 
Past Tenses 
     
Past Simple ( Indefinite)  
- Действие произошло в прошлом, нет связи с настоящим. 
 Наречия времени:  
yesterday - вчера, 
last week - на прошлой неделе, 
last year - в прошлом году, 
an hour ago -час назад, 
a year ago - год назад, 
a long time ago - давно, 
in 1984 - в 1984 году. 
     
2. Ряд последовательных действий в прошлом. 
I heard a strange sound, looked back, and saw a huge cat sitting on the table. 
     
3 . Регулярные, повторяющиеся действия в прошлом. 
The old man often visited me. 
     
Образование Past Simple 
Утвердительные предложения: 
 V 2 play ed 
 swam 
     
Вопросительные предложения: 
Did I play ?  Did we play? 
Did you swim ? 
Did he / she / it play ?  
Did they swim ? 
     
Отрицательные предложения: 
I did not play  We did not play 
You did not swim  
He / she / it did not play  
They did not swim 
 Didn’t + V 1 
     
Past Progressive (Continuous) 
  
- Действие длилось в прошлом, когда произошло другое действие (Past Simple). 
 
I was sleeping when you turned on the TV. 
Наречия времени:  
when - когда 
     
2. Действие длилось в определенный (указанный) момент в прошлом. 
I was sleeping at 17:00 last week 
     
Peter was cooking dinner while he was watching TV 
while - в то время как 
     
Образование Past Continuous 
I, He, She, It + was + writing, singing, dancing 
We, you, they + were + writing, singing, dancing 
 was/ were + глагол + ing 
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He was telling interesting stories all the time 
     
Вопросительные предложения 
 Глаголы was/ were ставятся в начало предложения, потом имя существительное и в конце – глагол+ing: 
 Was I/he/she/it writing, singing, dancing ? 
 Were we/you/they writing, singing, dancing ? 
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 Was/ were + имя существительное + глагол + ing? 
     
Отрицательные предложения 
 После вспомогательных глаголов was/ were ставится частица not , и в конец предложения глагол + ing : 
I, He, She, It + wasn`t + writing, singing, dancing 
We, you, they + weren`t + writing, singing, dancing 
     
Past Perfect  
- Действие имело место до того, как произошло другое действие в прошлом (Past Simple). 
Наречия времени: 
before - раньше, до того; 
 after - после того; 
 when (in the meaning “before / after”) - когда (в значении «до / после»); 
+ already, just, never. 
     
 2. Действие имело место раньше определенного (указанного) момента в прошлом. 
We arrived at the station at 7.30, but the train had left . 
by the time - к тому времени, как; 
before last week - до / ранее прошлой недели, 
by 2 o’clock yesterday - к 2 часам вчера; 
     
Образование 
I / He / She / It / We / You / They  + 
  had  + 3-я форма глагола 
I  had done . – Я сделал. 
He  had seen . – Он увидел. 
We  had  learn ed . – Мы выучили. 
You  had  decid ed . – Вы решили. 
She  had found . – Она нашла. 
It  had fallen . – Оно упало. 
They  had gone . – Они ушли. 
     
I / He / She / It / We / You / They  +   
had not  + 3-я форма глагола 
I  had not done . – 
 Я не сделал. 
We  had not  learn ed . – Мы не выучили. 
You  had not  decid ed . – Вы не решили. 
He  had not seen . – 
Он не увидел. 
They  had not gone . – 
Они не ушли. 
She  had not found . – 
Она не нашла. 
It  had not fallen . – 
Оно не упало. 
     
Had  +  I / he / she / it / we / you / they   + 
 3-я форма глагола 
Had  I  done ? – Я сделал? 
Had  he  seen ? – 
Had  we learn ed ? – 
Мы выучили? 
Он увидел? 
Had  she  found ? – 
Had  you decid ed ? – 
Вы решили? 
Она нашла? 
Had  it  fallen ? – 
Had  they  gone ? – 
Они ушли? 
Оно упало? 
     
Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous)   
- Действие продолжалось какое-то время до того, как произошло другое действие в прошлом (Past Simple). 
-  Действие продолжалось в течение какого-то времени раньше указанного момента в прошлом. 
Наречия времени:  
by the time - к тому времени, как; 
before - до того, 
after - после того, 
when (in the meaning “before / after”) - когда (в значении «до / после»), 
+ for 2 hours, for a long time 
 в течение 2 часов, в течение долгого времени. 
     
I had been typing this text for 2 hours and then found it on the Internet. 
Я набирал этот текст два часа, а потом нашел его в Интернете. 
     
Утвердительные предложения: 
I had been playing  
We had been playing 
You had been playing  
He / she / it had been playing  
They had been playing 
     
Вопросительные предложения: 
Had I been playing ?   
Had we been playing ? 
Had you been playing ?  
Had he / she / been playing ?  
Had they been playing ? 
     
Отрицательные предложения: 
I had not been playing  
We had not been playing 
You had not been playing  
He / she / it had not been playing  
They had not been playing 
     
Past Simple 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Утвердительная форма 
V 2 
I played.  Я играл. 
(He, She, It,  We, You, They) 
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Вопросительная форма 
V 1 
Did 
Did I play?  Я играл? 
Отрицательная форма 
V 1 
not 
did 
I did not (=didn't) play.  Я не играл. 
     
Past Progressive (Continuous) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Утвердительная форма 
was were 
V ing 
I was playing.  Я играл. (в то время, когда... ) 
(He, She, It - was ,  We, You, They - were ) 
? 
Вопросительная форма 
V ing 
Was Were 
Was I (he,she,it) playing?  Я играл? 
Were you (we,they) playing? 
Отрицательная форма 
V ing 
was were 
not 
I was not (=wasn't) playing.  Я не играл. 
     
Past Perfect 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Утвердительная форма 
had 
V 3 
I had (=I'd) played. 
Я сыграл. (уже, до того как... ) 
Вопросительная форма 
? 
V 3 
Had 
Had I played?  Я сыграл? 
Отрицательная форма 
V 3 
not 
had 
I had not (=I hadn't) played. 
Я не сыграл. 
     
Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Утвердительная форма 
had 
V ing 
been 
I had (=I'd) been playing. 
Я играл. ( уже с ... , когда...) 
? 
Вопросительная форма 
V ing 
Had 
been 
Had I been playing?  Я играл? 
Отрицательная форма 
V ing 
had 
not been 
I had not (=I hadn't) been playing. 
Я не играл. 
     
1 . I  … yesterday because I was sick. 
- didn't work 
- wasn't working 
I didn't work yesterday because I was sick. 
2. When I came in she … dinner. 
When I came in she was cooking dinner. 
3. When I opened the door, the dog  …  me . 
When I opened the door, the dog attacked me. 
4. She fell asleep while she …  TV. 
She fell asleep while she was watching TV. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
5. He …   several countries two years ago. 
He visited several countries two years ago. 
6. He  …  in Chicago in 2003 . 
He was in Chicago in 2003. 
7. She  …   the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen. 
- cleaned 
- was cleaning 
-  has cleaned 
-  has been cleaning 
She was cleaning the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen . 
8. They … for hours before their flight was announced . 
- were waiting 
- had been waiting 
They had been waiting for hours before their flight was announced.