I (to go) out the garden yesterday, the sun (to shine) and birds (to sing) in the trees. I (to like) that weather very much. 3. You (to eat) ice cream, when Mike (to see) you yesterday. 4. Mary (to finish) writing her composition by the time her boyfriend (to come) to see her. 5. My father (not to watch) TV 5 days ago, because he (to be) very busy. 6. What your father (to do) from eight till nine yesterday? 7. My mother (to cook) supper yesterday by 5 o’clock. 8. When I (to come) to the railway station, the train already (to go). 9. Our family (to visit) France last summer; we (to go) to the museums, often (to drink) fruit juice, (to play) with our friends, (to speak) about different topics. It (to be) very interesting, we (to like) it very much. 10. When Arnold (to come) home, his mother (to clean) the house and his father, Kevin, (to watch) football on TV. 11. While Mike (to prepare) for his lessons yesterday, his friend Sam (to learn) the poem by heart.

Перевод задания: Поставьте глаголы в скобках в правильное время: Past Simple, Past Continuous или Past Perfect.

1. When did you go to the cinema last? (Когда ты в последний раз ходил в кино?) — I went to the cinema three days ago, but my brother Arnold visited it last week. (Я ходил в кино три дня назад, а мой брат Арнольд был там на прошлой неделе.)

2. When I went out into the garden yesterday, the sun was shining and birds were singing in the trees. I liked that weather very much. (Когда я вчера вышел в сад, светило солнце и птицы пели на деревьях. Мне очень понравилась такая погода.)

3. You were eating ice cream when Mike saw you yesterday. (Вчера ты ел мороженое, когда Майк увидел тебя.)

4. Mary had finished writing her composition by the time her boyfriend came to see her. (Мэри закончила писать сочинение к тому времени, когда её молодой человек пришёл повидать её.)

5. My father did not watch TV five days ago because he was very busy. (Мой отец не смотрел телевизор пять дней назад, потому что был очень занят.)

6. What was your father doing from eight till nine yesterday? (Что делал твой отец вчера с восьми до девяти?)

7. My mother had cooked supper by five o’clock yesterday. (Вчера к пяти часам мама уже приготовила ужин.)

8. When I came to the railway station, the train had already gone. (Когда я пришёл на железнодорожную станцию, поезд уже ушёл.)

9. Our family visited France last summer; we went to museums, often drank fruit juice, played with our friends and spoke about different topics. It was very interesting; we liked it very much. (Наша семья посетила Францию прошлым летом; мы ходили в музеи, часто пили фруктовый сок, играли с друзьями и разговаривали на разные темы. Это было очень интересно, нам очень понравилось.)

10. When Arnold came home, his mother was cleaning the house and his father, Kevin, was watching football on TV. (Когда Арнольд пришёл домой, его мать убирала дом, а отец, Кевин, смотрел футбол по телевизору.)

11. While Mike was preparing for his lessons yesterday, his friend Sam was learning the poem by heart. (Пока Майк вчера готовился к урокам, его друг Сэм учил стихотворение наизусть.)