The past perfect tense. Прошедшее совершенное время
Время Present Perfect описывает настоящую ситуацию, которая является результатом какого-то прошедшего действия (describes a present situation which is a result of the past action).
Пример:
I have been to Australia twice. (Present Perfect)
Время Past Simple описывает факт в прошлом (describes a fact in the past).
Пример:
I spent my summer holiday in Australia last year. (Past Simple)
Рис. 1. Past Simple и Present Perfect
Время Present Perfect используется для описания настоящей ситуации, которая является результатом действия, случившегося в некий момент в прошлом (is used to talk about a present situation which is a result of something that happened at an unspecified time in the past).
Пример:
I have given your article to the professor.
«Сигнальные слова» для Present Perfect
Ever Never Just Already Lately Recently This morning Yet Today Since For For ages |
Как видно, для времени Present Perfect характерны «сигнальные слова» just, ever, never. Конкретное время при этом не указывается (the exact time is not mentioned). Важен лишь жизненный опыт.
Пример:
You cannot meet Ms. Jones. She has just left.
Have you ever worked abroad?
I have never been to China.
Время Present Perfect используется со словами already (в утвердительных предложениях) и yet (в отрицаниях и вопросах).
Пример:
She has already printed this page.
Have you talked to Peter yet?
I have not talked to him yet.
Также время Present Perfect используется со словами for (для указания на период времени) и since (если нужно сказать, когда началось действие).
For |
ten minutes / six days / two months / three years / a long time / ages / etc. |
Since |
9.30 / Monday / the 14th / last week / August / 1998 / I graduated from university / etc. |
Пример:
I have been with my company for three years.
I have been in this company since 2010.
Образование Past Perfect
Рис. 2. Времена группы Past
Past Perfect = had + Past Participle (V3)
Утверждения:
I had eaten.
We had eaten.
You had eaten.
He had eaten.
She had eaten.
It had eaten.
They had eaten.
Отрицания:
I hadn’t eaten.
We hadn’t eaten.
You hadn’t eaten.
He hadn’t eaten.
She hadn’t eaten.
It hadn’t eaten.
They hadn’t eaten.
Вопросы:
Had I eaten?
Had we eaten?
Had you eaten?
Had he eaten?
Had she eaten?
Had it eaten?
Had they eaten?
Обратите внимание: 3 форма глагола (V3/Past Participle) используется во всех формах Past Perfect.
Рис. 3. Формы неправильных глаголов
Simple Past
Время Simple Past используется для описания законченных действий в прошлом (is used to talk about completed actions in the past). The Simple Past часто используется с выражениями, которые указывают на время в прошлом (is often used with expressions that refer to points of time in the past).
«Сигнальные слова» для Past Simple
at |
4 o’clock / 2.12 / the end of the year / Christmas |
on |
Tuesday / 19th March / the 21st / New Year’s Day |
in |
January / 1999 / the 1990s / summer |
no prepositions |
yesterday / yesterday morning / last Monday / next April / a few days ago / the day before yesterday / when I was young |
Использование Past Perfect
Время Past Perfect используется:
для описания действий, случившихся ранее другого действия в прошлом, при этом более позднее действие выражается временем Past Simple;
Пример:
When I arrived at the airport, my plane had already flown away.
She started writing the letter after her children had gone to school.
для описания действий, закончившихся к определенному моменту в прошлом.
Пример:
I had finished doing my project by 4 o’clock.
We had all arrived by 10 o’clock.
Упражнение 1
Чтобы лучше понять и усвоить особенности употребления времени Past Perfect, необходимо выполнить следующие упражнения.
Составьте из следующих простых предложений одно сложное, основываясь на правиле образования Past Perfect.
I took a bus to school. Before that I ate breakfast.
I came to this class. Before that I didn’t study English.
I left the house. Before that I turned off the lights.
I had a test. Before that I studied all the new words.
Ответы к упражнению:
I had eaten breakfast before I took a bus to school.
