Past Simple Tense To be
Глагол to be в Past Simple
I/ He/ She/ It → was
I was at school yesterday.
You/ We/ They → were
They were in the forest last night.
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Present Simple
1 . I am at home now.
Past Simple
- I was at home yesterday.
2. Fred is happy now.
2. Fred was happy yesterday.
3. My friends are classmates.
3. My friends were classmates.
Negative Sentence ( - )
was + not = wasn’t
My sister wasn’t in the park.
were + not = weren’t
They weren’t at school yesterday.
Compare
- (+) I was at home yesterday.
(-) I was not at home yesterday.
2. (+) They were in the forest last night.
(-) They were not in the forest last night.
Interrogative Sentence (?)
C труктура вопроса
Was/ Were + П + …?
C труктура ответа
(+) Yes, П + was/ were.
(-) No, П + wasn’t/ weren’t.
- - Was it interesting at the party yesterday?
-Yes, it was .
2. - Were they in the forest last night?
-No, they weren’t .
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1.(+) Fred was happy yesterday.
(?) Was Fred happy yesterday?
2.(+) The children were in the zoo a week ago.
(?) Were the children in the zoo a week ago?
- yesterday - вчера
- the day before yesterday -позавчера
- last week - на прошлой неделе
- last month/year - в прошлом месяце / году
- … minutes/hours/months/years ago -…минут / часов / месяцев / лет назад
1.last year a) прошлой зимой
2.last winter b) прошлой пятницей
3. a month ago c )в прошлом году
4.last Friday d) месяц назад
5.yesterday e) семь минут назад
6.a week ago f) позавчера
7.ten days ago g) вчера
8.the day before yesterday h) неделю тому назад
9.seven minutes ago i) десять дней тому назад
Специальный вопрос (?)
Структура специального вопроса
В.С. + was/ were + П + … ?
Ответ полным предложением
Структура вопроса к подлежащему
Who/ What + was + …?
Структура ответа
П + was/ were.
- What was on the table? – The book was .
- Who was in the park? – The children were .
How many + существительное (для исчисляемых существительных)-сколько?
How much + существительное (для неисчисляемых существительных)-сколько?
How long - как долго?
What + существительное-какой?
What -что?
What kind of + существительное-Какой? Какого рода (вида)?
Where -где? куда?
When -когда?
Who -кто?
Whose + существительное-чей?
Whom -кого?
Why -почему? зачем?
Which + существительное-который?
How -как?
Специальный вопрос (?)
1. (+) He was in Moscow last year.
(?) Where was he last year?
2. (+) My friends were at school in the morning.
(?) When were my friends at school?
Разделительный вопрос (?)
Структура разделительного вопроса
1)П 2) was/ were … ,3) wasn’t/weren’t 4)П?
Ответ
Утвердительный- 1)Yes,2) П 3) was/were
Отрицательный- 1) No, 2) П 3) wasn’t/weren’t
1.-They were at home yesterday, weren’t they?
-Yes, they were .
2.-Simon was in the park yesterday, wasn’t he?
-No, he wasn’t .
