Past Tenses
A. Сопоставьте время глагола Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect и характер действия:
- действие происходило давно и не связано с настоящим
- действие, которое происходило в какой-то момент в прошлом (процесс)
- последовательность действий в прошлом
- действие, которое уже закончено к определенному моменту в прошлом
В. Подберите примеры:
- Дети занимались английским с 16.00 до 18.00.
- Она приготовила ужин к времени его прихода.
- В детстве я любил играть в солдатики (tin soldires).
- Мы пошли на рыбалку, поймали много рыбы, затем приготовили уху и съели ее.
С. Переведите примеры.
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Упражнения на прошедшие времена в английском языке Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect в сравнении
Упражнение вводное. Сопоставьте время глагола и временное выражение.
then, when? (вопрос), when he came, when (в значении after) he came, before he came, from 2 till 3, at 5 o`clock yesterday, by the time he came, yesterday, last night/ year, a week/month ago, in 1999, the other day, while, all day/ night/ morning, after, etc.
Past Simple: ___________________
Past Continuous: ____________________
Past Perfect: ___________________
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Упражнение 1. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Perfect.
1. I (to think) he already (to go) home.
2. I (not to see) him after we (to meet)at the concert.
3. He (to leave) the house before I (to have) time to ask him anything.
4. After he (to spend) some days in Paris he (to feel) lonely and (to want) to return home.
5. He (to speak) a language we never (to hear) before.
6. When the rain (to stop), I (to look) out of the window.
7. The telegram (to come) some minutes after he (to leave).
8. She (to think) that Tom and Lanny (to quarrel).
9. The girl (to be) glad that she (to find) a seat near the window.
10. He (to remember) that he (not to ring) her up in the morning.
11. By the time the train (to reach) the city, he (to make) friends with many passengers.
12. When my uncle (to leave), he (to hurry) to the station to book a ticket.
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Сравните употребление Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect
Упражнение 2. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect.
1. By eight o’clock yesterday I (to finish) my work and at eight I (to play) the piano.
2. By six o’clock father (to come) home and at six he (to have) dinner.
3. By nine o’clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at nine she (to watch) TV.
4. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to eat) an ice-cream which he (to buy) at the corner of the street.
5. When father (to come) home, we (to cook) the mushrooms which we (to gather) in the wood.
6. When I (to see) Ann, she (to look) at the flowers which she (to pick) in the field.
7. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that my little brother (to break) my pen and (to play) with its pieces.
8. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and a student (to write) a test.
9. When I (to come) home my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library.
10. When mother (to come) home, the children (to eat) the soup which she (to cook) in the morning.
11. When I (to ring) up Mike, he still (to learn) the poem which he (to begin) learning at school.
12. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) with a ball which Pete (to bring) from home.
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Упражнение 3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Continuous u Past Perfect.
Last night we (to go) to a football match. We (to take) a bus. The bus (to be) overcrowded as many people (to want) to see the match. We (to get) off the bus and (to go) in the direction of the stadium. While we (to cross) the road, I (to see) Victor. He (to stand) at the corner. He said he (to wait) for his friend who (to come) to St. Petersburg the day before and (to wish) to see the new stadium. A man (to come) up to me and asked if I (to have) a spare ticket for the match. Victor told us that two boys just (to ask) him whether he (to have) a spare ticket. We (to enter) the stadium just as the football players (to come) out on to the field. At the entrance to the stadium we (to meet) Sergei. He (to show) us to our seats and (to ask) me if I (to play) football in my childhood. We (to agree) to meet in the snack bar during the interval.
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Упражнение 4. Выберите правильную форму глагола.
1. She looked tired. She … (planted/was planting/had been planting) flowers all morning.
2. I … (was playing/played/had played) volleyball when the ball hit my head.
3. His clothes were smudgy because he … (finished/had finished/was finished) painting the walls.
1. When I was five my parents … (were buying/bought/had been buying) a piano for me.
2. Kim … (was dancing/danced/had danced) when her husband opened the door.
3. He … (cut/was cutting/had been cutting) the grass for an hour when suddenly the lawn-mower broke down.
4. First I … (had taken off/took off/was taking off) my coat, then I went to the bathroom.
5. She forgot everything she … (had studied/was studying/studied) at a driving school.
6. Mary … (ate, had been eating, had eaten, was eating) all the sweets before her brother came home.
7. Jane left work very late because she …(was typing, typed, had been typing, had typed) letters all day
Упражнение 5. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous
To take
1. Greg didn’t answer the phone because he … a shower.
12. I couldn’t find my umbrella, but then I remembered that my sister … it to school.
13. Frank … the candle and walked downstairs.
1. We … the exam for 2 hours when a policeman entered the room.
To wash
1. I saw Sam in the kitchen. He … his hands.
2. They … their windows last spring.
3. By the time I came home Jane … already the dishes.
4. His wife … the mushrooms since the early morning, so he decided to help her.
To do
1. By midnight he … all the work.
2. I … my homework when you phoned.
3. Dad … that crossword since morning.
4. She … her hair and left for work.