In the following sentences put the verbs in brackets in either the past simple or past continuous tense. Put any other words in the brackets in the correct place. Look at the example provided. 1.While the teacher was explaining (explain) the sum on the blackboard, the children were throwing (throw) paper aeroplanes around the classroom. 2.Eve ............................ (live) in Athens when she ............................ (meet) the man who was to become her husband. 3............................. you ............................ (not work) at Mcllroy's when they ............................ (have) that terrible fire? 4.As it ............................ (get) foggier it ............................ (become) almost impossible to steer the boat along the narrow canal. 5.I ............................ (hear) a strange noise just as I ............................ (go) to sleep. 6.When the fire alarm...
2 The spelling of endings in the Past Simple ............................ 3 When to use the Past Simple ................................................ 3 Past Continuous .................................................................. 4 When to use the Past Continuous......................................... 4 Used to & would................................................................... 5 Unfulfilled past events.......................................................... 5 Past Simple Regular Past Simple forms end in -ed. I worked he danced we apologized Some verbs have an irregular past form. I left he wrote The Past Simple is the same in all persons except in the past tense of be. I...
2 When to use the Past Perfect Simple ..................................... 2 Past Perfect Continuous (Progressive) ................................... 3 When to use the Past Perfect Continuous.............................. 3 Comparison of the use of different past tenses ...................... 4 Past Perfect Simple The Past Perfect is had + a past participle. It is the same in all persons. I had worked he had gone Negative I had not slepthadn’t slept Question Had he studied? When to use the Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect tenses in general refer to: An event in the past which happened before another event in the past, where there is no time expression to make this clear. By the time I got to t...
Past Simple Lihtminevik + 2.põhivorm. did + not + 1.põhivorm ? did + 1.põhivorm Did on abitegusõna, mida kasutatakse eitavas ja küsilauses Past Simple Lihtminevik väljendab: 1) Minevikus toimunud tegevust. Tegvuse või sündmuse aeg on antud. Nt: The man entered the comprament and hid under a seat. 2) Tegevus on lõppenud. Nt: I bought a book yesterday. Spikkersõnad: 1. Ago ammu! 2. Last viimane, eelmine! 3. Yesterday eile! Nt laused! + I went to school. I did not go to school. ? Who went to school? ? What did you do? ? Where did you go? 1.põhivorm ma tegevusnimi ...
It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action. Form of Simple Past Positive Negative Question I did not no differences I spoke. Did I speak? speak. For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list of irregular verbs, 2nd column). For regular verbs, just add "ed". Exceptions in Spelling when Adding `ed' Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example after a final e only add d love loved final consonant after a short, stressed vowel admit admitted or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled travel travelled final y after a consonant becomes i hurry hurried Use of Simple Past · action i...
Lihtminevik Past Simple I, you, he, she, it, we, they + II pv (-ed) N: Yesterday he worked very hard. Küsivas ja eitavas vormis kasutatakse abutegusõna vormi DID, millele järgneb põhitehusõna algvorm. N: küsiv- Did he work much yesterday? Eitav- He did not (didn't) work much. Õigekirjareeglid: · kui sõna lõpus on üks rõhuline stop stopped täishäälik + kaashäälik, siis kaashäälik plan planned kahekordistub lõpu -ed ees; prefer - preferred kui aga on kaks täishäälikut + kaashäälik, siis viimane ei kahekordistu ( seemed, looked ) · kui sõna lõpus on kaashäälik + y, carry carried siis -ed ees y i; try tried kui täishäälik + y, siis y jääb püsima ( played, stayed ) ...
pv +was/were + 1. pv + ing - I did not play -was/were + not ? did + 1. pv ? was were + ing täishäälik + kaashäälik siis kaashäälik kahekordistub -ed ees y muutub iks e kaob ära kui vaja lisada ing nt write-writing using points 1. lõpetatud tegevus 2.lseeria 3.mingisugusel ajahetkel lõpetatud tegevus 4.hobi või tegevus minevikus past continious 1.vahelesegatud tegevus 2. kindel aeg vahele segajana 3. parralleersed tegevused (while) 4. õhkkonna kirjeldamine palju tegevusi 5. korduv ärritav tegevus present perfect past perfect + have/has + 3. pv +had + 3. pv - have/has not + 3.pv -had + not + 3pv ?havve/has enne tegijat + 3. pv ? had enne tegijat + 3.pv using points 1. täpsustamata aeg enne praegust , a)kogemus b)ajavältel muutund tegevus c) saavutus d)erin...
