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1. Past Indefiite вживається для вираження дії яка відбулася (одноразово) чи відбувалася (постійно) в минулому в зазначений час, для того щоб констатувати що дія відбулася в минулому. Час виконання дії може бути вказаний або не вказаний, так як важливо що дія відбулася. Для уточнення часу з дієсловом в Past Indefiite часто вживаються обставини часу: yesterday - учора, the day before yesterday - позавчора, last time - минулого разу, last week (month, Monday, summer, year) – минулого тижня (місяця, понеділка, літа, року), two days(years) ago – два дні (роки) тому назад, in 1991 – в 1991і т. д.
We saw him yesterday.
He met her two years ago.
The bus was 15 minutes late.
2. Past Indefiite вживається для вираження ряду послідовних дій у минулому:
Yesterday I came home very late, had some coffee in the kitchen and decided to phone my parents.
3. Past Indefiite вживається для вираження дії з минулого:
He spent a lot of money on his friends every weekend.
They saw us every day.
Для вираження дії з минулого вживаєтся також конструкція would з інфінітивом і used з інфінітивом
Their son would to come to our place on Sunday.
He used to be a lawyer just like his father.
Simple Past
| стверджувальна форма | питальна форма | заперечувальна форма |
| I played (wrote) He/she played (wrote) We played (wrote) You played (wrote) Theyplayed (wrote) | Did I play (write)? Didhe/sheplay (write)? Didweplay (write)? Didyouplay (write)? Didtheyplay (write)? | I did not play (write). He/shedid not play (write). Wedid not play (write). Youdid not play (write). Theydid not play (write). |
THE PAST INDEFINITE (SIMPLE) TENSE
Make up five sentences from each table.
| I He She We You They | began to learn English left forKyiv read that novel returned finished school discussed the film | yesterday. last year. in September. in 1990. three days ago. on Monday. |
| Did | I he she we you they | go to the cinema work there play volley- ball receive the telegram go to the Caucasus arrive | yesterday? last month? last summer? on Saturday? |
| I He She We You They | did not (didn’t) | play the piano go to the theatre live here invite them help him write a composition | yesterday. last night. last year. in July. last week. |
