I had celebrated my last birthday in a very unusual way. I wanted to invite my friends for the party and birthday cake, and we were already planning all the details with my mother, but over sudden my small sister got seriously sick, and emergency took her with my mother to the hospital two days before my birthday. I felt myself lost, extremely worried about my sister, and helpless. All of my friends were already invited to the party and I didn’t know what to do. I called my best friend to talk about my problems and cancel the party, but he told me: “Let’s take the cake and go to the hospital!” Why didn’t I think about it myself? I called all my friends and asked them what did they think about the party in the hospital – and they all agreed to this plan. My father arranged the cake in the hospital, and some balloons for decoration, and also he invited a funny clown for all the children. The party was short, but very nice and filled with joy and happiness. We were playing games, laughing and eating my birthday cake, and I was very happy to be with my family, friends, and all the children from the hospital.
1. I always keep secrets. (Я всегда храню секреты) - I always kept secrets. (Я всегда хранил секреты).
2. He sleeps well. (Он спит хорошо) - He slept well. (Он спал хорошо).
3. The driver feels bad and stops the car. (Водитель чувствует себя плохо и останавливает машину). - The driver felt bad and stopped the car. (Водитель почувствовал себя плохо и остановил машину).
4. He means well. (У него добрые намерения.) - He meant well. (У него были добрые намерения/Он хотел как лучше).
5. They leave early. (Они уходят рано). - They left early. (Они ушли рано).
6. I keep a hamster as a pet. (Я держу хомяка в качестве питомца). I kept a hamster as a pet. (Я держал хомяка в качестве питомца).
7. My granny feeds my pet. (Моя бабушка кормит моего питомца). - My granny fed my pet. (Моя бабушка покормила моего питомца).
8. My sister feels sick. (Моя сестра чувствует себя плохо). - My sister felt sick. (Моя сестра чувствовала себя плохо).
9. The teacher reads us a story. (Учитель читает нам рассказ.) - The teacher read us a story. (Учитель прочитал нам рассказ.)
10. He sweeps the floor and washes it. (Он подметает пол и моет его). - He swept the floor and washed it. (Он подмёл пол и помыл его).
11. Mary meets me at the theatre. (Мэри встречает меня в театре). - Mary met me at the theatre. (Мэри встретила меня в театре).
Exercise 2
1. We met Susan yesterday, we didn't meet Helen. - Мы встретили Сьюзан вчера, мы не встретили Елену.
2. At the lesson we read an English book, but we didn't read a Russian book. - На уроке мы читали английскую книгу, но мы не читали русскую книгу.
3. The road led to the theatre, it didn't lead to the museum. - Дорога вела к театру, она не вела к музею.
4. The children slept in the afternoon and they didn't sleep at night. - Дети спали днем, и они не спали ночью.
5. My boss left in the afternoon, he didn't leave in the morning. - Мой босс ушел днем, он ушел не утром.
6. We kept no secrets, we didn't keep any secret at all. - У нас не было секретов, у нас вообще не было никаких секретов.
7. Loran dreamt about a new bag, she didn't dream about new shoes. - Лоран мечтала о новой сумке, она не мечтала о новых туфлях.
8. The children fed a cat, they didn't feed a dog. - Дети покормили кота, они не кормили собаку.
9. My granny swept the floor, my mother didn't sweep it. - Моя бабушка подмела пол, мама не подметала его.
10. He meant no harm, he didn't mean well. - Он не хотел причинить вреда, у него не было добрых намерений.
I had celebrated my last birthday in a very unusual way. I wanted to invite my friends for the party and birthday cake, and we were already planning all the details with my mother, but over sudden my small sister got seriously sick, and emergency took her with my mother to the hospital two days before my birthday. I felt myself lost, extremely worried about my sister, and helpless. All of my friends were already invited to the party and I didn’t know what to do. I called my best friend to talk about my problems and cancel the party, but he told me: “Let’s take the cake and go to the hospital!” Why didn’t I think about it myself? I called all my friends and asked them what did they think about the party in the hospital – and they all agreed to this plan. My father arranged the cake in the hospital, and some balloons for decoration, and also he invited a funny clown for all the children. The party was short, but very nice and filled with joy and happiness. We were playing games, laughing and eating my birthday cake, and I was very happy to be with my family, friends, and all the children from the hospital.
