41. Where you (come) from?-I (come) from Russia.
42. Flowers always (make) a good present.
43. Alice never (go) to work by bus. She (walk) through the park, as a rule.
44. What he (mean) by saying this? It (sound) strange.
45. I (write) to my parents twice a month.
46. She always (be late) for classes!
47. I (write) this letter to you while the children (play) on the beach. Actually, they (play) here the whole day.
48. If we (start) at nine, we (have) plenty of time for the shops. We (be) free till half past four.
49. They always (tell) him everything. So I (think), he (know) about it already.
50. This carpet (cost) 30 dollars. Why not buy it?
51. He still (try) to find a job but there (not/be) much work available at present.
52. Believe me, I (think) of you all the time.
53. I (not/know) how they (make) both ends meet. They (have) six children and (not/earn) very much.
54. My mother (think) that hitch-hiking (be) dangerous.
55. The police (look) into the matter now.
56. People (like) stability in life.
57. They (open) a new McDonald's tomorrow.
58. The English (believe) that their home (be) their castle.
59. Mike (arrive) in three days. We can't wait until he (come). Everyone (look forward) to seeing him.
60. What a wonderful day we (have) today!
61. When he (have) a problem to solve he will work at it until he (find) an answer.
62. The equator (run) round the middle of the earth.
63. Jack and Helen (live) in the Hague. At the moment they (travel) round Britain.
64. When snakes (lose) their skins?
65. The English (like) coalfires even though they (not/produce) much heat.
66. My brother (not/care) very much what he (look) like.
67. She always (lose) her temper!
68. A hot-air balloon (float) because hot air (be) lighter than cool air. A hot air balloon (consist) of a basket in which the pilot and the crew (stand), a gas burner and a large
balloon.
69. As soon as doctors (find) an answer to AIDS, they will be able to cure people.
70. You (look) great after your holiday! - Yes, I (feel) wonderful!
71. You can borrow my Walkman unless you (lose) it.
72. Have I told you about how Ann (get on) at college?
73. He (be) intelligent but he (lack) common sense.
74. The house (be) in good condition but it (need) to be repainted.
75. He (waste) his time looking for a job there, they (not/ take) any staff on now.
76. The man who (live) opposite us sometimes (come) over for a cup of coffee.
77. She (dislike) asking people for favours.
78. If I (have) a headache I generally (take) an aspirin.
79. In England it always (rain) and the wind constantly
(blow)!
80. If you (heat) ice, it (melt).
81. Don't take the newspaper away! I still (read) it.
82. How I (look) in this dress? It (suit) me?
83. Much of eastern England (have) a soil that (produce) crops of a very high yield.
84. Let's sit for a while. My feet (ache) me.
85. I (see) no way of avoiding the problem.
86. At the moment the company (reorganize) its department.
87. The early bird (catch) the worm.
88. Scotland (occupy) the northern part of Great Britain, (not/ do) it?
89. Good news! Sue and Paul (come) to stay with us.
90. Can you close the window? It (freeze) in here.
91. My cousin (attend) a university in Midwest which (specialize) in astronomy.
92. Every time cigarettes (go) up in price, many people (try) to stop smoking.
93. The food that Mother (cook) in the kitchen (smell) delicious.
94. Whenever it (rain) very hard, the stream (overflow).
95. No wonder the house (be) so cold! You always (leave) the doors open!
96. The film (be) very confusing. You (understand) what (go) on?
1.2. THE PAST SIMPLE (INDEFINITE)
AND THE PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) TENSE-FORMS
A. The Past Simple (Indefinite) Tense
FORMATION
The Past Simple is formed by adding -ed to the stem for regular verbs and by changing the root vowel or in some other ways for irregular verbs which need to be memorized. The form of the Past Simple is the same for all persons.
Table 4
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
worked
came
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
did not
work
come
did
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
work?
come?
Contractions:
didn't = did not
When -ed is added there are sometimes changes in spelling, e.g. stop - stopped, study - studied. The ending -ed has variants of pronunciation depending on the type of a preceding sound:
It]
after voiceless consonants
Id] after voiced consonants and vowels
(id) after [t, d]
watched worked stopped
lived played used
studied mended rented
USAGE
The Past Simple tense denotes:
1. A single action or a state. The reference of the action to the past is typically indicated by time adverbials such as ago, last year (week, month), yesterday, the other day, in 1997, last (time), for five years, for a week, etc.
Ann spent a lot of money on books yesterday. It didn't rain last night.
When did you go to the cinema last?
She started learning the piano at the age of five.
I baked the cake for 30 minutes.
Note that when an adverbial denoting a period of time (for five years, for a fen- minutes, etc) is used with the Past Simple emphasis is placed on the reference of the fact to the past, not on the duration of the activity.
They lived in Brest for five years before the war.
2. A succession of single past actions.
/ entered the office, looked around and came up to
the secretary.
3. Habitual past actions or states.
I often went cycling last summer.
When it is desired to emphasize a contrast between the past and the present the construction used to + Infinitive* is preferable.
He used to smoke forty cigarettes a day till he
finally gave up smoking.
Do you play golf? - No, but I used to when I lived
in the country.
She used to be such a happy lively girl (but no longer now).