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PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS
Past simple jest czasem przeszłym dokonanym. Określa czynności, które wydarzyły się w
przeszłości.
W zdaniu twierdzącym do czasowników regularnych dodajemy końcówkę –ed. Natomiast formy
czasowników nieregularnych należy przyswoić z drugiej części tabelki czasowników
nieregularnych, np.:
1. She watched her favourite crime story again two days ago.
2. They left the house three hours ago.
W zdaniu pytającym operatorem jest did a czasownik ma formę bezokolicznika, np.:
WYRAZ
PYTAJĄCY
OPERATOR
DID
1. What did
Did
2. When did
Did
PODMIOT
CZASOWNIK W
BEZOKOLICZNIKU
she
she
they
they
watch
watch
leave
leave
DALSZA CZĘŚĆ ZDANIA
two days ago?
her favourite crime story two days ago?
the house?
the house three hours ago?
W zdaniu przeczącym “not” dodajemy zawsze do operatora: tu jest to did + not = didn't, a
czasownik ma formę bezokolicznika, np.:
1. She didn’t watch her favourite crime story again two days ago.
2. They didn’t leave the house three hours ago.
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Past continuous jest czasem przeszłym niedokonanym, co oznacza, że czynność przez niego
opisywana działa się w przeszłości lecz nie wiadomo czy się zakończyła czy nie.
W zdaniu twierdzącym, pytającym i przeczącym operatorem jest was/were, a do czasownika
dodajemy końcówkę –ing, pamiętając, że w przeczeniu do operatora dodajemy „not”
wasn’t/weren’t , a w pytaniu stosujemy szyk przestawny, np.:
My mum and I were walking in the park at his time yesterday.
Were we walking in the park at his time yesterday?
My mum and I weren’t walking in the park at his time yesterday.
Autor: Agnieszka Szefer
Konsultant: Wojciech Lisowski
EXERCISES
1. Circle the correct form.
(Zaznacz poprawną formę.)
1. She walked/was walking down the street when she met/was meeting her old friend from
primary school.
2. When I got back home my parents slept/were sleeping so I tried to be silent.
3. Did you watch/Were you watching the TV series when I called/were calling you last night?
4. The lights went out/were going out when they watched/were watching a thriller last night.
5. It was a lovely afternoon. The sun shone/was shining and it was really warm.
6. I tried/was trying on some clothes at the market when someone stole/was stealing my wallet.
7. He tripped over and fell / was falling off the stairs.
8. My sister left/ was leaving the house in the morning while I still slept/was still sleeping.
9. We played/were playing tennis when suddenly a strange man ran/was running onto the
court.
10. Tom didn’t take his keys and when I returned/was returning home from work he sat/was
sitting in front of the house.
2. Put the verbs in brackets in correct forms of past simple or past continuous.
(Czasowniki w nawiasach wstaw w odpowiedniej formie czasów past simple lub past
continuous)
1. Last week when we (go) to the leisure centre we suddenly (notice) a strange looking man.
2. Mother (cook) dinner an father (read) a newspaper while the children (play) in their room.
3. Three days ago while I (go) home for Christmas I (realize) that I (not have) any presents for
my family.
4. (you, be) aware of the consequences of your decision?
5. (Nell and her friends, manage) to pass all their exams last week?
6. She (not sleep) all night because her husband (snore) terribly.
7. Our neighbours (not come) back home last night.
8. She (wait) for him but he (not come) back for many hours last night.
9. We (hear) the terrible news few hours ago and we still (can not) understand why he (do) it.
10. Her parents (not be) very surprised hearing what she (be) like at school.
Autor: Agnieszka Szefer
Konsultant: Wojciech Lisowski
3. Write questions to the underlined parts of the sentences above.
(Napisz pytania do podkreślonych części powyższych zdań.)
1. ……………………………
2. ……………………………
3. ……………………………
4. ……………………………
5. ……………………………
6. ……………………………
7. ……………………………
8. ……………………………
9. ……………………………
10. ……………………………
4. Complete the story filling it in with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: Past
Simple or Past Continuous.
(Uzupełnij poniższe opowiadanie, wstawiając czasowniki podane w nawiasach w czasie
Past Simple lub Past Continuous.)
One afternoon I ……………… (take)(1) a bath in the bathroom upstairs. Suddenly the phone
……………… (ring)(2) in the hall. I …………….. (expect)(3) an important call so I
……………… (run)(4) downstairs. There ………… (be)(5) nobody else in the house so I
……………. (not get dressed)(6) again. However, while I …………… (stand)(7) in the hall
completely naked I ………….. (hear)(8) some voices outside. It was my daughter with her friends
but I …………… (have)(9) too little time to run back upstairs. Instead, I …………… (run)(10) to
the living room and …………… (hide)(11) behind the curtain. Unfortunately, the window cleaner
…………… (clean)(12) the windows. When he …………… (see)(13) me the poor man
………….. (fall)(14)off the ladder. Fortunately, when my daughter and her friends ……………….
(hear)(15) the noise they (run)(16) outside to help the man. In the end I ………………
(manage)(17) to get back to the bathroom in time but the whole situation was very embarrassing.
Autor: Agnieszka Szefer
Konsultant: Wojciech Lisowski