I hadn’t studied English before I came to this class.
I had turned off the lights before I left the house.
I had studied all the new words before I had a test.
Обратите внимание: Оба действия относятся к прошлому, но одно предшествует другому.
Past Perfect
Past Perfect образуется с помощью вспомогательного глагола had и past participle.
Выражает завершенное действие, случившееся ранее другого действия в прошлом.
Пример:
You had studied English before you moved to New York.
Had you studied English before you moved to New York?
You had not studied English before you moved to New York.
Когда в предложении два сказуемых, одно сказуемое будет использоваться в Past Perfect, а другое – в Past Simple.
Пример:
By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years.
She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska.
Упражнение 2
Перепишите предложения, образовав из них вопрос. Дайте краткий ответ.
I had eaten breakfast before I took a bus to school.
I hadn’t studied English before I came to this class.
Ответы к упражнению:
Had I eaten breakfast before I took a bus to school? – Yes, I had. /No, I hadn’t.
Had I studied English before I came to this class? – Yes, I had. /No, I hadn’t.
Обратите внимание: Со словами before и after используйте Past Perfect.
Упражнение 3
Вставьте before или after, исходя из пояснений после предложения.
They put out the fire ____________ the fire brigade arrived. The fire brigade was late.
They put out the fire ____________ the fire brigade arrived. The fire brigade was on time to put out the fire.
The car was repaired __________________ he sold it. The car was working well when he sold it.
The car was repaired __________________ he sold it. He sold it damaged.
Ответы к упражнению:
They put out the fire BEFORE the fire brigade arrived. The fire brigade was late.
They put out the fire AFTER the fire brigade arrived. The fire brigade was on time to put out the fire.
The car was repaired BEFORE he sold it. The car was working well when he sold it.
The car was repaired AFTER he sold it. He sold it damaged.
Упражнение 4
Поставьте глаголы в нужное время – Past Simple или Past Perfect.
It was Friday – the day for a famous party at Wellington School. When Jane came to the party, the music __________________ (already/start). Tim suddenly ____________ (notice) Jane and ____________ (feel) shocked. He _______________ (look for her) for 2 years. They __________ (meet) each other at a holiday camp in 2011, but mysteriously Jane ___________ (disappear) after a while. He _____________ (think) about her since then. At the party, Jane was talking to one of her friends while most of students were dancing. Tim ______________ (decide) to talk to her and ____________ (wait) for her friend to leave. When he ___________ (go) next to her, she was searching for something in her bag, so she __________ (not see) him. As soon as he ____________ (touch) her on the shoulder, she ___________ (raise) her head and couldn’t believe her eyes. She ____________ (never/forget) him. At the end of the party, no one _______ (be) happier than Jane and Tim as they ___________ (find) each other after two years.
Ответы к упражнению:
It was Friday – the day for a famous party at Wellington School. When Jane came to the party, the music had already started. Tim suddenly noticed Jane and felt shocked. He had looked for her for 2 years. They met each other at a holiday camp in 2011, but mysteriously Jane disappeared after a while. He thought about her since then. At the party, Jane was talking to one of her friends while most of students were dancing. Tim decided to talk to her and waited for her friend to leave. When he went next to her, she was searching for something in her bag, so she didn’t see him. As soon as he touched her on the shoulder, she raised her head and couldn’t believe her eyes. She had never forgotten him. At the end of the party, no one was happier than Jane and Tim as they found each other after two years.
Вопросы к конспектам
Переведите на английский язык, употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или Past Perfect:
а) Я уже заказала пиццу, когда пришли гости.
б) Он отправил все письма к 6 вечера вчера.
в) Когда ее муж вернулся, она уже накрыла на стол.
г) Они продали дом, прежде чем мы узнали об их планах.
д) Дети перевели текст к прошлой пятнице.
е) Когда мы приехали на вокзал, мы поняли, что забыли билеты дома.
ж) Она прочитала 20 страниц до того как пришла мама.