Exercise 1
1. I always keep secrets. (Я всегда храню секреты) - I always kept secrets. (Я всегда хранил секреты).
2. He sleeps well. (Он спит хорошо) - He slept well. (Он спал хорошо).
3. The driver feels bad and stops the car. (Водитель чувствует себя плохо и останавливает машину). - The driver felt bad and stopped the car. (Водитель почувствовал себя плохо и остановил машину).
4. He means well. (У него добрые намерения.) - He meant well. (У него были добрые намерения/Он хотел как лучше).
5. They leave early. (Они уходят рано). - They left early. (Они ушли рано).
6. I keep a hamster as a pet. (Я держу хомяка в качестве питомца). I kept a hamster as a pet. (Я держал хомяка в качестве питомца).
7. My granny feeds my pet. (Моя бабушка кормит моего питомца). - My granny fed my pet. (Моя бабушка покормила моего питомца).
8. My sister feels sick. (Моя сестра чувствует себя плохо). - My sister felt sick. (Моя сестра чувствовала себя плохо).
9. The teacher reads us a story. (Учитель читает нам рассказ.) - The teacher read us a story. (Учитель прочитал нам рассказ.)
10. He sweeps the floor and washes it. (Он подметает пол и моет его). - He swept the floor and washed it. (Он подмёл пол и помыл его).
11. Mary meets me at the theatre. (Мэри встречает меня в театре). - Mary met me at the theatre. (Мэри встретила меня в театре).
Exercise 2
1. We met Susan yesterday, we didn't meet Helen. - Мы встретили Сьюзан вчера, мы не встретили Елену.
2. At the lesson we read an English book, but we didn't read a Russian book. - На уроке мы читали английскую книгу, но мы не читали русскую книгу.
3. The road led to the theatre, it didn't lead to the museum. - Дорога вела к театру, она не вела к музею.
4. The children slept in the afternoon and they didn't sleep at night. - Дети спали днем, и они не спали ночью.
5. My boss left in the afternoon, he didn't leave in the morning. - Мой босс ушел днем, он ушел не утром.
6. We kept no secrets, we didn't keep any secret at all. - У нас не было секретов, у нас вообще не было никаких секретов.
7. Loran dreamt about a new bag, she didn't dream about new shoes. - Лоран мечтала о новой сумке, она не мечтала о новых туфлях.
8. The children fed a cat, they didn't feed a dog. - Дети покормили кота, они не кормили собаку.
9. My granny swept the floor, my mother didn't sweep it. - Моя бабушка подмела пол, мама не подметала его.
10. He meant no harm, he didn't mean well. - Он не хотел причинить вреда, у него не было добрых намерений.
Exercise 3
1. (+) He was hungry.
(-) He wasn't hungry.
(?) Общий вопрос: Was he hungry?
Специальный вопрос: Why was he hungry?
2. (+) We were in New York.
(-) We weren't in New York.
(?) Общий вопрос: Were we in New York?
Специальный вопрос: Where were we?
3. (+) They were happy.
(-) They weren't happy.
(?) Общий вопрос: Were they happy?
Специальный вопрос: Why were they happy?
4. (+) I was tired.
(-) I wasn't tired.
(?) Общий вопрос: Was I tired?
Специальный вопрос: Why was I tired?
Exercise 4
Yesterday - вчера
The day before yesterday - позавчера
Last week - на неделе
Ten days ago - десять дней назад
A month ago - месяц назад
In 2010 - в 2010 году
On Tuesday - во вторник
When I was 5 - когда мне было 5 лет
At 10 o'clock - в 10 часов
In December - в декабре
For two years - в течение двух лет
Объяснение: