Grammar
|
|
||
Positive and negative
|
I (he, she, it, we, you, they) didn't live ... | ||
Question
|
Where did I (he, she, it, we, you, they) live? | ||
Short answer
|
Did you like Peter? - Yes, I did. / No, I didn't. |
Use
|
1. Для выражения законченного события в прошлом.
We played tennis last Sunday. * The Past Simple часто используется с фразами, указывающими на время совершения события:
2. Для выражения последовательности событий в рассказе. James Bond came into the room. He took off his coat and sat down on the bed. Suddenly, he noticed somebody behind the curtain. He stood up and walked slowly across the room... |
Past Continuous
Grammar
|
|
||
Positive and negative
|
I (he, she, it) was (not) working. We (you, they) were (not) working. |
||
Question
|
What was I (he, she, it) wearing? What were you (we, they) wearing? |
||
Short answer
|
Were you going? - Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. |
Use
|
Для выражения действия, которое происходило в течение определенного периода времени в прошлом.
'What were you doing at 9.00 last night?' |
Сравнение Past Simple и Past Continuous
Изучите различные случаи использования этих форм глаголов.
-
I was doing my homework at 7.00 last night.
В 7:00 я еще не закончил делать домашнюю работу. Сообщаю о том, чем был занят в 7:00 вечера. -
I did my homework last night.
Сообщаю о том, что выполнил домашнюю работу вчера. -
I was doing my homework when Jack arrived.
When the teacher arrived, the students were talking.
Прибытие Джека и учителя - это короткие события, которые произошли во время совершения более долгих событий (doing homework и talking) и прервали последние. -
The teacher arrived. Then they started the lesson.
Здесь одно событие следует за другим. -
The moon was shining through the window. James Bond came into the room and sat down on the bed.
В рассказах Past Continuous часто используется для описания фона, на котором разворачиваются события, описываемые глаголами в Past Simple.