+ Have/has + III PPC ... + Have/has been + -ing Minevik: PS -ed/III PC Was/were + -ing PP I/she/it/you/they + Had + -ed/III PPC - ... + had + been + -ing PPS - ... + have/has + III Olevik: Present Simple Lihtolevik: Tegijale harjumuspärane, tihti korduv tegevus, loodusseadused, sõiduplaanid, püsiv olukord. Eevery day/month/ year/once twice a week /often/ usually/ always/seldom/never. Tulevikku väljendades pärast: when, after, as soon as, until. Olekut väljendavate tegusõnadega: Like, love, hate, enjoy, prefer, adore; See, hear, smell, taste, feel, look, sound; Know, believe, understand, realise, remember, forget, notice, recognise, think, seem; Be, contain, include, belong, need, cost, mean, want, have, wish, own. He/she/it + -s /Does I/you/we sama /Do Present Continuous Kestev olevik: Tegevus toimub praegu. Tegevus toimub lähiajal. Ajutine o...
E.g. She stood up, went up to her and grabbed her wrists. Completed actions or events, which happened at a stated past time. E.g. I went to the cinema last night. Past habits or states. E.g. my grandfather always wore a hat. Complete actions not connected to the present with a stated or implied time reference. E.g. Beethoven created wonderful classical pieces. Time expressions used with Past Simple: yesterday, last week/month etc, ago, then, just, now, when, in 1991, etc Past continuous is used for: Actions in the middle of happening at a stated past time. E.g. She was flying to Paris this time last Monday. A past action in progress interrupted by another past action. The longer action is in the Past Continuous, the shorter action is in the past Simple. E.g. I...
Tamm Tsirguliina Secondary School 10.Class Past Simple - Lihtminevik Did + II pv ed We liked went to shop I didn't like to go shop Did we like to go shop? Kasutamine: yesterday, then, when, in 1999 etc, last night, last week, last year Past Continuous Kestev minevik Was/were (=olema minevikus + põhitegusõna + ing I was reading a book I wasn't reading a book Was I reading a book? Kasutamine: While, when, as, all morning, all day, all week Past Perfect - Enneminevik Had+ tegusõna III põhivorm (lõpuga ed või ebareeglipäraste sõnade puhul muu) I had asked I had not asked Had I asked? Kasutamine: before, after, already, just, for, since, when Past Perfect Continuous Kestev enn...
PAST TENSES Past Simple Used to talk about a completed past action which happened at a completed time in the past. We went to Tallinn yesterday. I saw him a long time ago. We met last week. Used to talk about a series of events that happened one after another. He walked to school, took off his coat, went to class and fell asleep. Used to report what people said. He said that he was tired. He asked to go home. Used after "It's time" (even though we're talking about now) It's time we talked about the past (now). After "I'd rather" (even though we're talking about now) I'd rather you drove (now). (But "I'd rather drive" if talking about yourself) After "I wish" (even though we're talking about now) I wish I had a million dollars (now). After "If only" (even talking though we're talking about now=...
Things in general. Nurses look after patients in hospitals. 2. Things that happen all the time or repeatedly. She usually goes away at weekends. 3. Laws of nature (things that are true in general). The sun rises in the east. 4. Timetable events. The train leaves at 6.50 p.m. Negative form: I don't (do not) normally eat my lunch here. He doesn't (does not) like this film at all. Question form: Do you live here? How often does it rain around here? Signal words: always, every day/month, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually etc. PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE (kestev olevik) Form: am/is/are + ing Use: 1. Unfinished actions happening at or around the time of speaking. Listen! Somebody is crying. They are building a new bridge in our town...
Past Simple /lihtminevik/ Formation/moodustamine: -- Kõikides pööretes/isikutes tegusõna II põhivorm, mis reeglina lõpeb mineviku tunnusega ed (like liked (hääldub [laikt]); hate hated [heitid]). Ebareeglipäraste sõnade puhul tuleb kasutada II põhivormi (vt. irregular verbs; ebareeglipäraste verbide tabel; näit. write wrote; run ran; buy bought jne.) - Küsimuste ja eitava vormi moodustamisel tuleb tegusõna panna algvormi; aga lisatakse mineviku abisõna did (Did you like the film? She did not (didn't) read the newspaper. When did you come home?) Jaatav Eitav Küsiv (kas-küsimus) I liked (went) I did not (didn't) like/go Did I go? (Läksin ma?) You liked (wento) You did not (didn't) like/go Did you like/go? He/she/it liked (went) He/she/it did not like/go Did he/sh...
