1. Заполните пропуски, выбрав подходящий по смыслу модальный глагол.
1. In most countries you … a special licence to hunt wild animals.
a) need to have b) can have c) may have
2. You … travel quickly from Alexandria to Cairo by coach.
a) must b) can c) should
3. Andrew … sing like an angel before his voice broke.
a) might b) could c) had to
4. I … give up algebra because it got difficult for me.
a) was able to b) was allowed c) had to
5. I … get two tickets for the Cup Final yesterday.
a) was allowed to b) was able to c) might
6. Teenagers under the age of 18 … work in jobs that require them to drive.
a) needn’t b) don’t have to c) may not
7. Fred … watch TV last night because he had to get ready for his end-of-year-exam.
a) might not b) didn’t have to c) wasn’t allowed to
8. Sometimes I am not as brave as I … be.
a) may b) need c) should
9. My elder brother … speak two foreign languages.
a) can b) may c) is able to
10. When we arrive at Heathrow, we … to take a taxi.
a) will have b) will be allowed c) could
The past simple tense is quite straightforward. The main problem is its spelling rules, which you’ll find below.
We use the past simple to describe an action that started in the past and ended in the past. It could be something that happened twenty years ago or something that happened two minutes ago. It started. It stopped. It’s over.
I visited a client in London yesterday.
She planned the event all by herself.
The most common time expressions used for the past simple are: yesterday, a week (month, year) ago, last (month, year, weekend, Monday) night, the day before yesterday, two days (months, years) ago. The time expression appears either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence – never in the middle of the sentence.
Forming the Past Simple
Subject Verb + d, ed, ied
or irregular form (V2) Rest of Sentence
I / He / She / It You / We / They walked to the shop yesterday
slept late last Saturday
The past simple is usually formed by adding d, ed, or ied to the base form of the verb, however, in English there are many irregular verbs that take on a completely different form in the past tense. Some people call this the V2 form of the verb. The best thing to do is to try and memorize them.
Negative Sentences in the Past Simple Tense
Spelling Tip
When shortening the 3rd person (he, she, it) negative, just remove the o in not and add an apostrophe (‘)
did not > didn’t
To create a negative sentence in the past simple, use didn’t (did not) + the base form of the verb.
Note: Save the long forms (did not) for when you want to create emphasis. When speaking, put the stress on ‘not’.
Subject didn’t + verb in the base form Rest of Sentence
I / He / She / It You / We / They didn’t walk to the shop yesterday
didn’t sleep late last Saturday
I didn’t talk to John yesterday.
He didn’t steal those ideas from the company.
You didn’t show me the photos from the wedding.
Ron did not sign the document.
4. Поставьте наречие частоты в нужное место. Переведите. .
1. always - Luke is always borrowing my electric shaver without asking.
2. sometimes - We sometimes send e-mails to each other.
3. rarely - Peter rarely complains about his hard job.
4. never - You must never run in the dining-room.
5. hardly ever - My kids hardly ever read books.
6. very seldom - My parents very seldom eat fish.
7. once a month - I pay my rent once a month.
8. usually - She is usually late for the lectures.
9. occasionally - We occasionally visit our grandma in the countryside.
10. quite often - I quite often make pizza for my family.
1. Люк всегда берёт мою электробритву без спроса.
2. Иногда мы посылаем друг другу электронные письма.
3. Питер редко жалуется на свою тяжелую работу.
4. Вы никогда не должны бегать в столовой.
5. Мои дети почти никогда не читают книг.
6. Мои родители очень редко едят рыбу.
7. Я плачу за квартиру раз в месяц.
8. Обычно она опаздывает на лекции.
9. Мы иногда навещаем нашу бабушку в деревне.
10. Я довольно часто готовлю пиццу для своей семьи.