Theme: Born to sing
Grammar present perfect or past simple (2)?
A Choose the correct verb forms.
My mum was born in Plymouth in 1948. When 1 she left / she’s left school, she started work in an office in Plymouth . Later, the company 2 she met/ she’s met my dad. 4 They fall/ They’ve fallen in love, and 5 they got/ they’ve got married in 1970. 6 They had/ They’ve had three children – I’m the youngest.
7 they moved/ They’ve moved back to Plymouth again when my dad retired. They bought a very nice house and 8 they lived/ they’ve lived there for two years now. My dad 9 just put/ has just put a greenhouse in the garden for growing vegetables 10 he was/ he’s been a keen gardener all his life. My parents 11 made/ have made a lot of new friends and they’re very happy in their new home.
be was, were been Быть
beat beat beaten Бить
become became become Становиться
begin began begun Начинать
bleed bled bled Кровоточить
blow blew blown Дуть
break broke broken Ломать
bring brought brought Приносить
build built built Строить
burn burnt burnt Гореть
burst burst burst Взрываться
buy bought bought Покупать
catch caught caught Ловить, хватать, успеть
choose chose chosen Выбирать
come came come Приходить
cost cost cost Стоить
creep crept crept Ползать
cut cut cut Резать
do did done Делать
draw drew drawn Рисовать, тащить
dream dreamt dreamt Мечтать, дремать
drink drank drunk Пить
drive drove driven Водить (машину)
eat ate eaten Есть
fall fell fallen Падать
feed fed fed Кормить
feel felt felt Чувствовать
fight fought fought Бороться
find found found Находить
fit fit fit Подходить по размеру
fly flew flown Летать
forget forgot forgotten Забывать
forgive forgave forgiven Прощать
freeze froze frozen Замерзать
get got got Получать
give gave given Давать
go went gone Идти
grow grew grown Расти
hang hung hung Вешать
have had had Иметь
hear heard heard Слышать
hide hid hidden Прятать
hit hit hit Попадать в цель
hold held held Держать
hurt hurt hurt Причинить боль
keep kept kept Держать (хранить)
kneel knelt knelt Стоять на коленях
know knew known Знать
lay laid laid Класть
lead led led Вести
lean leant leant Наклоняться
learn learnt learnt Учить
leave left left Оставлять
lend lent lent Давать взаймы (деньги)
let let let Позволять
lie lay lain Лежать
light lit lit Освещать
lose lost lost Терять
make made made Производить
mean meant meant Значить
meet met met Встречать
mistake mistook mistaken Ошибаться
pay paid paid Платить
prove proved proven Доказывать
put put put Положить
quit quit quit Покидать (бросать)
read read read Читать
ride rode ridden Ездить верхом
ring rang rung Звенеть
rise rose risen Подниматься
run ran run Бежать
say said said Говорить
see saw seen Видеть
seek sought sought Искать
sell sold sold Продавать
send sent sent Посылать
set set set Ставить
sew sewed sewn Шить
shake shook shaken Встряхивать
show showed shown Показывать
shrink shrank shrunk Сжиматься
shut shut shut Закрывать
sing sang sung Петь
sink sank sunk Тонуть
sit sat sat Сидеть
sleep slept slept Спать
slide slid slid Скользить
sow sowed sown Сеять
speak spoke spoken Говорить
spell spelt spelt Произносить по буквам
spend spent spent Тратить
spill spilt spilt Проливать
spoil spoilt spoilt Портить
spread spread spread Расстилать
spring sprang sprung Прыгать
stand stood stood Стоять
steal stole stolen Красть
stick stuck stuck Колоть
sting stung stung Жалить
sweep swept swept Выметать
swell swelled swollen Разбухать
swim swam swum Плавать
swing swung swung Качать
take took taken Брать, взять
teach taught taught Учить
tear tore torn Рвать
tell told told Рассказывать
think thought thought Думать
throw threw thrown Бросать
understand understood understood Понимать
wake woke woken Просыпаться
wear wore worn Носить (одежду)
weep wept wept Плакать
wet wet wet Мочить
win won won Выигрывать
wind wound wound Извиваться
write wrote written
a mobile phone is a necessary thing in our time. Through him we communicate with loved ones, make new acquaintances, relax and others. But there is also a harmful side to this thing. Too often we sit on smartphones, forgetting about the real world. People don't go out, stuck in a virtual universe. This is a big problem in the technology age. I use my phone to communicate with friends, but I also meet with them in reality, I prefer to play with a ball rather than playing some kind of online game. I do not forget myself in virtuality, because the real world is more interesting