Present Simple I Make Do not make Do I make? (lihtolevik) He/she/it Speaks Does not speak Does they go? We/you/they Do not go Do not go Present Continuous I am speaking Am not speaking Am I speaking? (kestev olevik) He/she/it is going Is not going Is he going? We/you/they are making Are not making Are you making? Present Perfect I Have asked Have not asked Have I asked? (täisminevik) He/she/it Has gone Has not gone Has she gone? We/you/they Have made Have not made Have they made? Present Perfect I have been asking Have not been asking Have I been asking? Continuous (kestev He/she/it has been going Has not been going Has he been goin...
2 The spelling of endings in the Present Simple ....................... 2 When to use the Present Simple ........................................... 3 The verb 'be' ......................................................................... 4 Present Continuous.............................................................. 5 The spelling of endings in the Present Continuous................ 5 When to use the Present Continuous.................................... 6 State verbs and event (action or dynamic) verbs ................... 7 Present Simple In the Present Simple we use the verb without an ending. I work you live we think they dance NB! In the third person singular (he, she, it, Mary, my friend, etc...
Past Tenses • Lihtminevik (Past Simple Past Indefinite) – ära toimunud, lõpetatud tegevus • Kestev minevik (Past Progressive Past Continuous) – minevikus pooleli olnud tegevus • Enneminevik !!! (Past Perfect) – minevik enne minevikku OLI -NUD • Kestev enneminevik (Past Perfect Progressive) – enne minevikku äsja lõppenud või toimumas olnud tegevus Created by Aari Juhanson, MA 2009 Past Simple • Ära toimunud (regulaarne) tegevus: I WORKED yesterday. She didn’t WORK last Monday. • Lõpetatud tegevus: I already CALLED them today. (I’m not going to call again!) Which countries did you VISIT? (You’re back …) BUT: Which countries have you VISITED so far? (You’re not back yet or you travel regularly …) • Jutustused, mineviku sündmuste kirjeldus: Once upon a time there LIVED a Garfield who HAD many friends. The first on...
Simple Continious Perfect to be + ing to have + III pv/ -ed I pv. is/am/are + ing Present -s (3 pööre) have/has + III pv/ -ed -/? Do, Does II pv. / -ed Past was/were + ing had -/? Did + I pv. Future Will + I pv. will be + ing will have ...
TEGUSÕNA PASSIIVI AJAD Present Present Simple Continuous Present Perfect AM + BEING + III HAVE/HAS + BEEN + OLEVIK AM/IS/ARE + III pv pv III pv nt. I am often invited to nt.She is being nt. They have been parties. manipulated. silenced by her sharp tongue. Passiivi Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect kasutatakse WAS + BEING + III samadel asjaoludel, MINEVIK WAS/WERE + III pv pv HAD + BEEN + III pv mil aktii...
· Üldine, tavapärane tegevus; loodusseadused / füüsika etc. reeglid: I usually DO NOT WORK in summer. She DOES NOT WORK at night. Magnet ATTRACTS iron. · !!! Spordikommentarid: ... and now he PASSES the ball ... and off he GOES towards the goal... · 1pv (+s/es Å he/she/it); ? DO(ES)+ 1pv ; - DO(ES) not + 1pv Aari Juhanson, MA 2008 Present Progressive · Hetkel toimuv, pooleliolev tegevus: S/he IS TALKing on the phone now. I AM READing an interesting book. · Ajutine, regulaarsele ja tavapärasele vastanduv tegevus (tulevikku viitav): This summer they ARE not GROWing cucumbers as usual. They'RE GROWing tomatoes instead. · !!! Halvakspanu väljendus harjumuspärase tegevuse kohta: He IS always COMPLAINing! · BE (am/is/are) + 1pv-ing Aari Juhanson, MA 2008 Pr...
I will have been asked. Will I be asked? Will I have been asked? I will not been asked. I will not have been asked. Active Passive Once a week, Tom cleans the Once a week, the house is cleaned Simple Present house. by Tom. Present Right now, Sarah is writing the Right now, the letter is being Continuous letter. written by Sarah. Simple Past Sam repaired the car. The car was repaired by Sam. The salesman was helping the The customer was being helped by Past customer when the thief came into the salesman when the thief came Continuous the store. into the store. Many tourists have visited that That castle has been visited by Present Perfect castle. many tourists. Present Perfect Recently, John has been doing the Recently, the work has been being Continuous work. done by John. George had repaired many cars Many cars had been repaired by Past Perfect before he received his mechanic's George before he received his license. mechanic's license. Chef Jones had bee...