This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
1 Past Simple Rules
1. Past facts |
2. Repeated actions in the past |
3. Action is over |
4. Definite time in the past |
4 Past Simple Indirect pointing of time
1. Контекст |
2. Контекст времени, заданный второстепенным предложением |
3. Исторический факт, либо невозможность повторить данное действие в будующем |
4. Возможное отсутствие результата действия в момент речи |
last weekend, время не указано |
I bought the book, when I was in the shop. |
Popov invented the radio |
I cooked the same salad. |
5. Чередование действий в прошлом |
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We did the project last week. |
I came home and had a lunch |
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I drank my tea. |
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I read my book up yesterday. |
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2 Past Simple Key words
yesterday |
last week |
when I was a child |
last month |
this morning (when meaning is past) |
6 Past Simple Use
One action after another |
Past habit |
Short past finished action |
I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim |
He played the violin |
I saw a movie yesterday |
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3 Past Simple Forms
Statement _ |
Questions ? |
Negative - |
1. Subject + 2nd form of verb |
1. Helping verb did + subject +1st form of verb |
1. Subject + helping verb did + not +1st form of verb |
You worked |
Did I work? |
He did not (didn't) work |
We worked |
Did he work? |
We did not (didn't) work |
They worked |
Did they work? |
She did not (didn't) work |
He worked |
Did it work? |
It did not (didn't) work |
I worked |
Did we work? |
You did not (didn't) work |
She worked |
Did she work? |
They did not (didn't) work |
It worked |
Did you work? |
I did not (didn't) work |
2. Learn the irregular verbs! |
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