Past Simple/Past Continuous

Past Continuous
Past Simple
+ V2
? & - Did/didn’t + V1
was
were
Did you do your homework yesterday?
I went to a café last week.
They didn’t see the film 2 days ago.
- What were you doing yesterday?
- I was watching TV.
My dad was painting the walls.
finished action in
action in progress in
past
past
+ Ving
завершенное
продолжительное

Past Continuous
Past Simple
While Jim was playing computer games, someone knocked on the door.
finished action in
action in progress in
past
past
завершенное
продолжительное
while/when
I finished my dinner when my dad was washing the car.

Present Simple
I drink tea every day.
Past Simple
I drank tea yesterday.
Present Perfect
I have drunk all the tea.

I ate a sausage
yesterday.
Past
Past Simple

I ate a sausage
yesterday.
Past Simple
Present Perfect
Past

We use the Present Perfect for things that happened in the past and have a result in the present.
We DON’T know the exact time or it’s NOT important in the Present Perfect.

PAST
Past Simple
Details & time
No details – just result in the present
Present Perfect
I’ve done my homework.
I did my homework at 5 o’clock yesterday.

Present Perfect
have/has + V3
(V3 = past participle)
I have done my homework.
She has cooked dinner.

I have done my homework.
I’ve done my homework.
She has cooked dinner.
She’s cooked dinner.
he/she/it has
we/you/they have

To make a negative sentence use haven’t or hasn’t
I haven’t done my homework.
She hasn’t cooked dinner.

- I’ve never …
Have you ever …?
ever = at any time of your life
never = at no time in your life
- He’s never …
+ Yes, I have.
+ Yes, he has.

yet, just, already
I’ve just had lunch.
Jane has already made lunch.
They haven’t visited Paris yet.
Have you seen this film yet?
already = yet
(только что)
(уже)
(еще не)
(уже)

still
Jane still hasn’t told me about the party next week.

make
do
performing or doing smth
duties (обязанности) or work/job