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Simple past
FORM
Examples:
· You called Debbie.
· Did you call Debbie?
· You did not call Debbie.
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past (1) أحداث اكتملت فى الماضى
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 mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind. # يستخدم الماضى البسيط للتعبير عن فكرة أن الحدث بدأ و انتهى فى وقت محدد فى الماضى، احياناً ربما لا يذكر المتحدث الوقت المحدد، لكن يوجد وقت محدد فى الذهن0 Examples:
· I saw a movie yesterday.
· * Last year, I traveled to Japan.
· I didn't see a play yesterday.
· * Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
· Did you have dinner last night?
· * Tom repaired the car
· She washed her car.
· * He didn't wash his car.
USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions (2) سلسلة من الأحداث المكتملة
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. 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 استمر فى الماضى
The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated يدل على by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc. Examples:
· I lived in Brazil for two years. * Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
· They sat at the beach all day. *We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
· They did not stay at the party the entire time.
· A: How long did you wait for them? B: We waited for one hour.
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USE 4 Habits in the Past (4) عادات فى الماضى
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. Examples:
· He played the violin. .
· * I studied French when I was a child
· He didn't play the piano.
· * She worked at the movie theater after school
· Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid? .
· They never went to school, they always skipped class.
USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations
The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression "used to." Examples:
· She was shyجبان as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
· He didn't like tomatoes before.
· Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?
· People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.
IMPORTANT When-Clauses Happen First
Clauses are groups of words which have meaning but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when I dropped my pen..." or "when class began..." These clauses are called when-clauses, and they are very important. The examples below containيشمل / يتضمن when-clauses. Examples:
· When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question.
- She answered my question when I paid her one dollar.
- I paid her one dollar when she answered my question.
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The negative النفى :--------------------------- ( Did not )
· He played the violin.
· He didn't play the violin.
· He played the piano.
· He didn't play the piano.
· I saw a movie yesterday.
· I didn't see a movie yesterday.
· I saw a play yesterday.
· I didn't see a play yesterday.
· Last year, I traveled to Japan.
· Last year, I didn't travel to Japan.
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