1. put the verbs in the correct past simple form: 1. (you/meet) sue yesterday? 2. the teacher (give) us a lot of homework for wednesda. 3. (tony\sell) his car to his neighbour? 4. the weather (not\be) as good as we (expect) 5. who (come) around at 6: 30 6. i (turn) the tv off because the programme .. (be) really boring. 7. some students (not/do) the homework yesterday, so the teacher (get) really angry. 8. i (see) mark at the library, but he (not\see) me 9. " (you\invite) alan to the party? " "no, " 10. there (not\be) much tea left, so we (make) coffee. 11. my parents (buy) a new car last month. 2. put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous tense: 1. i (revise) for the maths exam all night long. 2. my father (mend) the car after lunch. 3. vince (listen) to music with me. 4. who (make) so much noise at break? 5. paul (not\do) the task, he (talk) to sue. 6. mum (cook) the whole morning 7. (you\take) a nap at 5 p.m. ? 8. the cat (not\play) with the baby. 9. peter and paul (fight) again. 10. (you\wait) for me on sunday? 11. it (not\rain) after school. 12. (tina\watch) tv after dinner?

1. put the verbs in the correct past simple form:   1. did  you meet sue yesterday? 2. the teacher gave    us a lot of homework for wednesday.  3. did  tony sell   his car to his neighbour? 4. the weather   was not    as good as we expected  5. who came  around at 6: 30  6. i turned the tv off because the programme was    really boring.7. some students did not do  the homework yesterday, so the teacher got    really angry.8. i saaw    mark at the library, but he did not see    me9. "did  you invite   alan to the party? " "no, i didn't  "10. there wasn't  much tea left, so we made    coffee.  11. my parents bought  a new car last month.2. put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous tense:   1. i was revising    for the maths exam all night long.2. my father was mending    the car after lunch.  3. vince was listening    to music with me.  4. who was making    so much noise at break? 5. paul was  not doing  the task, he was talking  to sue.6. mum was cooking    the whole morning  7. were  you taking a nap at 5 p.m. ? 8. the cat was not playing    with the baby.  9. peter and paul were fighting    again.10. were  you waiting for me on sunday? 11. it was not raining    after school.12. was  tina watching tv after dinner?  

Newspapers and magazines play a very important part in our life. practically there is no family that does not read them. we can learn many things from newspapers. perhaps that is why many years ago an american humorous writer said: "all i know is what i see in the papers"; and another american author more than half a century ago wrote that "the careful reader of a few good newspapers can learn more in a year than most scientists do in their great libraries". we can agree or disagree with these statements (better to disagree, because scientific books and magazines have more information than newspapers), but we'll have to say that newspapers help us in many ways. there are a lot of different kinds of newspapers in our country. one can buy them practically everywhere. it is impossible to read all the newspapers and magazines. everyone has favourite ones. my favourite newspaper is "komsomolskaya pravda". we can read almost about everything in this newspaper. there are articles dealing with home and abroad news, sport events, life of favourite actors and singers and even the weather. we can find many interesting things there. we can read some useful pieces of advice, some stories about our life, and so on. there are puzzles, songs and even anecdotes there. "komsomolskaya pravda" is one of the most interesting newspapers, to my mind.