The Past Continuous Tense and The Past Indefinite (Simple)Tense

Infinitive

break

Past Indefinite

broke

bite

Past Participle

bit

catch

broken

caught

bit(ten)

fall

hit

caught

fell

hurt

hit

fallen

hurt

run

hit

ran

steal

hurt

stole

run

see

throw

stolen

saw

threw

wake

seen

Woke

Waked

thrown

Woken

Waked

Past Continuous

Past Indefinite

Обозначает длительное действие, продолжавшееся в то время, о котором идет речь. Время может быть обозначено указанием:

• точного момента или отрезка времени,
• 2) другого одновременного действия (краткого или длительного).
• Глаголы в форме Past Continuous на русский переводятся только глаголами несовершенного вида.

Обозначает действие (как факт), имевшее место в прошлом (без уточнения его видовой характеристики, т.е. законченности, незаконченности, протекания во времени, длительности).

• It was raining the whole day yesterday.
• He was working at his report from 6 till 9 o’clock in the evening.
• He was speaking about his project and we were listening to him.
• I met the girl when I was going home.

• It rained yesterday.
• He worked hard at his report, that’s why it is so interesting.
• He spoke for a long time and we listened to him.
• I met her many times last week.

at 5 o’clock yesterday.

from 5 to 6 on Sunday.

when Mum came.

Надо будет потом с помощью анимации was(were) not превратить wasn’t и weren’t

I was writing a letter to my friend

n’t

Was

not

=

Were

n’t

=

Use the words in brackets to make sentences saying what each member of your family was doing at the time.

Example: (Don/have/a bath) Don was having a bath.

was cooking in the kitchen.

(Mother/cook/in the kitchen) Mother

(Father/make/a phone call) Father

was making a phone call

(I/get ready to go out ) I

was getting ready to go out.

(My sister/wash some clothes) My sister

was washing some clothes.

Regular verb + - ed

Irregular verbs (2 nd form)

Формы предложений

положительная

I worked/wrote

отрицательная

вопросительная

I did not work/ write

Did I work/ write?

Read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.

Example: Granny usually gets up at 6.30. Yesterday she got up at 6.30.

she woke up early.

she waked

Granny usually wakes up early. Yesterday morning

she walked in the garden.

Granny usually walks in the garden. Yesterday

Granny usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday

she had a sandwich for lunch.

Сделаешь правильно сам а то я не знаю

Granny usually goes out in the evening. Yesterday

she went out in the evening.

You can use the past continuous with the past simple. The past continuous shows a longer action/situation. The past simple shows a shorter action which happened during the longer action /situation.

I met an old friend when I was walking to work yesterday.

= I started walking before I met my friend. 'Walking' is a longer action.

When I left the house, it was raining.

= It started raining before I left the house. 'Raining' is a longer action.

Someone rang the doorbell while I was talking on the phone.

= I started talking on the phone before someone rang the doorbell. 'Talking' is a

longer action.

When Jim arrived, Jackie was cutting the grass.

=Jackie started cutting the grass before Jim arrived.

When Jim arrived, Jackie cut the grass.

= Jim arrived. Then Jackie started cutting the grass.

Tick the correct answer.

1 . When I got to the cafe, my girlfriend was waiting for me.

A □ I arrived first.

В □ My girlfriend arrived first.

2 . Steve was having a bath when the phone rang.

A □ Steve's bath was a longer action.

В □ The phone ringing was a longer action.

Correct any errors. Be careful: some sentences are correct.

• ) Were he working?

• ) They wasn't having dinner.

• ) She was putting on her coat.

• ) It wasn't raining.

• ) We was leaving the doctor?

Read and translate the sentences. Open the brackets.

When I

came

not (to see)

was reading

did not see

into the room.

(to come)

me as he

when I

He

(to read)

(to arrive)

five minutes after you

(to leave)

the house.

arrived

left

The telegram

left

It

the office.

(to rain)

(to leave)

was raining

hard last night when I

did not hear.

was running

not (to hear).

(to run)

too fast and

to him to stop, but he

shouted

I

(to shout)

hurried

When I

heard

(to hear)

the news, I

(to hurry)

to see him.

Large crowds

(to wait)

at the station when the Russian delegation

were waiting

(to arrive).

arrived.

to the station when it

were walking

began

(to walk)

We

(to begin)

to rain.

was shining

woke up

high in the sky.

(to shine)

(to wake up)

this morning, the sun