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 (you speak) to Susanna about the Firebird project? B. Yes. At its last meeting the Board ＿ (agree) to go ahead in principle, but they ＿ (not/decide) on a definite start date. 2 A: Why ＿ (he/leave) the company? B: The salary … (be) too low and the job (not/offer) him a chance to develop his career. Test 2.2 Fill in each gap with at, in, on or - (no preposition). 4 ＿ the weekend … the end of the month 1 onTuesday 2 2005 the morning June 3 ＿ yesterday 6 ＿ last week ＿ the second of June Test 2.3 Write down the past simple (affirmative form only) of the irregular verbs below. 1 become 5 know 9 spend 2 buy 6 leave 10 take 3 feel 7 meet 11 think 4 give 8 sell 12 write In each sentence one verb is in the past simple, and one is in the past continuous. Underline the correct words. 1 I met/was meeting Cristina for the first time when we were both in our early twenties - we travelled/were travelling together in India. 2 I sat/was sitting in the departure lounge of Schiphol Airport when I looked up/was looking up. and saw Mike Ratiedge. 3 I'm sorry I didn't return/wasn't returning your call earlier - I showed/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 ＿ (arrive) at my office after lunch, Karen Tweed ＿ (wait) for me in reception. 2 While i ＿ (do) my Masters degree in Finance, I… a lot about technical analysis of the markets. (learn)

Давайте разберёмся с вашей задачей по времени Past Simple и Past Continuous. Я буду объяснять каждую часть пошагово. ### 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!