Характеристика действия

	Past Indefinite	Past Continuous
Как?	Повторяющееся действие, факт в прошлом. did	Действие протекало в определенный момент или период в прошлом. was doing were doing
Когда?	Yesterday last week in 1990 5 years ago	at 5 o'clock yesterday; from 3 to 6 yesterday; for 3 hours yesterday; the whole evening; on Monday last week ;all day long/during the war; when I came in
Примеры	We went to the theatre yesterday. He visited his friends each weekend last year. They arrived here 5 years ago (in 1990).	I was watching TV at 5 o'clock (from 3 to 6/for 3 hours/the whole evening) yesterday. He was reading a book when I came in

Self check.

Ex. 1. Here is a page from Mr Cook's diary.

8.00 - collect the car from the garage 4.30-5.30 - visit the dentist

10.30 - meet the manager 7.30 - the organ concert at the Cathedral

2.00 - lunch with Peter 10.00 - walk the dog

11.00 - drive Mother home

Write sentences saying what he was doing at these times:

At 8 o'clock he was collecting his car from the garage________________

At 10.45 he____________________________________________________

At 2.20_______________________________________________________

At5o'clock_____________________________________________________

At 8 o'clock____________________________________________________

At 10.05_______________________________________________________

At 11.10_______________________________________________________

Ex. 2. Answer the questions using when and the verb of the subordinate clause in the Past Continuous Tense.

Example: When did she meet Helen? (walk along the street)

She met Helen when she was walking along the street.

1. When did you catch that cold? (skate on a frosty, day)

2. When did he write those nice poems? (have a holiday)

3. When did she learn the language? (live in England)

4. When did she hear that song? (listen to the concert on the radio)

5. When did you buy that book? (read up for my exams)

6. When did the boy hurt himself? (ride the bicycle)

7. When did Philip lose his camera? (walk about the city)

8. When did he ring you up? (have supper)

Ex. 3. Put the verbs into the correct form, the Past Simple or the Past Continuous, example: While Sean was finishing (finish) the letter, the night fell (fall).

1. Dan_____________________.__,(fall) off the tree while he________________(rescue) the cat.

2. Last night I _______(read) in the bed when suddenly I_________(hear) a voice downstairs.

3. ________________________________ (you/have) a bath when I phoned you?

4. They________________ (wait) for a taxi when I_________________________ (arrive).

5. I____________________(not/drive) very fast when I_______________________(see) her.

6. I __________________(break) a plate last night. _________ _______________ (do)

the washing-up when_____________________________________ slip) out of my hand.

7. Bob ___________(take) a nap while I;_________________ paint) a ceiling.

8. We______________________(not/go) out because it______________________(get) dark.

9. What ______________________________(you/do) at this time yesterday? We___________(see) Amanda in the gallery. She____________(wear) her new necklace.

4. The Past Indefinite (Simple) and the Present Perfect

The Present Perfect Tense

Утвердительная форма			Отрицательная форма			Вопросительная форма
I	have	worked	1 have not	worked	Have		1	worked?
Не	has	worked	He has not	worked	Has		he	worked?
You	have	worked	You have not	worked	Have		you	worked?
They	have	worked	They have not	worked	Have		they	worked?

I've worked I haven't worked

He's worked He hasn't worked