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10-18-2007, 09:28 PM
Simple Past(part 1 )
FORM
[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs
Examples:
You called Debbie.
Did you call Debbie?
You did not call Debbie.
Complete List of Simple Past Forms
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past
Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
يسنخدم الماضي البسيط للتعبير عن حدث بدء و انتهى في وقت محدد في الماضي. أحيانا قد لا يذكر المتحدث ذلك الوقت المحدد، لكنه في ذهنه.
Examples:
I saw a movie yesterday.
I didn't see a play yesterday.
Last year, I traveled to Japan.
Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
Did you have dinner last night?
She washed her car.
He didn't wash his car.
USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions
We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.
نستخدم الماضي البسيط لنسرد سلسلة من الأحداث المنتهية في الماضي، تحدث هذه الأحداث متتالية كالحدث الأول بعده الثاني و ما إلى ذلك.
Examples:
I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?
USE 3 Duration in Past
The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
يمكن للماضي البسيط أن يستخدم مع الأمد أو الفترة التي تبدأ و تنتهي في الماضي. الفترة هي حدث طويل يشار إليه بالتعبيرات for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year
Examples:
I lived in Brazil for two years.
Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
They sat at the beach all day.
They did not stay at the party the entire time.
We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.
USE 4 Habits in the Past
The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.
كما يستخدم الماضي البسيط للتعبير عن عادة توقفت في الماضي، كما نقول مثلاً أعدت على used to لتشير إلى أنها عادة، و يستخدم معها التعبيرات مثل: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc
Examples:
I studied French when I was a child.
He played the violin.
He didn't play the piano.
Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
She worked at the movie theater after school.
They never went to school, they always skipped class.
USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations
للدرس بقية:SnipeR (27):
FORM
[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs
Examples:
You called Debbie.
Did you call Debbie?
You did not call Debbie.
Complete List of Simple Past Forms
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past
Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
يسنخدم الماضي البسيط للتعبير عن حدث بدء و انتهى في وقت محدد في الماضي. أحيانا قد لا يذكر المتحدث ذلك الوقت المحدد، لكنه في ذهنه.
Examples:
I saw a movie yesterday.
I didn't see a play yesterday.
Last year, I traveled to Japan.
Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
Did you have dinner last night?
She washed her car.
He didn't wash his car.
USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions
We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.
نستخدم الماضي البسيط لنسرد سلسلة من الأحداث المنتهية في الماضي، تحدث هذه الأحداث متتالية كالحدث الأول بعده الثاني و ما إلى ذلك.
Examples:
I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?
USE 3 Duration in Past
The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
يمكن للماضي البسيط أن يستخدم مع الأمد أو الفترة التي تبدأ و تنتهي في الماضي. الفترة هي حدث طويل يشار إليه بالتعبيرات for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year
Examples:
I lived in Brazil for two years.
Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
They sat at the beach all day.
They did not stay at the party the entire time.
We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.
USE 4 Habits in the Past
The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.
كما يستخدم الماضي البسيط للتعبير عن عادة توقفت في الماضي، كما نقول مثلاً أعدت على used to لتشير إلى أنها عادة، و يستخدم معها التعبيرات مثل: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc
Examples:
I studied French when I was a child.
He played the violin.
He didn't play the piano.
Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
She worked at the movie theater after school.
They never went to school, they always skipped class.
USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations
للدرس بقية:SnipeR (27):