TEST 2 PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS Test 2 Past simpie and past continuous Test 2.1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple (I did). A Did you speak…

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Test 2.1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple (I did).

1. Did you speak (you speak) to Susanna about the Firebird project?

   • Ответ: Did you speak. Вопросительный порядок требует вспомогательного глагола "did".

2. At its last meeting the Board ＿ (agree) to go ahead in principle, but they ＿ (not/decide) on a definite start date.

   • Ответ: agreed, did not decide (или didn’t decide).
   • "Agreed" – правильная форма глагола "agree" в прошедшем времени. "Did not decide" используется, чтобы отрицать действие.

3. Why ＿ (he/leave) the company?

   • Ответ: did he leave.
   • Аналогично, в вопросах использует "did" и основную форму глагола.

4. The salary … (be) too low and the job (not/offer) him a chance to develop his career.

   • Ответ: was, did not offer (или didn’t offer).
   • "Was" – форма глагола "be" в прошедшем времени, "did not offer" для отрицательного.

Теперь, подставив, мы получьте:

• Did you speak to Susanna about the Firebird project?
• Yes. At its last meeting the Board agreed to go ahead in principle, but they did not decide on a definite start date.
• Why did he leave the company?
• The salary was too low and the job did not offer him a chance to develop his career.

Test 2.2: Fill in each gap with at, in, on or - (no preposition).

1. on Tuesday
2. in June
3. at the weekend
4. at the end of the month
5. in the morning
6. on the second of June
7. yesterday
8. last week
9. in 2005

Test 2.3: Write down the past simple (affirmative form only) of the irregular verbs below.

1. become → became
2. buy → bought
3. feel → felt
4. give → gave
5. know → knew
6. leave → left
7. meet → met
8. sell → sold
9. spend → spent
10. take → took
11. think → thought
12. write → wrote

Test 2.4: Underline the correct words.

1. I met Cristina for the first time when we were both in our early twenties - we were travelling together in India.
2. I was sitting in the departure lounge of Schiphol Airport when I looked up and saw Mike Ratiedge.
3. I'm sorry I didn't return your call earlier - I was showing some visitors around the building.

Test 2.5: In each sentence, put one verb into the past simple and one into the past continuous.

1. When I arrived at my office after lunch, Karen Tweed was waiting for me in reception.

   • Здесь «arrived» – событие, которое произошло, а «was waiting» – действие, которое длилось в прошедшем времени.

2. While I was doing my Masters degree in Finance, I learned a lot about technical analysis of the markets.

   • «Was doing» – действие, которое длилось, а «learned» – результат прошедшего действия.

Теперь вы можете видеть, как используются Past Simple и Past Continuous. Если у вас есть дополнительные вопросы, не стесняйтесь спрашивать!