UPTOS. Computing.

English
Name_________________________________________________Section______________Date__________
A. Past Simple Positive
Make past simple POSITIVE sentences, look at the examples:
He__________ to class last month (go)
Elena __________a Computing Engineer (be)

He went to class last month

Elena was a Computing Engineer

1.

An employee of Texas Instruments __ attached ____ several components to a single piece of semiconductor.
(attach)

2.

BASIC ___________was______ the beginning of intuitive programming. (be)

3.

The professor ____brought________________ some mice to the Programming laboratory. (bring)

4.

These transistors ______was______________ much smaller than vacuum tubes, and cheaper to maintain. (be)

5.

He ________understood_______________ during the class, but now he doesn't understand. (understand)

6.

I ______forgot___________________ to finish my English homework. (forget)

7.

These chips _______________made_________ the first personal computers. (make)

8.

IBM ____________had___________________ only old computers. (have)

9.

He _______kept_____________________ his promise to pass the exam. (keep)

10. A researcher in Switzerland _____

easier to read. (develop)

Developed__________ the web to make the information on the internet

11. Computers _________became_____________ a part of nearly every home. (become)

12. Pascals calculating machine _____was______________ the first automated calculator. (be)
13. It _________took______________ Pascal two years to develop his machine. (take)
14. I _________sent____________ you an email earlier. (send)
B. Past Simple Negative
Make past simple NEGATIVE sentences. Look at the examples:
He__________ to University. (not /go)
They_____________Programming (not / like)
Elena __________a Computing Engineer (not /be)

He did not (didn't) go to class last month.

They did not (didn't) like Programming
Elena was not (wasn't) a Computing Engineer

1.

An employee of Texas Instruments ____didnt attach __________ several components to a single piece of
semiconductor. (attach)

2.

BASIC ___ wasn't ______________ the beginning of intuitive programming. (be)

3.

The professor ___didnt bring_________________ some mice to the Programming laboratory. (bring)

4.

These transistors _____ wasn't _______________ much smaller than vacuum tubes, and cheaper to maintain. (be)

5.

He ____didnt_ understand _______________ during the class, but now he doesn't understand. (understand)

6.

I ______ didnt _forget________________ to finish my English homework. (forget)

7.

These chips ____ didnt make____________________ the first personal computers. (make)

8.

IBM _______ didnt have ________________________ only old computers. (have)

9.

He _______ didnt keep _____________________ his promise to pass the exam. (keep)

10. A researcher in Switzerland ____ didnt develop ___________ the web to make the information on the internet
easier to read. (develop)
11. Computers ______ didnt become ________________ a part of nearly every home. (become)
12. Pascals calculating machine ______ wasn't _________ the first automated calculator. (be)
13. It _______ didnt take ________________ Pascal two years to develop his machine. (take)

14. I ______ didnt send ________________ you an email earlier. (send)

C. Past Continuous - Positive and Negative

Make the past continuous, positive or negative. Look at the examples:
I __________ a mail now (write)
We________ about Hardware ( speak)
He__________ a letter (not / read)
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3.
4.
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7.
8.

I was writing a mail.

We were speaking about Hardware
He was not (wasn't) reading a letter

The programmer _______was writing______________________ his final project. (write)

Software producers _______were doing _______________________their tasks (do)
Most computer experts ____were talking________________________in the laboratory. (talk)
She ______wasnt working______________________in Apple Inc. (not / work)
They _______were studing_________________________when a fire started in the computer lab.
(study)
Her computer crashed when she ____was searching____________________ the Internet. (search)
The researchers ____werent doing___________________________ the video-conference (not / do)
She ____was printing_________________ out her email (print)

D. Past Perfect - Positive

Make the positive past perfect. Look at the examples:
I ___________French. (study) I had studied French
She _______ a report (write) She had written a report
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2.
3.
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Computers ________had increased________________________________ dramatically in speed.

(increase)
The biggest advance ______had been______________________________ the internet. (be)
Users ___________had begun____________________________ to use the social networks. (begin)
Software, such as Microsoft Windows, _____had made________________ computers easier for all
users. (make)
Microsoft and America Online _____had became______________ the most powerful forces in the
industry . (become)
Computers ________had gone______________ through many stages before becoming what they are
today. (go)
When we arrived, the class _____had started___________________________. (start)
A French student ____________had____________________ her presentation when we arrived. (have)
Most students ________had _written________________________ to the American software engineer.
(write)
When he graduated, he ______had been____________________________ in Cuman for six years (be)

E. Past Perfect - Negative

Make the negative past perfect. Look at the examples:
I ___________French. (not /study)
I had not (hadn't) studied French
She _______ a report (write)
She had not (hadn't) written a report
Computers ______ hadn't _ increased ________________________________ dramatically in speed.
(increase)
2. The biggest advance ___ hadn't _ been ________________________________ the internet. (be)
3. Users ______ hadn't begun ________________________________ to use the social networks. (begin)
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5.
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9.
10.

Software, such as Microsoft Windows, ___ hadn't made __________________ computers easier for all
users. (make)
Microsoft and America Online ____ hadn't became _______________ the most powerful forces in the
industry . (become)
Computers _____ hadn't _ gone ________________ through many stages before becoming what they
are today. (go)
When we arrived, the class _____ hadn't started ___________________________. (start)
A French student ______ hadn't __________________________ her presentation when we arrived.
(have)
Most students ________ hadn't written _______________________ to the American software
engineer. (write)
When he graduated, he ____ hadn't begun _____________________________ in Cuman for six
years (be)