Reading: Read and complete the email with the Past Simple or Past Continuous of these verbs.

Decide/ go/ not hurt/ go/ try

Last weekend Ben and I visited that new leisure center that everyone is talking about.
We 1) to the ice-skating rink first.
Ben slipped a few times while he 2) to do acrobatic tricks,
but luckily he 3) himself.
After that, we 4to the main hall to see the Skateboarders.
They were fantastic so we 5) to stay and watch them.

Writing: Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple.

1. I ( work) in a bank many years ago
2. He ( live) in Moscow five years ago
3.I ( like) flowers before it happened
4. Tom (play) the piano yesterday evening
5. I ( love) you many years ago
6. Anna ( have) a shower this morning
7.They ( go) at work by bus last morning

Jim plays football every Saturday. — Джим играет в футбол по субботам. (это его привычка, действие происходит регулярно)


Jim is now playing football so he is not able to talk to you at the moment. — Джим сейчас играет в футбол, поэтому не может сейчас с вами поговорить. (именно в данный момент Джим занят футболом, который еще не закончился)

She is not working at the moment. — Она сейчас не работает.

I am reading a novel by Fedor Dostoevsky. — Я читаю роман Федора Достоевского. (подразумевается, что я начал его читать, но еще не закончил)

She is constantly swearing with her mother. — Она постоянно ругается с матерью.

They are moving to the other city. — Они переезжают в другой город.

Відповідь:

1 I can help you with your homework, if you want.

I don't mind,  help you with your homework

2 It's two weeks since I saw my friend Josh.

I Don`t see my friend Josh for two weeks.

3 Il's quite unusual for Ben to travel by bus.

Ben by bus very often.

4 There weren't many people in the cafe today.

There were very muth people in the cafe today.

5 Ted won't be a fast swimmer if he doesn't practise.

Ted won't be a fast swimmer without practises.

6 I think it would be a good idea to see the doctor.

You must to see the doctor.

7 This coat has Tom's name in it, so l'm sure it's his.

This coat has Tom's name in it, so it his.

8 I can't go to the concert because I don't have any money.

If I don`t have money,I could go to the concert.

9 Our English teacher wrote this poem.

This poem were written our English teacher.

10 A professional photographer took my photo.

I had taken photo by a professional photographer.