Англійська мова. Теорія і практика. Вживання часів

Where they (to live), mother?” “In that big house over there. Come along.” Agnes enjoyed the lion’s house a lot. “Mother,” she said, “the tiger (to want) a drink: it (to go) to the dish of water there in the corner. And the lion (to look) right at me. You (to think) it (to want) to eat me up? When the lions and tigers (to have) their dinner, mother?” “The keepers (to bring) them large pieces of meat every day at four o’clock. And they (to make) a lot of noise before their dinner time, so everybody (to know) they (to be) hungry.

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Рiзниця мiж The Past Simple i The Past Continuous

1. Past Continuous використовуеться для опису процесу в певний момент в минулому, а Past Simple – для опису закiнченоi дii в минулому.

When I looked out of the window, I saw that a stranger was walking in our street. – Коли я виглянув з вiкна, я побачив, що незнайомець прогулювався по нашiй вулицi. (процес у певний момент у минулому)

Did you see a stranger who walked in our street? – Ти бачив незнайомця, який пройшов по нашiй вулицi? (закiнчена дiя)

2.

 Past Continuous, на вiдмiну вiд Past Simple, не використовуеться з дiесловами стану (stative verbs).

I 

 knew him for several years. – Я знав його кiлька рокiв.

Звернiть увагу на наступнi речення:

When mother came home, I was reading.

came – одноразова дiя (прийшла) – Past Simple

was reading – дiя в процесi (читав) – Past Continuous

When mother was reading, I came home.

was reading – дiя в процесi (читала) – Past Continuous

came – одноразова дiя (прийшов) – Past Simple

Father was reading at 7 o’clock yesterday.

 – дiя в процесi – Past Continuous

Father came home at 7 o’clock yesterday. – одноразова дiя – Past Simple

Вправа 15

Розкрийте дужки, вживаючи дiеслова у Past Simple або Past Continuous.

1. I (to go) to the cinema yesterday. 2. I (to play) computer games yesterday. 3. When I (to come) home, my little sister (to sleep). 4. The girl (to cook) dinner when the lights (to go) out.

She (to burn) herself. 5. I (to go) to the theatre yesterday. 6. Father (to watch) TV at ten o’clock yesterday. 7. Last Sunday we (to go) skiing in the country. There (to be) already a lot of snow in the fields and we (to enjoy) ourselves. We (to ski) for two hours and a half. 8. The cat (to take) a piece of fish and then (to run) away. 9. I (to wash) the dishes after dinner. 10. I (to feed) my cat with fish yesterday. 11.