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Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense ( ) ( ).
Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense ( to) -ed.
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| [id] [d], [t] |
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| to shave shaved [∫eivd ] | to smoke smoked [smoukt ] | to want wanted ['w  ntid]
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| to open opened [oupnd ] | to work worked [wə:kt ] | to translate translated [træns'leitid ] |
| to play played [pleid] | to wash washed [w  ∫t]
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: 1. , , i: to try tr i ed.
2. , : to stop sto pp ed.
Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense .
, Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense .
| I worked, took | we worked, took | |
| you worked, took | you worked, took | |
| he worked, took | they worked, took | |
| she worked, took | ||
| it worked, took |
to do did ( ) to:
We translated this article last week. .
Did they translate this article last week? ?
They did not (didn't) translate this article last week. .
Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense , , -, . , : in 1952 - 1952 , on Monday - , last week - , last year - , two days ago - , yesterday - , the day before yesterday - , when . .
He graduated from the Murmansk State Technical University in 1995. 1995 .
I saw the dean an hour ago. .
She studied Chinese when she was at university. , .
. used to + would + .
My father used to play football when he was at school. ( ) , .
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(Did your father use to...?)
When I was little, my mother would tell me a bedtime story. , .
(Would your mother tell...?)
Exercises
1. Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense. , .
watched, opened, promised, explained, wanted, washed, listened, laughed, added, asked, answered, hated, looked, entered, designed, admired, checked
2. , :
) ( Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense), :
begin, do, find, break, give, take, come, know, make, pay, send, put, sell, teach, think, win, understand, write, say, be, wake, grow
) , :
bought, saw, heard, ate, went, kept, left, lost, met, ran, spoke, wore, chose, fell, drove, cut, drew, told, read, became
3. , Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense
When Gloria Cross was a girl, she loved reading. She had three brothers and a younger sister and lived in the most beautiful bay just south of Bridgetown in Barbados, where her father used to run the local post office hes retired now. She had a very happy childhood, and was very lucky to have a kind and clever school teacher, Mr Grant, who recognised her ability. He helped her to pass her exams, and to get into the University of the West Indies, at Cave Hill Campus. She studied Law, but then decided to become a teacher; so, she did a postgraduate degree in Education at Erdiston Teachers College. In 1995 she got the job as head teacher of the Primary School at Holetown, and she and her two children, Stephen and Therese, moved to Paynes Bay on the West Coast of Barbados. When Stephen left to go to study medicine in London, she and Therese missed him terribly at first, but he promised that he would come back to work in Barbados when he qualified as a doctor. After all, he thinks its the most beautiful place in the world!
4. , .
: She wrote this letter two days ago. She didnt write this letter two days ago. Did she write this letter two days ago?
He was in Spain last summer. - He wasnt in Spain last summer. Was he in
Spain last summer?
1. It was very cold yesterday. 2. I arrived home late last night. 3. My boss left for London two weeks ago. 4. We had a good time at that party. 5. He got an excellent mark for his test. 6. Everybody laughed at him when he was at school. 7. It was very difficult for her to study two foreign languages. 8. My brother bought a new car yesterday. 9. My parents were at home last night. 10. We passed our last exam two days ago. 11. There were many students at the lecture of this famous professor. 12. She brought a lot of souvenirs from her trip.
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1. They came to visit his friend yesterday.
2. Robert took his driving test last week.
3. Last year he didnt go to the South because of the exams.
4. These students were usually late for their lectures last term
because they had transport problems.
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5. Yesterday we went to the concert together. It was great!
6. My friends stayed at this hotel for two weeks last year.
7. I passed five exams last term and I got excellent marks.
6. Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense, Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense.
1. I often (see) my friend at the university. Yesterday I (see) him in the deans office. 2. We always (meet) on Sundays. Last month we (meet) not only on Sundays, but also on Saturdays. 3. Dan usually (walk) to his office. Yesterday he (take) a taxi, because he (be) late for his work. 4. My sister usually (have) English lesson twice a week. Last week she (have) three English lessons. 5. They always (watch) TV in the evening. Yesterday evening they (watch) a football match. 6. She often (lose) things. Yesterday she (lose) her purse. 7. Our teacher of English always (give) us a lot of homework. At the last lesson she (not/give) us any task to be done at home. 8. I usually (go) to the club with my friends. Last night I (go) there alone, because my friends (be) out of town.
7. Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense. .
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