Open the brackets using Past Simple. A. 1. Mr. Smith (fix) his car on Saturday morning.
2. His wife (water) the plants in the garden. 3. After
lunch they (clean) the yard and then they (watch)
TV. 4. Their son Alex (listen) to loud music and
(play) computer games. 5. Their little daughter Lucy
(cry) a little and then (smile). 6. In the afternoon
Mrs. Smith (work) in the kitchen. 7. She (bake) a
delicious apple pie. 8. She (cook) a good dinner. 9. After dinner she (wash) the
dishes. 10. Her husband (smoke) a cigarette and (phone) their friends. 11. Then
he (talk) to his wife. 12. She (change) her clothes and (comb) her hair. 13. They
(wait) for a taxi. 14. The taxi (arrive) at 8 pm. 15. They (visit) their friends. 16.
They (dance) a lot there. 17. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (enjoy) themselves very much.
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B. 1. It (rain) all day yesterday. 2. Tim (stay) at home.
3. He (decide) to work at his English. 4. He (start)
doing his English homework after breakfast. 5. He
(memorize) a long list of irregular verbs, (translate) an
interesting story from English into Russian and (listen)
to English grammar chants. 6. He (like) the chants very
much. 7. Tim (finish) his homework at 1 o‟clock. 8.
After lunch he (play) computer games and (serf) the Internet. 9. Then he (phone) his
friend Dennis. 10. They (talk) about their studies and their classmates. 11. They
(exchange) the latest news and (discuss) some problems. 12. When they (finish) their
telephone conversation Tim‟s Mum (ask) him to help her cook dinner. 13. Tim (peel)
some potatoes and his Mum (fry) them. 14. She also (prepare) fresh salmon. 15. Tim
and his parents (enjoy) their dinner. 16. After dinner Tim and his Dad (watch) a
football match.
A.
1. fixed
2. watered
3. cleaned/watched
4. listened/played
5. cried/smiled
6. worked
7. baked
8. cooked
9. washed
10. smoked/phoned
11. talked
12. changed/combed
13. waited
14. arrived
15. visited
16. danced
17. enjoyed
B.
1. It was raining.
2. stayed
3. decided
4. started
5. memorized/ translated/listened
6. liked
7. finished
8. played/serfed
9. phoned
10. talked
11. exchanged/discussed
12. finished/asked
13. peeled/fried
14. prepared
15. enjoyed
16. watched