Используйте Past Simple когда говорим о каких то завершенных законченных действиях в прошлом.
| Form | Examples | |
| + | S + was S + were | Mr Black was serious. |
| — | S + was not (wasn’t) S + were not (weren’t) | The men were not busy. |
| ? | Was + S Question word/phrase + was + S Were + S Question word/phrase + were + S | Were you happy? Why was Mr Black serious? |
| Form | Examples | |
| + | S + Ved/d* (regular verbs) or V2 (irregular verbs) | He visited Italy 2 years ago. |
| — | S + did not (didn’t) + V | I didn’t want to go to the party. |
| ? | Did + S + V Question word/phrase + did + S + V | Did you buy it? When did she buy this bag? |
| Situation | Examples |
| a particular time | at 5 o’clock at lunchtime |
| holidays and weekends | at Christmas at weekends |
| certain expressions | at the moment at present at the same time |
| Situation | Examples |
| days | on Friday on Wednesday on Mondays on Christmas Day on Easter Day |
| parts of a specific day | on Friday morning on Monday morning on the evening |
| dates | on 16th May on the fifth of October on my birthday |
| Situation | Examples |
| months | in March |
| seasons | in winter in spring |
| years | in 1991 |
| parts of the day | in the evening in the morning in the afternoon BUT at night |
| periods of time (centuries) | in the 19th century |
No preposition with last, this, next, every + day/week/month/year.
E.g. last month, this year, next summer, every day.
Subject — сущ
Verb — глагол