Past Simple lesson

Past Simple Tense -

прошедшее простое время

We use past simple for:

1. Finished actions, states or habits in the past.

2. Unreal or imaginary things in the present or future.

3. Details of news.

4. Actions in stories.

How do we form Past Simple?

​+ was/were ...

- was/were + not ...

? was/were ... ?

Yes, was/were

No, wasn't/weren't

​She was in the gym

She wasn't in the gym

Was she in the gym?

Yes, she was

No, she wasn't

​! was (he, she, it)

! were (you, we, they)

Time to practice! Translations tasks!

Fill in the Blanks

Translate to English:

Я был большим фанатом футбола

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Translate to English:

Я была хороша в физике и географии

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Translate to English:

- Это была его сумка?

- Да.

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Translate to Russian:

They were in London in 1998.

Глагол Can - Прошедшая форма Could

Could - мог/умел; могла/умела; могли/умели

​+ He could fly a plane ( он умел управлять самолетом)

- He couldn't fly a plane ( он не умел управлять самолетом)

? Could he fly a plane? (умел он управлять самолетом?)

+ Yes, he could

- No, he couldn't

Fill in the Blanks

Translate to English:

Я умела плавать, но не умела кататься на велосипеде

Multiple Choice

He .... (can not) find a way out.

• couldn't

• can't

• wasn't

• weren't

Multiple Choice

... it his bag? (be)

• were

• was

• could

• been

Multiple Choice

We use Past Simple for finished actions, states or habits in the past.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

We use Past Simple to describe actions in stories.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

"Was" is used for you, we, they

• True

• False

Draw

Draw a heart if you understand Past Simple.

Draw a cloud if you still have some questions.

Draw a square if you did not understand anything(