Past Simple (Прошедшее простое время)

Look at the following sentences and try to translate them.

He paid $170 for the iPod.

I bought a car last month.

They sold all the stuff in an hour.

I likedthe dinner tonight. He went to Brazil two days ago. Didshe pay too much?

Действие происходило в прошлом, не связанном с настоящим.

 

Remember! · Утвердительные предложения во времени Past Simple образуются от II формы глагола: для правильных глаголов путем прибавления окончания –ed, а для неправильных нужно запомнить их форму (см. Appendix 5). Например, We liked to go to the cinema. Marie went to Paris in the summer. ·Для построения вопросительных и отрицательных предложений требуется вспомогательный глаголdid.Послеdidглагол используется в настоящем времени. Например, He didn’t work as a doctor. Did they spend the whole night in the club?

 

Утвердительное	Отрицательное	Вопросительное
I boughta kilo of apples.   You boughta kilo of apples.   He (she) boughta kilo of apples.   We boughta kilo of apples. They boughta kilo of apples.	I didn’t buy a kilo of apples.   You didn’t buy a kilo of apples.   He (she) didn’t buy a kilo of apples.   We didn’t buy a kilo of apples. They didn’t buy a kilo of apples.	DidI buy a kilo of apples? Didyou buy a kilo of apples? Didhe (she) buy a kilo of apples? Didwe buy a kilo of apples? Didthey buy a kilo of apples?
Remember! В предложениях с глаголом-сказуемым в Past Simpleмогут употребляться следующие наречия времени. Это: yesterday, last week (month, year…), in 2000… То есть те слова и фразы, которые указывают на прошедшее время.

 

Remember! • Вы наверняка обратили внимание на то, что некоторые глаголы в списках слов к каждому уроку давались в трех формах. Это так называемые неправильные глаголы (irregular verbs). Их следует запоминать в трех формах. • Таблицу неправильных глаголов можно увидеть в конце каждого словаря, во многих учебниках; есть она и в конце этого учебника. • Начиная с этого урока вам будет даваться по 10 неправильных глаголов, которые вы должны будете запомнить во всех формах.

Remember the following verbs in three forms.

1.	bear	bore	born	нести
2.	begin	began	begun	начинать
3.	blow	blew	blown	дуть
4.	break	broke	broken	ломать
5.	breed	bred	bred	разводить
6.	bring	brought	brought	приносить
7.	build	built	built	строить
8.	burn	burnt	burnt	жечь
9.	burst	burst	burst	взрываться
10.	catch	caught	caught	ловить

 

Look at the chart and correct the sentences.

Name	When	Where	What
Georges Bizet	1838-1875	France	wrote the opera 'Carmen'
Igor Stravinsky	1882-1971	Russia	composed classical music
Mary Lou Williams	1914-1981	United States	played the piano, wrote jazz music
Billie Holiday	1915-1959	United States	sang the blues
Fritz Kreisler	1875-1962	Austria	played the violin

Example: Billie Holiday lived in Russia.
She didn't live in Russia. She lived in the United States.

a) Georges Bizet wrote jazz music.
b) Igor Stravinsky lived in the United States.
c) Mary Lou Williams was Austrian.
d) Fritz Kreisler died in 1995.
e) Billie Holiday composed 'Carmen'.
f) Mary Lou Williams was born before Igor Stravinsky.
g) Fritz Kreisler sang in Austria.
h) Georges Bizet came from Spain.

i) Igor Stravinsky sang in a heavy metal group.
j) Mary Lou Williams sang the blues.

 

Put the words in the correct order to make a story.

a) into a shop. man walked A

b) to shoes. wanted pair of buy He a

c) were long was clothes. and beard dirty He in his

d) The another to owner shop talked customer.

e) stopped man and to the asked talking She leave.

f) walked shop. man of The and the out smiled

g) chauffeur-driven into got He limousine. his

h) the Richard was Gere! famous The actor man

i) in a was film. ready He act getting to

j) serve The was shop unhappy him. owner because didn't she