To read, to write, to take, to give, to drive, to have, to be, to go, to come, to get, to put, to understand, to make, to fall, to feel, to awake, to bring, to ring, to run, to sit, to set, to think, to drink, to find, to throw, to hit, to hurt, to buy, to cost, to send, to say, to tell, to speak, to see, to hear, to win, to ride, to catch, to hide, to let.
5. The Past Indefinite Tense ( ).
| + | - | ? | Who? |
| Ved () V(2 ) () | did+not+Vڤ =didnt did+not+V(1 ) =didnt | Did____ Vڤ? Did____V(1)? |    1)did
Who Ved?
Who V(2)?
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+ My parents worked in the garden yesterday.
My friend went to the South in summer.
- My parents didnt work in the garden yesterday.
My friend didnt go to the South in summer.
? 1)
Did my parents work in the garden yesterday?
: Yes, they did. My parents worked in the garden yesterday.
Did my friend go to the South in summer?
: Yes, she did. My friend went to the South in summer.
2)
Did my parents work or have a rest in the garden yesterday?
: My parents worked in the garden yesterday.
Did my friend go to the South in summer or in winter?
: My friend went to the South in summer.
3)a)(+)
My parents worked in the garden yesterday, didnt they?
: Yes, they did. My parents worked in the garden yesterday.
My friend went to the South in summer, didnt she?
: Yes, she did. My friend went to the South in summer.
b) (-)
My parents didnt work in the garden yesterday, did they?
: Yes, they did. They didnt work in the garden yesterday.
My friend didnt go to the South in summer, did she?
: Yes, she did. My friend didnt go to the South in summer.
4)a) (yesterday)
When did my parents work in the garden?
b) (in the garden)
Where did my parents work yesterday?
c) (worked)
What did my parents do in the garden yesterday?
d) (in summer)
When did my friend go to the South?
e) (to the South)
Where did my friend go in summer?
f) (went)
What did my friend do in summer?
5)
Who worked in the garden yesterday?
Who went to the South in summer?
Past Indefinite:
1) , yesterday , the day before yesterday , last week , two years ago , the other day , on Monday , in 1995 1995 , during the war .
: We went to the cinema the other day. .
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: He called when I was at the University. , .
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: I hardly recognized him. (: ).
2) , , .
: The manager entered the office, sat down at his desk, and began to look through the morning mail. , .
3) , .
: Last winter I spent a lot of time in the library. .
Past Indefinite used ++to.
: Last winter I used to spend a lot of time in the library.
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Exercise 1. .
On Tuesday I get up at half past six. I go to the bathroom and wash my hands and face and clean my teeth. Then I dress, go to the kitchen and cook breakfast for my family At half past seven my son gets up and has breakfast. I have breakfast with my son. My son eats a sandwich and drinks a cup of tea. I dont drink tea. I drink coffee. After breakfast n\my son leaves home for school. I dont leave home with my son. On Tuesday I dont work in the morning. I work in the afternoon. In the evening I am at home. My husband and my son are at home, too. We rest in the evening. My son watches TV, my husband reads newspapers and I do some work about the house. At about eleven oclock we go to bed.
Exercise 2. .
1) Children (to go) to the cinema after school yesterday.
2) When I studied at school, I (to learn) French.
3) My parents (to be) busy on Sunday.
4) It often (to rain) in June.
5) I (to get) an excellent mark for a dictation at the previous lesson.
6) We (to meet) at college on Monday.
7) Last week we (to have) a test.
8) In childhood I (to play) the piano very well.
9) Some years ago our friends (to move) into a new flat.
10) Yesterday I (to oversleep) and I (to be) late for the lesson.
Exercise 3. .
1) The Great Patriotic War began in 1945.
2) You went to school when you were 5 years old.
3) You passed an exam in English yesterday.
4) You bought 5 English books last week.
5) You were born on the 29th of February.
