EXERCISES FOR UNIT 4

Unit 4 : Our past
I. Odd one out.
1. telephone
2. prince
3. buffalo
4. burned
5. harvest
television
dragon
servant
appeared
farm
radio
fairy
tiger
grazed
supermarket
folktale
witch
elephant
succeed
straw


II.Write the past simple form of following verbs.

Infinitive
Be
Use
Light
Make
Fit
Go
Appear
Hold
Past
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Infinitive
Find
Fall
Escape
Graze
Lose
Choose
Come
Break
Past
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III. Complete the sentences using the past simple of the suitable verbs in part II.
A light ...........at the end of the road
The sheep .................peacefully in the fields.
He ....................a fire in the living room.
They.....................an Autumn Fashion Show three months ago.
I ....................my keys on the way home this afternoon.
The Americans .........................Mr. Bush as President.
We........................home and ....................her asleep on the sofa.
She..................over and .....................her leg.
We ............................on a school trip to a museum.
She........................me a beautiful dress for my birthday party.
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs. (positive or negative)
1. It stopped raining, so I (take) ………………………….off my raincoat.
2. The novel wasn’t very interesting. I (enjoy) ………………………it very much.
3. We went to Kate’s house but she (be) …………………….at home.
4. She was in a hurry, so she (have) ………………………………time to phone you.
5. The story was very funny but nobody (laugh)………………………………
6. Tom was very hungry. He (eat) ………………………….like a horse.
7. The room was so cold, therefore we (sleep)…………………………… well.
8. It was hard work carrying the bags. They (be) ………………………very heavy.
9. The window was open and a bird (fly) ……………………into the room.
10. It was very hot, so I (turn) ………………………on the air-conditioner.
V. Complete the sentences with prepositions of time: (in/ at/ on/ after/ before/ after/ between. )
1. Mozart was born .............Salzburg .............1756.
2. .............Saturday night I went to bed .............11 o’clock.
3. She doesn’t like traveling .............night.
4. We always pray .............meals.
5. My E class finishes .............7.30. Let’s meet .............7.30.
6. Do you give each other presents .............Christmas Day?
7. What do you usually do .............the weekend?
8.I’m usually free ..................8 pm and 10 pm.
9.The course begins ....................12 May and ends sometime ...........August.
10.I’ll leave ...............7 o’clock, so you should call me ..............7
11.Do you give each other presents...............Christmas?
12.There are usually a lot of parties .................New Year’s Eve.

VI. Using “used to” or “didn’t use to” to write a sentence which is opposite meaning with each sentence .
1. The houses are very expensive.--> ..........................................................................................................
2. The streets are dirty.--> ..........................................................................................................
3. There is so much litter on the streets.--> .........................................................................................................
4. The near parks are always full.--> ..........................................................................................................
5. There is a lot of traffic on the roads.--> ..........................................................................................................
6. It’s noisy at night.--> ..........................................................................................................
7. He’s badly-dressed.--> ..........................................................................................................
8. He drives very dangerously.--> ..........................................................................................................
VII. Give the correct form of the words.
1. There wasn’t any (electric) ……………………in our village 2 years ago.
2. Our life is much better with the help of modern (equip)………………………
3. “The lost shoes” is one of the (tradition)………………….. stories I like best.
4. (Fortunate)………………………., the step mother was very cruel to Little Pea.
5. Everyone was (excite)…………………. at the soccer match.
6. A fairy appeared and (magic) …………………….changed her old clothes.
7. The Tiger wanted to see the farmer’s (wise)………………………..
8. In that story, the prince got (marry)………………………… to a poor girl.
9. Her father soon died of a (break) ……………………………….heart.
10. He was (fool) ……………………………………to say that.
11.When the (electric)………………. failed, he struck the match to find the candles.
12.All the dancers wore (tradition)……………………… costumes
13.My uncle is an (electrify)………………………………. engineer.
14.(Lucky )………………………., I didn’t miss the bus.
15.You made a wise (decide) ………………………..when you chose to study