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PAST

Past simple

One form for finished actions in the past: verb + -ed, or an irregular form. With did, the verb goes back to the base form.

Одна форма для завершених дій у минулому: дієслово + -ed або неправильна форма. Після did дієслово повертається до базової форми.

regular verbirregular verb
+I workedI went
−I didn't workI didn't go
?Did you work?Did you go?

Spelling: like → liked · stop → stopped · study → studied · Irregular: go → went · see → saw · have → had

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Finished actions: regular verbs

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Use verb + -ed for an action that started and finished in the past, often with yesterday or last week. Дієслово + -ed для дії, яка почалась і закінчилась у минулому, часто з yesterday, last week.

subject+ verb + -ed+ yesterday / last week

  • I watched a film yesterday. Вчора я дивився фільм.
  • They visited us last summer. Минулого літа вони відвідали нас.
  • I watch a film yesterday.
  • I watched a film yesterday.

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I the door and went in.

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Irregular verbs

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Many common verbs have their own past form. You have to learn them: go → went, see → saw, have → had. Багато поширених дієслів мають власну форму минулого часу. Їх треба вивчити: go → went, see → saw, have → had.

subject+ irregular past+ time word

  • We went to the beach on Saturday. У суботу ми ходили на пляж.
  • She had a headache this morning. Сьогодні вранці в неї боліла голова.
  • I goed to the shop.
  • I went to the shop.

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We to Paris last year.

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Negatives and questions with did

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Use did / didn't before the verb. After did the verb is in its base form, with no -ed. Did / didn't ставимо перед дієсловом. Після did дієслово в базовій формі, без -ed.

Did+ subject+ base verb

  • I didn't see the message. Я не бачив повідомлення.
  • Did you enjoy the party? Тобі сподобалась вечірка?
  • She didn't went home.
  • She didn't go home.

Типова помилка: Українською минулий час змінюється в самому дієслові («не пішов»). В англійській минулий час показує did, а дієслово лишається базовим.

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Telling a story in order

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Use it for events one after another in a story. Words like first, then, after that and when show the order. Для подій, які йдуть одна за одною в розповіді. Слова first, then, after that і when показують порядок.

First,+ subject+ past verb+ then+ past verb

  • I woke up, had a shower and left home. Я прокинувся, прийняв душ і вийшов з дому.
  • When the rain stopped, we went outside. Коли дощ припинився, ми вийшли надвір.
  • When I get home, I called her.
  • When I got home, I called her.

Типова помилка: В українській після «коли» в минулому теж минулий час. Не змішуйте з майбутнім: після when про минуле теж потрібен past simple.

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When the film  , everyone clapped.

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Past habits and states

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Use it for things that were true or that you did regularly in the past but no longer do. Для того, що було правдою або траплялося регулярно в минулому, а зараз ні.

subject+ past verb+ every day / when I was a child

  • When I was a child, I played outside every day. Коли я був дитиною, я щодня грав надворі.
  • We lived in a small village then. Тоді ми жили в маленькому селі.
  • When I was a child, I play outside.
  • When I was a child, I played outside.

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