English Tuning. Irregular Verbs. Неправильные глаголы. Сборник упражнений. Уровень А1 – В2. 2-е изд., исправленное и переработанное

8) The operator (to tell) me to wait because my call (to be) very important for them.

9) Great philosophers (to think) about the meaning of life.

10) Designers (to spend) many weeks working on Nike’s swoosh logo.

16. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) TV shows (to teach) her a lot of things; none of them (to be) useful.

2) His niece (to understand) his words in her own way.

3) Dennis (to throw) me a pencil and I (to catch) it.

4) Anna (to wake) up on the balcony.

5) The secretary (to tell) me to wait outside.

6) Selena always (to wear) blue dresses to work.

7) Ralph (to take) Lauren and (to go) to play polo.

8) This director (to win) two prestigious awards last year.

9) The fox (to think) a little and (to run) away.

10) Jack (to write) messages to all his friends on Sunday.

17. Past Simple

Use the verbs in Past Simple

1) Amber (to speak) in a low voice.

2) The workers (to understand) the task but in their own way.

3) Sometimes Gregory (to wear) a Batman mask and (to think) nobody recognized him.

4) Who (to win) the ice bucket challenge?

5) Who (to write) this wonderful poem?

6) The little ducks (to swim) in that lake in the summer.

7) I (to spend) an hour on their customer service line.

8) The table (to stand) in the center of the room.

9) The student (to wake) up right before the bell.

10) Nick (to steal) her perfume but then (to give) it back.

18. Present Perfect

Use the verbs in Present Perfect

1) Linda (to break) her nail and cannot be in the photo.

2) Tatiana (to catch) the flowers at the wedding.

3) We never (to be) to Acapulco.

4) I (to choose) the color of my dress.

5) Fedor (to beat) Alexander again.

6) Beavers (to build) a dam on the river here.

7) Misha (to become) the best student in his class this year, congratulations!

8) Jack already (to begin) washing his car.

9) Close your eyes – I (to bring) you a surprise.

10) Honey, I (to buy) a new hat! Do you like it?

19.

Use the verbs in Past Simple or Present Perfect

1) Birds (to build) a large nest under my window and make noise every morning.

2) I (to be) to Greece and would like to go there again.

3) It (to become) a good tradition to celebrate your birthday in this place.

4) Acrobats (to catch) each other about 20 times at the last show.

5) Changes in my city (to begin) long ago.