Відповіді: Стр.26 (1-2)

1. Match the examples to the rules.

1–c; 2–a; 3–b.

1. In the past, fires during the summer months were common in Australia. – c. things that happened regularly in the past.

2. It destroyed many homes in the capital city, Canberra. – a. a single completed past action or event.

3. Last summer, one fire grew so powerful that it created a tornado nearly 500 metres wide. – b. something that happened at a particular time in the past.

2. Look at the past simple verbs in Exercise 1. What are their infinitive forms?

were – be; destroyed – destroy; grew – grow; created – create.