Грамматическая таблица "Past Tenses"
PAST TENSES
PAST SIMPLE
V2/V+ed; did (not) + V
PAST CONTINUOUS
was/were (not) + Ving
PAST PERFECT
had (not) + V3/V+ed
PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
had (not) been + Ving
последовательные
действия в прошлом
Helen put on a red dress,
did her hair and left.
событие в прошлом,
которое произошло в
указанное время
I drank tea an hour ago.
действие совершилось
в прошлом, связи с
настоящим нет
William Shakespeare wrote
a lot of plays.
прошлые привычки
He used to go to school on
foot.
Слова-сигналы
yesterday, last Friday/
week/month/ year etc, ago,
then, when, in 1985 etc.
действие длилось в
указанный момент в
прошлом
Mary was painting at 5 pm
yesterday.
действие совершалось
в прошлом и было
прервано другим
действием
Peter was watching TV
when the phone rang.
два и более действия в
прошлом совершались
одновременно
I was mopping the floor
while my sister was
washing the dishes.
Слова-сигналы
when, while, as etc.
действие в прошлом
закончилось до другого
действия или до
указанного момента
времени в прошлом
Jane had left by the time I got
there (by 7 pm).
действие полностью
завершилось, есть
видимый результат в
прошлом
She was sad because she
had failed her exam.
эквивалент Present
Perfect в прошлом
(Peter can’t find his watch. He
has lost it)
Peter couldn’t find his watch.
He had lost it.
Cлова-сигналы:
just, never, ever, already, yet,
for, since, before, by, by the
time etc.
действие совершалось в
течении некоторого
периода и закончилось в
определённое время в
прошлом
She had been working as a
model for 5 years before she got
married.
действие длилось какое-то
время в прошлом и есть
видимые результаты в
прошлом
They were wet because they
had been walking in the rain.
эквивалент Present Perfect
Continuous в прошлом
(She’s going to the doctor. Her
leg has been aching for 2 days)
She went to the doctor. Her leg
had been aching for 2 days.
Слова-сигналы:
how long, for, since
