Past Simple vs Past Progressive vs Present Perfect

Past Simple Past Progressive Present Perfect

Past Simple ( Прошедшее простое )

Форма : V 2 (ed) , вопросительные и отрицательные предложения – вспомогательный глагол did

Временные показатели : yesterday, the day before yesterday, last year, last month, last week…, a minute ago, two days ago…, in 1999, in 1234.

Значение прошедшего

• действие, которое происходило в прошлом и/или занимало определенный период времени, который уже закончился ( I saw him yesterday .)
• последовательность действий в прошлом (He came up to the window, opened it and looked out.)

NOTE!

• вопросительные предложения, начинающиеся с when всегда относятся к Past Simple : When did you see him last ?

Past Progressive (Прошедшее длительное)

• Форма : was / were + V-ing , вопросительные и отрицательные предложения – вспомогательный глагол to be (в нужной форме)
• Временные показатели : then, at that time, all day long, the whole evening, from 5 to 7 pm yesterday, at 5 pm yesterday.

Значение прошедшего

• действие, происходившее в определенное время в прошлом

(I was watching TV at that time. / He was eating when you came.)

Present Perfect (Настоящее совершённое)

• Форма : have/has + V3 (ed) , вопросительные и отрицательные предложения – вспомогательный глагол have/has (has – 3 л . ед . ч .)
• Временные показатели : just, ever, never, already, yet, recently, lately, since, this week/month/year .

Значение прошедшего

• законченное прошедшее действие, связанное в настоящем с его результатом

(I have already cleaned the windows.)

Ex. 1. Раскройте скобки , употребляя глаголы в Past Simple, Past Progressive, Present Perfect .

1. I (to feed) my cat with fish two hours ago.

2. What you (to do) at four o'clock yesterday? — I (to walk) my dog.

3. What your brother (to do) yesterday? – He (to play) computer games.

4. They (to be) to Moscow twice this month.

5. At five o'clock yesterday Helen (to cook) soup.

6. We (to play) badminton from nine till eleven yesterday.

7. Kate (not to go) for a walk yesterday. She (to write) a composition the whole day yesterday.

8. When your father (to come) home yesterday? He (to come) home at seven o'clock.

9. When my father (to come) home yesterday, my mother (to make) apple pie.

10. We (not to go) to the sea this year.

11. What you (to do) when your sister (to come) home yesterday?

12. You (to have) supper at nine o'clock yesterday?

13. He (not to go) to the shop yesterday.

14. Nick (not to read) a book yet.

15. They (to sleep) at eleven o'clock yes­terday.

16. When we (to play) football yester­day, it suddenly (to start) raining.

17. I (to see) Mike when he (to cross) the street.

18. He (to buy) a new bicycle a month ago.

19. Jane (to clean) the house the whole day

yesterday.

20. I (to see) this film last week. I (to like) it very much.