UNIT 4. Past Simple. Past Continuous

1. Переведите текст на русский язык.

THE SECRET AGENT

It was just before the Second World War. Tom was only 20 at the time and was living with his mother. He was working in a bank and travelling to London every day. One morning, he received a mysterious letter. It was addressed to ‘Mr Thomas Parker’. The letter, which was signed, ‘A Friend’, asked Tom to go to The Crown Inn during his lunch hour. All morning, as he was dealing with customers, Tom was wondering whether he should do this. At lunch time he decided to go to the inn. It was full of people and Tom couldn’t recognize anyone. He was just wondering if he should leave, when a stranger introduced himself and said he had known Tom’s father, who had died when Tom was a baby. The stranger explained that Tom’s father, Bill, was a secret agent in the First World War. Through this meeting, Tom was recruited to be a secret agent, too, and was already working in France when the war began.

2. Закончите предложения, употребите глагол в необходимой форме, в утвердительной или отрицательной:

1. It was warm, so I…… off my coat. (take)

2. The film wasn’t very good. I …… it very much. (enjoy)

3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I …… her. (disturb)

4. I was very tired, so I …… to bed early. (go)

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I …… very well. (sleep)

6. Sue wasn’t hungry, so she …… …..anything. (eat)

7. We went to Kate’s house but she ……at home. (be)

8. It was a funny situation but nobody ……. (laugh).

9. The window was open and a bird …… into the room. (fly)

10. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It …… very much. (cost)

11. I was in a hurry, so I …… time to phone you. (have)

12. It was hard work carrying the bags. They …… very heavy. (be)

3. Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в Past Simple или Past Continuous.

Tug – of – War with a Hedgehog

Mrs May, our District Nurse, (drive) was driving home at 3 a.m. one night after an urgent visit to a sick patient. She (drive)………. Along a deserted country lane, when she (see) …… a new kind of animal. She (stop) …… her car and (get out) ………. The animal (be) ……. clearly visible in the blaze of her headlights. It (look) …… like a hedgehog with a tall white hat. It (cross) …… the road without paying any attention to Mrs May. When Mrs May (go) …… close to it, she (notice) …… that there was a plastic yoghurt pot on the hedgehog’s head. The poor creature had got its head stuck in the plastic pot! Her instincts as a nurse (tell)…….. her she would have to rescue it, so she (pull) …… at the pot, but the hedgehog (pull)…………, too. After a struggle, she (pull)…… the pot off the hedgehog’s head. Mrs May (think) ……. The hedgehog (look) …… rather sad, when she (notice) …… that the pot was half full of strawberry yoghurt. She (gave) …… it back to the hedgehog. The creature (seize) ………it, (put) …… it on its head again, and triumphantly (continue) …… its journey across the road.

4. Переведите на английский язык следующие предложения:

1. Дети помогали родителям. 2. Что вы делали в воскресенье? 3. Мы видели ее вчера. Она работала в саду. 4. Где вы были позавчера? – Мы ездили на экскурсию на машиностроительный завод. Экскурсия была очень интересной. 5. Когда я зашел в зал, Ольга играла на скрипке. 6. Сколько страниц вы прочитали на прошлой неделе? – На прошлой неделе я прочитал десять страниц. Мне нравится эта книжка. 7. Мы возвращались домой поздно. Дождя не было, но дул сильный ветер. 8. Я звонил тебе, но никто не отвечал. - Я ремонтировал ноутбук, был очень занят. 9. Вчера мы не послали ей письмо по электронной почте, так как потеряли ее адрес. 10. Я видел тебя, когда ты бежал по улице. Куда ты спешил?