Zad. 1 Past simple: regular and irregular verbs.
Complete the article about Dennis Tito. Use the verbs in the box.
Became—begun—came—decided—got—left—needed—said—saw—started—didn’t stay—studied—was—went
Dennis Tito ..was.. the son of Italian parents who …… Italy to live in the USA. His interest in space travel ….. in 1961 when he ….. a satellite in the sky. He ….. Aerospace engineering at university, then he ….. A job with NASA. But he ….. in that job. He ….. his own company and at the age of 40 he …... a millionaire. After a Japanese journalist and a British scientist …... Into space with the Russians he …… to offer $20 million to do the same. The Russians …... the money for their space programme and …... “Yes”. For Tito, a 40-year-old dream …... true.
Zad. 2 Past Simple: regular and irregular verbs.
Complete the article. Write the Past Simple form of the verb in brackets.
Dennis Tito, a 60-year-old multimillionaire Californian businessman ..became.. (become) the world’s first space tourist when he ….. (begin) an eight-day holiday in space on 28 April 2001. He …. (travel) to space in the Russian Soyuz capsule and ….. (stay) in the International Space Station (ISS), 325 km above Earth. The Russians …. (agree) to take him into space but the Americans ….. (not be) happy and …… (not want) to have a space tourist in the ISS. Before the trip he …… (have) 900 hours of preparation for the trip from the Russians. He .…. (pay) $20 million for his holiday in space. After he …… (return) from space, he ….. (tell) journalists, “It…..(be) like going to paradise”.
Zad. 3 Complete the sentences using did, was or were.
1. ..Were.. you working when I rang? No, I ..was.. n’t.
2. ..Did.. you see me on television? Yes, I ..did...
3. What …… you doing when they arrived? I ….. reading the paper.
4. …….they working hard? No, they …… n’t.
5. ……. She crying when you saw her? Yes, she ……..
6. …… they speak to you when you met? No, they ……. n’t.
7. Peter …… still lying in bed so he …….. n’t hear the doorbell.
8. …… the police find the man? No, they ….. n’t. He …… hiding in an empty building.
9. We ……. Shouting to you …… n’t you hear us?
10. I …….. looking for some photos when you rang, but I …… n’t find them.
Zad. 1
Dennis Tito ..was.. the son of Italian parents who left Italy to live in the USA. His interest in space travel begun in 1961 when he saw a satellite in the sky. He studied Aerospace engineering at university, then he got a job with NASA. But he didn’t stay in that job. He started his own company and at the age of 40 he became a millionaire. After a Japanese journalist and a British scientist went into space with the Russians he decided to offer $20 million to do the same. The Russians needed the money for their space programme and said “Yes”. For Tito, a 40-year-old dream came true.
Zad. 2
Dennis Tito, a 60-year-old multimillionaire Californian businessman ..became.. (become) the world’s first space tourist when he began an eight-day holiday in space on 28 April 2001. He travelled to space in the Russian Soyuz capsule and stayed in the International Space Station (ISS), 325 km above Earth. The Russians agreed to take him into space but the Americans weren’t happy and didn’t want to have a space tourist in the ISS. Before the trip he had 900 hours of preparation for the trip from the Russians. He paid $20 million for his holiday in space. After he returned from space, he told journalists, “It was like going to paradise”.
Zad. 3
1. ..Were.. you working when I rang? No, I ..was.. n’t.
2. ..Did.. you see me on television? Yes, I ..did...
3. What were you doing when they arrived? I was reading the paper.
4. Were they working hard? No, they weren’t.
5. Was she crying when you saw her? Yes, she was.
6. Did they speak to you when you met? No, they didn’t.
7. Peter was still lying in bed so he didn’t hear the doorbell.
8. Did the police find the man? No, they didn’t. He was hiding in an empty building.
9. We were shouting to you. Didn’t you hear us?
10. I was looking for some photos when you rang, but I didn’t find them.
Zad. 1
Dennis Tito ..was.. the son of Italian parents who left Italy to live in the USA. His interest in space travel begun in 1961 when he saw a satellite in the sky. He studied Aerospace engineering at university, then he got a job with NASA. But he didn’t stay in that job. Hestarted his own company and at the age of 40 he became a millionaire. After a Japanese journalist and a British scientist went into space with the Russians he decidedto offer $20 million to do the same. The Russians needed the money for their space programme and said “Yes”. For Tito, a 40-year-old dream came true.
Zad. 2
Dennis Tito, a 60-year-old multimillionaire Californian businessman ..became.. (become) the world’s first space tourist when he began an eight-day holiday in space on 28 April 2001. He travelled to space in the Russian Soyuz capsule and stayed in the International Space Station (ISS), 325 km above Earth. The Russians agreed to take him into space but the Americans weren’t happy and didn’t want to have a space tourist in the ISS. Before the trip he had 900 hours of preparation for the trip from the Russians. He paid $20 million for his holiday in space. After he returned from space, he toldjournalists, “It was like going to paradise”.
Zad. 3
1. ..Were.. you working when I rang? No, I ..was.. n’t.
2. ..Did.. you see me on television? Yes, I ..did...
3. What were you doing when they arrived? I was reading the paper.
4. Were they working hard? No, they weren’t.
5. Was she crying when you saw her? Yes, she was.
6. Did they speak to you when you met? No, they didn’t.
7. Peter was still lying in bed so he didn’t hear the doorbell.
8. Did the police find the man? No, they didn’t. He was hiding in an empty building.
9. We were shouting to you. Didn’t you hear us?
10. I was looking for some photos when you rang, but I didn’t find them.