In the World of Grammar

Past Simple Прошедшее простое время | Past Progressive Прошедшее продолженное время | Past Perfect Прошедшее совершенное время | Past Perfect Progressive Прошедшее совершенное продолженное время
Образование
Утвердительная форма I worked You worked He worked | Утвердительная форма I was working You were working He was working | Утвердительная форма I had worked You had worked He had worked | Утвердительная форма I had been working You had been working He had been working
Вопросительная форма Did I work? Did you work? Did he work? | Вопросительная форма Was I working? Were you working? Was he working? | Вопросительная форма Had I worked? Had you worked? Had he worked? | Вопросительная форма Had I been working? Had you been working? Had he been working?
Отрицательная форма I didn't work You didn't work He didn't work | Отрицательная форма I was not working You were not working He was not working | Отрицательная форма I had not worked You had not worked He had not worked | Отрицательная форма I had not been working You had not been working He had not been working
Употребление
Повторяющегося действия в прошлом на протяжении какого-либо промежутка времени, не связанного с настоящим I went abroad a lot last year. | Конкретного действия, длившегося в точно указанный момент или период в прошлом He was doing his homework at 3 o'clock yesterday. | Для выражения действия, завершившегося до какого-либо момента ли другого действия в прошлом He had returned home by 5 o'clock yesterday. | Для выражения действия, которое началось до определенного момента или другого действия в прошлом и продолжалось в этот момент She was angry. She had been waiting for him for 4 hours.
Последовательности действий в прошлом He stood up, took his bag and left the room. | Будущего действия, которое запланировано в прошлом, главным образом, с глаголами движения He was having dinner when I came to him. | . В предложениях, в которых одно действие завершилось до другого действия, длящегося в прошлом He had already cooked dinner when his wife came home. | Для выражения действия, которое началось и длилось вплоть до другого действия в прошлом He had been sitting there for two hours when she came at last.
Однократного действия в прошлом I saw him two days ago.
Используемые обстоятельства времени, предлоги и вводные слова
yesterday, last night, a week ago, the other day, last week (month, year), in 2000 - в 2000 | at 3 o'clock yesterday, the whole day yesterday, when I came etc. | by 5 o'clock yesterday, when I came etc. | for two hours, since 5 o’clock, when I came etc.