The Past Continuous (Progressive)Tense

GRAMMAR

Past Simple

Минулий простий час

Be (бути)

· Past form of be.

Affirmative Стверджувальна	Negative Заперечна	Question Питання
I was	I was not	was I?
he she was it	he she was not it	he? was she? it?
we you were they	we you were not they	we? were you? they?

‘ Were you at home last night?’ ‘No, I wasn’t. I was at the cinema.’

Anna Pavlova was a famous Russian dancer.

2. Форма Past Simple одна для всіх осіб.

Affirmative	Negative	Question
I you he she it we you they	worked   came	I you he she it we you they	did not	work     come	did	I you he she it we you they	work?     come?

Скорочена форма

Didn’t = did not

· Деякі дієслова є ‘правильними’ або ‘стандартними’(‘regular’), інші - ‘неправильними’ або ‘нестандартними’ (‘irregular’).

· Правильні дієслова в стверджувальному реченні закінчуються на -ed, наприклад: work – worked, play – played, live - lived. Коли до дієслів додається закінчення - ed, інколи відбуваються зміни у написанні, наприклад: stop – sto pp ed.

· Неправильні дієслова в стверджувальному реченні в мають різні форми, наприклад: come – came, see - saw go – went.

Вживання

Past Simple вживається для вираження дії та ситуації, яка мала місце у минулому.

I played football yesterday.

He lived in London from 1970 to 1973. Then he moved to Manchester.

‘ Did you see Sarah yesterday?’ ‘No, I didn’ t.’

We didn’t go out last night. We stayed at home and watched TV.

They went to Italy on holidays last summer.

Mary and Pierre Curie discovered radium.

Exercise I. Заповніть пропуски дієсловами в Past Simple.

American actor James Dean was born in 1931. Dean’s mother ____ (die) when Dean was only 8 years old and he ____ (grow up) on his aunt and uncle’s farm. He ____ (study) acting for two years. Then he ____ (start) a career in films and the theatre. He also ____ (appear) in some TV commercials, including one for Pepsi-Cola. In 1954, he ____ (act) in a play called The Immoralist in a New York theatre. Bosses from a Hollywood studio ____ (see) the play.

They ____ (like) Dean and ____ (offer) him a film contract. Dean ____ (star) in three films, East of Eden (1955), Rebel without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). During his short career, he ____ (become) extremely popular with teenagers. His death in a car crash in 1955 ____ (cause) great sadness in young people all over the world.

Exercise II. Доповніть речення відповідною формою дієслова.

Example: I didn’t go to New York, I went to Chicago.

1. We didn’t meet Jim, we _____ Max.

2. He didn’t leave last Tuesday, he _____ last Thursday.

3. We didn’t see Jim, we ____ David.

4. They didn’t buy a Volvo, they ____ a Saab.

5. You didn’t know the answer, Tom _____ the answer.

6. I didn’t loose my passport, I _____ my ticket.

7. We didn’t have white wine, we ____ red wine.

8. He didn’t write a letter, he _____ a postcard.

9. The film didn’t begin at 6.30 pm, it ____ at 7.30.

The Past Continuous (Progressive)Tense

Минулий тривалий час

Утворення.

Past Continuous утворюється за допомогою was/were+Ving.

Стверджувальна форма	Заперечна форма	Питальна форма
I was	working	I was not	working	was I	working?
he she was it	he she was not it	he was she it
we you were they	we you were not they	we were you they

Скорочення

wasn’t = was not

weren’t = were not

Вживання

· Past Continuous вживається для вираження дії, що тривала в минулому. Дія або ситуація почалася, але не завершилася в той час.

At eight o’clock last night I was watching TV.

I saw you last night. You were waiting for a bus.

Was Sue working at 10 o’clock yesterday morning?

· Past Continuous та Past Simple часто вживаються в реченні одночасно. Past Continuous oзначає тривалі дії та ситуації, які відбувалися у минулому; Past Simple означає нетривалу дію, яка відбулася в середині більш тривалої дії або перервала її.

I was driving along when a child ran across the road.

When Kate was watching TV the telephone rang.

We were walking in the park when it started to rain.

Exercise I. Поставте дієслова в дужках в Past Continuous чи Past Simple.

1. We ____ (go) down in the lift when suddenly it ____ (stop).

2. _____ (they/have) dinner when you ____ (call) to see them?

3. When the doorbell ____ (ring) I ____ (get) up and ____(answer) it.

4. When I _____ (open) the door, a friend ____ (stand) there.

5. ‘When I ____ (arrive) back at the car park, my car wasn’t there!’ ‘Oh, no! What ____ (you/do?)’ ‘I _____ (report) it to the police.’

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