Question

Open the brackets using Past Simple.
A. 1. Mr. Smith (fix) his car on Saturday morning.
2. His wife (water) the plants in the garden. 3. After
lunch they (clean) the yard and then they (watch)
TV. 4. Their son Alex (listen) to loud music and
(play) computer games. 5. Their little daughter Lucy
(cry) a little and then (smile). 6. In the afternoon
Mrs. Smith (work) in the kitchen. 7. She (bake) a
delicious apple pie. 8. She (cook) a good dinner. 9. After dinner she (wash) the
dishes. 10. Her husband (smoke) a cigarette and (phone) their friends. 11. Then
he (talk) to his wife. 12. She (change) her clothes and (comb) her hair. 13. They
(wait) for a taxi. 14. The taxi (arrive) at 8 pm. 15. They (visit) their friends. 16.
They (dance) a lot there. 17. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (enjoy) themselves very much.
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B. 1. It (rain) all day yesterday. 2. Tim (stay) at home.
3. He (decide) to work at his English. 4. He (start)
doing his English homework after breakfast. 5. He
(memorize) a long list of irregular verbs, (translate) an
interesting story from English into Russian and (listen)
to English grammar chants. 6. He (like) the chants very
much. 7. Tim (finish) his homework at 1 o‟clock. 8.
After lunch he (play) computer games and (serf) the Internet. 9. Then he (phone) his
friend Dennis. 10. They (talk) about their studies and their classmates. 11. They
(exchange) the latest news and (discuss) some problems. 12. When they (finish) their
telephone conversation Tim‟s Mum (ask) him to help her cook dinner. 13. Tim (peel)
some potatoes and his Mum (fry) them. 14. She also (prepare) fresh salmon. 15. Tim
and his parents (enjoy) their dinner. 16. After dinner Tim and his Dad (watch) a
football match.

Answer 1

Ответ:

A.

1. fixed

2. watered

3. cleaned/watched

4. listened/played

5. cried/smiled

6. worked

7. baked

8. cooked

9. washed

10. smoked/phoned

11. talked

12. changed/combed

13. waited

14. arrived

15. visited

16. danced

17. enjoyed

B.

1. It was raining.

2. stayed

3. decided

4. started

5. memorized/ translated/listened

6. liked

7. finished

8. played/serfed

9. phoned

10. talked

11. exchanged/discussed

12. finished/asked

13. peeled/fried

14. prepared

15. enjoyed

16. watched