Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

SPECIAL QUESTIONS
When were 
you born? – In 1998.
How was 
your weekend? – Quite good.
Which subject 
was 
your favourite? – History.

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How 
did you get
there? – By bus.
How long 
did it 
take
you to complete the task? – Three 
weeks.
How long ago did it
start
raining? – About an hour ago.
When
did you finish
school? – Last year.
What
did he 
do
after school? – He went to 
university.
Where did she study
English? – At college.
Why did you leave
the party so early? – I got bored.
How much 
did it 
cost
you? – Not much.
How often 
did she see
you last month? – Almost every 
other day.
Whose lecture did you attend? 
– Professor Brown’s.
How did he 
have to get there? – On foot.
OBJECT QUESTIONS
Who did 
she 
see 
at the party? – Brian.
What did 
they 
see 
in London? – A lot of different sights.
SUBJECT QUESTIONS
Who – 
– 
helped 
you? – My sister did.
What – 
– 
happened last night? – A car accident.
Who was 
– 
– 
at the party? – My friends.
Exercise 20. Complete these conversations with Past Simple.
1. — What _____________ you (do) at the weekend?
— I _____________ (go) to a movie. I _____________ (see) Blade Runner.
It _____________ (be) awesome!
2. — How _____________ (be) your weekend?
— It _____________ (be) great! I _____________(meet) some friends on
Saturday, and we _____________ (go) to a concert.
3. —What _____________ you (do) on Saturday night?
— I _____________ (have) friends over, and I _____________ (cook) 
dinner for them. Then we _____________ (watch) a video. And what
_____________ (do) you do at the weekend?
— Oh, I _____________ (stay) at home and _____________ (study).
4. —What _____________ you (do) on Sunday?
—I _____________ (go) to Oxford with my friends.
We _____________ (take) a tour of the city. Then we _____________ 
(go) shopping.

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Exercise 21. Ask questions about the information in italics.
Example: Bobby played golf yesterday. — What did Bobby do yesterday? 
They had to travel in a car. — How did they have to travel?
1. Julia enjoyed Barbara’s birthday party.
2. Fred had to open the window because it was hot and stuffy in the room.
3. A car accident happened on Pine Avenue yesterday.
4. When I was a child, I liked listening to classical music.
5. It took them about a year to get ready for the TOEFL test.
6. Amy studied at Harvard University for four years.
7. My parents were on holiday in Greece in June.
8. John had to stay in Scotland for ten years.
9. Old Mrs Parker worked in her tiny garden every morning.
10. Trent had to buy a lot of presents on his children’s graduation day.
11. The choice of dishes was amazing. Celia preferred a paella.
12. Mrs Taylor’s students often asked him embarrassing questions.
13. Brenda had to work flexitime last week.
14. It took Clare an hour to pack her suitcase.
15. Charlotte Hughes (the second oldest person in the world) didn’t marry until 
sixty-three.
16. Alexander Bell started his first telephone company on August 2nd, 1877.
17. My mother gave me my love for music.
18. No, I didn’t have any bad teachers at school.
19. It started snowing an hour ago.
20. Last year Kevin had to sell his car.
21. Alexander the Great conquered half the world before he was 33.
22. The farmer allowed us to camp in this field.
23. It took him six years to do a Bachelor’s degree in biology.
24. Martin worked the whole summer. The job was tiring, but he earned a lot
of money.
25. Yes, they had to move to the country two years ago.
Exercise 22. Ask subject or object questions. Give short answers to sub-
ject questions.
Example: We waited for him at the door.
Who waited for him at the door? — We did. 
Who did you wait for at the door?
1.  Monica listened to the news at breakfast.
2.  He drove his children to school.
3. We had to carry the child.

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4. We visited Madeira about five years ago.
5.  Anthony talked to his girlfriend on the phone all evening.
6. This farm belonged to my father before me.
7. Yesterday evening Emily watched a quiz show.
8.  Ivy had a baby yesterday.
9.  Fred’s sister married a famous actor.
10.  Ben didn’t speak to the dean yesterday.
11.  They bought a present for us.
12. The police charged him with murder.
13.  Danny was responsible for that decision.
14. The officer ordered the men to return to the barracks.
15. The salesman persuaded me to buy a new computer.
16.  She tried to describe the scene to her parents, (two object question)