Cvičení středně pokročilí: čas minulý prostý a průběhový

Cvičení anglické gramatiky pro mírně a středně pokročilé

V tomto cvičení si procvičíte čas minulý prostý a průběhový.

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Doplňte slova ze závorek do textu ve správném čase – minulém prostém nebo průběhovém.

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Structure of past simple
positive	negative	question
I / you / he / she / it / we / they arrived.	I / you / he / she / it / we / they didn’t arrive.	Did I / you / he / she / it / we / they arrive?

Structure of past continuous
positive	negative	question
I was reading a book. He was reading a book. She was reading a book. It was raining.	I wasn’t reading a book. He wasn’t reading a book. She wasn’t reading a book. It wasn’t raining.	Was I reading a book? Was he reading a book? Was she reading a book? Was it raining?
You were reading a book. We were reading a book. They were reading a book.	You weren’t reading a book. We weren’t reading a book. They weren’t reading a book.	Were you reading a book? Were we reading a book? Were they reading a book?

Past simple – common mistakes
Common mistakes	Correct version	Why?
I was work in London.	I worked in London.	In positive sentences, a helping verb such as was or did is not used.
He worked in London?	Did he work in London?	The helping verb did is used in past simple questions.
Worked he in London?	Did he work in London?	The helping verb did is used in past simple questions.
Did he wrote a letter?	Did he write a letter?	The main verb is used in the infinitive form in questions and negatives.
He didn't wrote a letter.	He didn't write a letter.	The main verb is used in the infinitive form in questions and negatives.
He writed a letter.	He wrote a letter.	Some verbs are irregular. Not all verbs end in -ed in the past simple form.

Past continuous – common mistakes
Common mistakes	Correct version	Why?
I waiting for him almost two hours.	I was waiting for him almost two hours.	To form the past continuous we use was/were + verb (-ing).
What did he doing when you saw him?	What was he doing when you saw him?	To form the past continuous we use was/were + verb (-ing).
We were playing tennis every morning.	We played tennis every morning.	We mostly use the past simple tense (we played) for repeated actions in the past.
They watched TV when I came.	They were watching TV when I came.	We use the past continuous when we want to say what was happening (what was in progress) at a particular time in the past.