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** Write sentences using the past simple
affirmative and negative and the words in
brackets.
Columbus / discover (Australia / America)
Columbus didn't discover Australia.
He discovered America.
1 Pelé / play (tennis / football)
2 Queen Victoria / live (Poland / the UK)
3 Marconi / invent (the TV / the radio)
4. In 1890 people / travel (by plane / by train)
5 The Romans / invade (America / France)
6 Neil Armstrong /explore (Antarctica /
the moon)
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2) Kate has got a beautitul pointer, hasn't she? 3) Nick and Mike are sitting at the desk, aren't they? 4) He bought two rulers yesterday, didn't he? 5) She will come to school on time, won't she? 6) There is no bookcase in our classroom, is there? 7) They come to school at 8:30, don't they? 8) It is Masha,s classroom, isn't it? 9) There are some books on the table, aren't there? 10) You can see a duster under the blackboard, can't you? 11) The teacher has got pens, hasn't he/she? 11) Masha will come to her classroom tomorrow, won't she?

Подробнее об артикле The в английском языке

В отличие от неопределенного, определенный артикль может ставится перед любыми существительными в любом числе. Но когда?

1. Перед предметами, единственными в своем роде.

The president visited the veterans. – Президент навестил ветеранов. (Ведь у каждой страны только один президент).The Earth moves around the Sun. – Земля движется вокруг солнца.

2. Перед предметами из ограниченной группы.

The wheel of the car was missing. – Колеса у машины не было. (Одного из 4-х колес машины не было).

3. Перед предметами, к которым имеется определение.

The boy that has stolen a purse, was caught. – Мальчика, укравшего сумочку, поймали.The leader of this movement was born in Germany. – Лидер этого движения родился в Германии. (Какой лидер? – этого движения).