Past Simple Tense
The Simple Past это конструкция, которая показывает действия, которые происходили в прошлом.
Действия, которые происходили в прошлом
He broke his tooth last week.
Last year he had only two candles on the cake.
He was very dirty 30 minutes ago.
She asked for a kiss.
He played and he lost.
They worked very hard for this.
Типичные слова, с которыми употребляется
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an hour ago
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yesterday
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last week
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last month
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2 years ago
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last Monday
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in 1974
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when I was young
Построение конструкции
Повествовательное предложение
Positive Sentences
| Подлежащее | Форма сказуемого | Пример |
| I |
regular verb:
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I worked in Italy last year. I drank some juice yesterday. |
| He/She/It | He worked in Italy last year. He drank some juice yesterday. She worked in Italy last year. She drank some juice yesterday. It rained in Italy last year |
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| You | You worked in Italy last year. You drank some juice yesterday. |
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| We | We worked in Italy last year. We drank some juice yesterday. |
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| They | They worked in Italy last year. They drank some juice yesterday |
Отрицательное предложение
Negative Sentences
| Подлежащее | Форма сказуемого | Пример |
| I | did not verb | I did not work in Italy last year. I didn't work in Italy last year. |
| He/She/It |
He did not work in Italy last year. It did not rain in Italy last year. |
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| You | You did not work in Italy last year. You didn't work in Italy last year. |
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| We | We did not work in Italy last year. We didn't work in Italy last year. |
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| They | They did not work in Italy last year. They didn't work in Italy last year. |
Вопросительное предложение
Question Sentences
| Частица "do" | Подлежащее | Форма сказуемого | Пример |
| Did | I | verb | Did I work in Italy last year? |
| He/She/It |
Did he work in Italy last year? Did she work in Italy last year? Did it rain in Italy last year? |
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| You | Did you work in Italy last year? | ||
| We | Did we work in Italy last year? | ||
| They | Did they work in Italy last year? |
Simple Past примеры предложений
Действия, которые происходили в прошлом
We moved here in 1991.
Did you move here in 1991?
When did you move here?
Sophia and I met yesterday.
In the end, Sophia did not show up.
They were very pleased.
They were not pleased at all.
I worked for Microsoft.
Who did you work for?
Simple Past Story 1
Who were they? Where did they go? What happened?
One autumn evening, Charles and Beth went to the theater. They attended a play. The play started at 7:00. Charles and Beth enjoyed the theater.
After the play, Charles and Beth walked together in the park. They walked beside the lake. The moon was bright. They talked about their future.
When Charles and Beth went home, their children were not asleep. They waited for Charles and Beth to return. They were excited to hear about the theater!
Charles told the children about the play. Then, Beth put the children to bed. Charles and Beth were very tired. It was a good night!
Simple Past Story 2
Who is she? Where did she do? What happened?
Last week, Beth baked a cake for Lilly's birthday party. Lilly wanted a strawberry cake with pink frosting. Beth was happy to bake the cake.
First, Beth mixed the ingredients in a big bowl. Next, she poured the cake batter into four round baking pans. She put the pans in the oven. Finally, she baked the cakes for 20 minutes.
Then, Beth prepared the pink frosting. After the cakes cooled, Beth stacked them and covered them with frosting. Beth wrote Lilly's name on top with white frosting. She put seven candles in the cake.
On Sunday, Beth surprised Lilly with the strawberry cake. Lilly loved her cake! Lilly had many gifts for her birthday. But Lilly said her cake was the best gift of them all!
Simple Past Story 3
Who were they? What did they do? What happened?
Last night, George was at a restaurant with Clara, Charlie, and Katherine. After dinner, George announced his engagement to Clara. George stood next to Clara. He raised his glass. He announced the engagement to his friends. He looked very happy!
Clara was also at the restaurant. She sat at the table next to George. She smiled when he announced the engagement. She showed her friends her ring. It was very beautiful. Clara also looked very happy!
Charlie and Katherine also sat at the table. They were excited for their friends. Charlie congratulated George and Clara. He shook George's hand. Katherine looked at Clara's ring. She hugged Clara. She was happy for George and Clara!
Simple Past Story 4
Who were they? What did they do? What happened?
On Saturday, the Jenson family shopped for a Christmas tree. They got in the car. They drove to the tree farm. Mr. and Mrs. Jenson walked around the tree farm with their kids.
The Jenson family looked at all the trees. They looked at tall trees and short trees. They looked at fat trees and skinny trees. They looked at every tree on the farm. They wanted the perfect tree.
The Jenson kids finally found the perfect tree. It wasn't too tall or too short. It wasn't too fat or too skinny. The tree was exactly what they wanted. It was the perfect Christmas tree!