Past Simple вживається:�
1) коли дія відбулась (і завершилась) у певний момент у минулому: She washed her hair half an hour ago.�2) коли дві або більше дій відбулись одна за одною послідовно та без великих інтервалів у часі: They came into a café, sat down at a table and ordered two coffees.�3) для описання станів та звичок у минулому: He used to play football / played football when he was a schoolboy.�4) якщо присудком у реченні виступають дієслова, які не вживаються у тривалому часі: �We agreed to help her.�
Past Simple
Як утворюється?
V2
Правильні
дієслова
Неправильні
дієслова
Open
opened
played
Play
Ved
V2
sleep
slept
had
have
V2
V2
She slept very badly.
(Вона спала дуже погано.)
He answered the question.
(Він відповів на запитання.)
Маркери часу
Past Continuous вживається:�
1) коли дія тривала у певний момент у минулому (at) : She was washing the dishes at 6 o’clock yesterday.
2) Коли дія тривала протягом певного періоду у минулому(from …till, all day): She was reading the book from 9 till 11.�3) коли дві або більше дій тривали одночасно у минулому (while): While she was washing the dishes, her husband was drying them.�4) коли одна дія тривала у минулому, а інша її перервала (when): He was watching TV when his friend phoned.�
I/he/she/it
you/we/they
Past Continuous
Як утворюється?
was
were
V+ ing
Маркери часу
Past Perfect вживається:�
S (підмет) + had + V-ed (3)
Past Perfect
Як утворюється?
Маркери часу
Past Perfect Continuous вживається:�
Past Perfect Continuous
Як утворюється?
S (підмет) + had been + Ving�
Маркери часу
�Exercise 1�Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.�1. The boys (to play) volleyball on the beach yesterday.�2. They (to play) volleyball from 9 to 11 yesterday morning.�3. By 5 o’clock yesterday their team (to play) two games of volleyball.�4. Den (to play) volleyball for ten minutes yesterday when he suddenly (to twist) his ankle.�5. At that time Ron (to listen) to music in his room and (not to hear) the doorbell.
��6. The secretary (to talk) on the phone for twenty minutes when the door (to open) and her boss (to come) into the room.�7. Peter (to drive) towards the airport last Sunday when he suddenly (to remember) that he (to leave) his passport at home.�8. We (to go) to a café after we (to meet) Sally.�9. When David (to return) home yesterday his wife (to cook) the chicken which she (to buy) in the supermarket the day before.�10. It (to be) midnight and Linda (to sleep) but John (to lie) sleepless because he (to think) about the words his chief (to tell) him at the end of the working day.
Exercise 2�Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous Tense.�1. Sarah (to write) poems since she (to be) a schoolgirl.�2. Ben (to stay) in New York for two days before he (to manage) to buy the ticket for Melbourne.�3. A little boy (to play) with his new toy car for some hours before it (to break).�4. They (to discuss) the news for half an hour before their chief (to come) to the office.�5. Isabel (to try) on clothes for more than an hour before she (to choose) a dress for the party.�6. Henry and Jane (to travel) around the USA for some weeks before I (to meet) them in San Francisco.�7. How long … you (to sleep) before the doctor (to come)?�8. Where … Dave (to go) when his chief (to see) him?������