Past Simple
I (to go) to the library yesterday.
I went to the library yesterday.
What/Who is your favourite writer?
Who is your favourite writer?
make a negative sentence
Bob was writing a letter at 5 p.m.
Bob was not writing a letter at 5 p.m.
I (to look out) of the window when I saw my aunt.
I was looking out of the window when I saw my aunt.
She knows me, but/too I don’t know her.
She knows me, but I don’t know her.
He (to walk) in the park last weekend.
He walked in the park last weekend.
When/Where did Yury Gagarin fly into space?
When did Yury Gagarin fly into space?
make an interrogative sentence
It was raining the whole day yesterday.
Was it raining the whole day yesterday?
Dad was sleeping while mother cooked / was cooking dinner.
Dad was sleeping while mother was cooking dinner.
I don’t understand German so/and I need an interpreter.
I don’t understand German so I need an interpreter.
Leonardo Da Vinci (to be) a famous composer.
Leonardo Da Vinci was not a famous composer.
Who/When did the World War I break out?
When did the World War I break out?
My parents___(to travel)____in Italy from August to September.
My parents were travelling in Italy from August to September.
I listened / was listening to opera all evening yesterday.
I was listening to opera all evening yesterday.
Combine the sentences using the correct linking word.
Leonardo Da Vinci was a nice engineer. He was a sculptor.
Leonardo Da Vinci was a nice engineer and also he was a sculptor.
Leonardo Da Vinci was a nice engineer, he was a sculptor too.
Isaac Newton (not to find) many historical artefacts in America.
Isaac Newton did not find many historical artefacts in America.
Michael Jackson began his career in America.
What?
What did Michael Jackson begin in America?
translate into English
Студенты писали работу с 5 до 7 вечера.
The students were writing the paper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
translate into English
Она изучала медицину весь прошлый год.
She was studying medicine all the year.
Fill in the blanks with linking word.
I can speak English fluently____________I practise it regularly.
I can speak English fluently because I practise it regularly.
Michael Cane (to be) a famous architect in the 70’s?
Was Michael Cane a famous architect in the 70’s?
Ringo Starr joined The Beatles in the late 60s.
When?
When did Ringo Starr join The Beatles?
translate into English
Ветер дул с востока.
The wind was blowing from the east.
When I____________(to enter) the classroom, everybody____________(to sit) at the desks.
When I entered the classroom, everybody was sitting at the desks.
translate into English
Представление было хорошее, но пришло мало людей.
The performance was good, but few people came.