Put the verbs in brackets in past simple. Most Romans 1) ................... (live) in very small houses. The wealthy ones 2) ................... (own) villas. Family was very important in ancient Rome. A usual family 3) ................... (consist) of a father, a mother, unmarried children and married sons with their families and slaves. Both boys and girls 4) ................... (start) their education at the age of 7. They 5) ................... (study) Maths, Grammar, History and Literature. Students 6) ................... (stop) at noon for lunch. After that, they 7) ................... (return) to classes to finish their school day. Back home, kids 8) ................... (play) with their pets and their toys. They 9) ................... (not/play) computer games, but they 10) ................... (enjoy) playing board and ball games. Ancient Romans 11) ................... (not/use) knives and forks to eat their food. They 12) ................... (have) spoons and they 13) ................... (use) their fingers, too. All Romans 14) ................... (watch) performances at open-air theatres.

1. Most Romans 1) lived in very small houses.
2. The wealthy ones 2) owned villas.
3. A usual family 3) consisted of a father, a mother, unmarried children and married sons with their families and slaves.
4. Both boys and girls 4) started their education at the age of 7.
5. They 5) studied Maths, Grammar, History and Literature.
6. Students 6) stopped at noon for lunch.
7. After that, they 7) returned to classes to finish their school day.
8. Back home, kids 8) played with their pets and their toys.
9. They 9) did not play computer games, but they 10) enjoyed playing board and ball games.
10. Ancient Romans 11) did not use knives and forks to eat their food.
11. They 12) had spoons and they 13) used their fingers, too.
12. All Romans 14) watched performances at open-air theatres.

Проверка за 10 секунд: Убедись, что все глаголы преобразованы в форму прошедшего времени (lived, owned, consisted, started, studied, stopped, returned, played, did not play, enjoyed, did not use, had, used, watched).

Доп. профит: Уровень Эксперт: Помни, что для образования Past Simple обычно добавляется окончание -ed к глаголу, но есть и исключения (неправильные глаголы), которые нужно запомнить (например, have → had).