1. Past Simple — простое прошедшее время

Когда используется Past Simple?

• Действие произошло в прошлом и завершилось.

• Мы называем точное время, когда это произошло.

• Действие было коротким или состояло из цепочки действий.

Сигнальные слова:

yesterday, last week/month/year, ago, in 2010, then, after that.

Образование:

Правильные глаголы: V + -ed
Неправильные глаголы: вторая форма (went, saw, took)

Примеры:

• I visited my grandparents yesterday.

• She played tennis last weekend.

• They went to the cinema two days ago.

---

2. Past Continuous — длительное прошедшее время

Когда используется Past Continuous?

• Действие длилось в определённый момент в прошлом.

• Мы говорим о фоне, на котором произошло другое действие.

• Состояние или процесс был длинным, незавершённым.

Как образуется?

was/were + V-ing

I/he/she/it — was
you/we/they — were

Примеры:

• I was reading a book at 7 pm.

• They were playing football when it started to rain.

• She was cooking while her brother was doing homework.

---

3. Как работают Past Simple и Past Continuous вместе?

Очень часто эти два времени встречаются в одном предложении.

Past Continuous — длинное действие (фон)

Past Simple — короткое действие, которое прервало его

Пример:

• I was walking to school when I saw a dog.
  (Я шёл в школу — длительное действие. Я увидел собаку — короткое действие.)

• They were watching TV when the lights went off.

Формула такая:
Past Continuous + when + Past Simple
или
Past Simple + while + Past Continuous

---

4. Разница в вопросах и отрицаниях

Past Simple

Отрицание: didn’t + V1
Вопрос: Did + subject + V1?

Примеры:

• Did you watch the film?

• I didn’t play football yesterday.

Past Continuous

Отрицание: was/were not + V-ing
Вопрос: Was/Were + subject + V-ing?

Примеры:

• Were you sleeping at 10 pm?

• She wasn’t listening to the teacher.

---

5. Типичные ошибки учеников

❌ I was went to school.
✔️ I went to school. (Past Simple)

❌ I didn’t went home.
✔️ I didn’t go home.

❌ Was you playing?
✔️ Were you playing?

❌ They were play football.
✔️ They were playing football.

---

Вопросы для самопроверки

A. Выбери правильный вариант

1. I ___ (played / was playing) computer games yesterday.

2. She ___ (was reading / read) a book when her mom came.

3. They ___ (were watching / watched) TV at 6 pm.

4. We ___ (walked / were walking) in the park when it started to rain.

5. He ___ (was doing / did) his homework when I called him.

---

B. Исправь ошибки

1. I didn’t went to school yesterday.

2. She was cook dinner at 5 pm.

3. Were he playing football?

4. They watched TV when I was calling them.

5. He was read a book when the phone rang.

---

C. Переведи на английский

1. Вчера я гулял в парке.

2. В 8 вечера я делал домашнее задание.

3. Мы смотрели телевизор, когда выключился свет.

4. Она готовила ужин, когда пришёл папа.

5. Они играли, когда пошёл дождь.

---

D. Ответь на вопросы

1. What were you doing yesterday at 7 pm?

2. What did you do last weekend?

3. Were you studying when your friend called you last time?

4. What were your parents doing in the morning?

5. What happened while you were walking to school?