19 Past Simple - regular and irregular past • Time expressions
• Past Continuous • Pronunciation - consonants
• have + noun = activity
What's in the news?
Past Simple
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Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in the boxes.
Across the Channel in a chair
There are many ways to cross from England to
France - by boat, plane or Eurostar, for example.
But one man chose another form of transport.
travel set off become tie reach
Jonathan Trappe tied 54 balloons to a chair and
floated across the Channel. He
the first person
to cross the Channel with balloons filled with helium.
Mr Trappe
Не
top speed of 40 km/h.
from an airfield near Ashford at 5 a.m.
a height of 1,200 metres and
at
plan land control take have fly
The journey was 22 miles, and it
over four hours.
in a field in northern France.
his landing by cutting away some of the balloons.
the trip carefully. He needed permission
from aviation authorities, and he was equipped with sat-nav,
a radio, and oxygen.
Mr Trappe, 36, thinks it's a wonderful way to fly. 'A gas
balloon flies in complete silence, ' he says. 'I could hear the
waves from a height of 300 metres.
'As a child, I always
a dream of holding a bunch
of balloons and floating away into space. Didn't everybody?"
The first balloon crossing of the Channel was in 1785.
A Frenchman, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, and an American
doctor, John Jefferies,
from Dover to Calais.
It took two and a half hours.
Jonathan Trappe floats across the Channel

It was a quite usual Saturday morning. I slept in and had breakfast, then went outside. Nothing extraordinary. Since it was so sunny and warm, I decided to go to the park. I observed the wonderful green trees and listened to the birds chirping. After that, something unusual happened. I heard a sound coming from a bush. It was a bark. I carefully came up and saw a white fluffy little dog. It looked so sad and lost. Its name was Snowflake and its address was written on its collar. "Alright, Snowflake. Let's take you home" - I said. Snowflake's house turned out to be 10 minutes away from the park. It was a tall grey apartment building. I walked up the stairs and stopped at the apartment door, ringing the bell. An old lady opened the door. "Snowflake! I was so worried about you!" - she cried out. "Thank you so much! How can I ever repay you?" "You don't need to repay me." - I said. "Wait, I know what to offer you. Snowflake had a few puppies two weeks ago. I was planning to sell them, but I'll give you one free of charge!" The old lady went to get something, and when she came back, she handed me a cute white fuzzy puppy. "Thank you so much!" - I said while holding the puppy. With it, I went home, knowing that I was the happiest person in the world on this exciting morning.

I. I like going out with friends. (Мне нравится гулять с друзьями.)

2. She doesn't like playing any sport. (Она не любит заниматься спортом.)

3. He hates cooking. (Он ненавидит готовить.)

4. She loves swimming. (Она любит плавать/плавание.)

5. I like dancing. (Мне нравится танцевать.)

6. My mother loves singing. (Моя мама любит петь.)

7. He hates dancing. (Он ненавидит танцы.)

8. I like reading books. (Мне нравится читать книги.)

9. They love (?)

10. He likes running. (Он любит бегать/бег.)

Когда мы говорим о занятиях, которые нам нравятся/не нравятся, то после таких глаголов, как like, dislike. love, hate, prefer, enjoy нужно использовать глагол с окончанием -ing.