Question

Объяснить использование (указать сигнальные слова) Простого Прошедшего и Настоящего Совершенного времен в следующих предложениях. 1. We had a nice walk two days ago. 2. When did the last readers' conference take place? 3. When my son was in the country last winter he played snowballs almost every day. 4. He used to ski and to skate in winter. 5. He visited his native town in 1990. 6. The man entered the room, sat down at the table, ordered some food and began to read a newspaper. 7. She looked for a job for several months. 8. I found this purse at the Flea market. 9. We have run out of sugar. Could you spare me some? 10. It's the best picture I have ever taken. II. It has been windy all day. 12. Nick has chosen a story by William Somerset Maugham for his home reading report. 13. I haven't seen anything interesting lately. 14. Have you checked your voice mail today? 15. They will make the decision after they have interviewed all the applicants. 16. It has been a pleasure to be of assistance. 17. I have always believed that she will come back one day.

Answer 1

1. We had a nice walk two days ago. 2. When did the last readers' conference take place? 3. When my son was in the country last winter he played snowballs almost every day. 4. He used to ski and to skate in winter. 5. He visited his native town in 1990. 6. The man entered the room, sat down at the table, ordered some food and began to read a newspaper. 7. She looked for a job for several months. 8. I found this purse at the Flea market. 9. We have run out of sugar. Could you spare me some? 10. It's the best picture I have ever taken. II. It has been windy all day. 12. Nick has chosen a story by William Somerset Maugham for his home reading report. 13. I haven't seen anything interesting lately. 14. Have you checked your voice mail today? 15. They will make the decision after they have interviewed all the applicants. 16. It has been a pleasure to be of assistance. 17. I have always believed that she will come back one day.

Answer 2

1. We had a nice walk two days ago. (Past Simple) - The signal word "two days ago" indicates a specific time in the past when the action of having a nice walk occurred.

2. When did the last readers' conference take place? (Past Simple) - The signal word "did" is used to form the interrogative past simple tense, asking about the time when the readers' conference occurred.

3. When my son was in the country last winter, he played snowballs almost every day. (Past Simple) - The signal words "last winter" and "played" indicate a specific time in the past when the action of playing snowballs happened repeatedly.

4. He used to ski and skate in winter. (Past Simple) - The phrase "used to" indicates a habitual action in the past, referring to the regular practice of skiing and skating in winter.

5. He visited his native town in 1990. (Past Simple) - The signal word "in" followed by the specific year "1990" indicates the past time when the action of visiting his native town took place.

6. The man entered the room, sat down at the table, ordered some food, and began to read a newspaper. (Past Simple) - The sequence of actions described in the past simple tense shows a series of events that occurred in the past.

7. She looked for a job for several months. (Past Simple) - The phrase "for several months" indicates a duration of time in the past when the action of looking for a job happened.

8. I found this purse at the Flea market. (Past Simple) - The verb "found" in the past simple tense indicates a completed action of discovering the purse at a specific time in the past.

9. We have run out of sugar. Could you spare me some? (Present Perfect) - The phrase "have run out" in the present perfect tense indicates a present situation resulting from the action of running out of sugar in the past.

10. It's the best picture I have ever taken. (Present Perfect) - The phrase "have ever taken" in the present perfect tense emphasizes the action of taking pictures in the past, indicating a connection to the present.

11. It has been windy all day. (Present Perfect) - The phrase "has been" in the present perfect tense indicates a continuous state that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.

12. Nick has chosen a story by William Somerset Maugham for his home reading report. (Present Perfect) - The verb "has chosen" in the present perfect tense indicates an action completed in the past with a relevance to the present.

13. I haven't seen anything interesting lately. (Present Perfect) - The phrase "haven't seen" in the present perfect tense indicates a lack of seeing anything interesting in the recent past up until now.

14. Have you checked your voicemail today? (Present Perfect) - The word "have" in the present perfect tense is used to form a question about whether the action of checking the voicemail occurred at any point before the present moment.

15. They will make the decision after they have interviewed all the applicants. (Present Perfect) - The phrase "have interviewed" in the present perfect tense indicates a completed action of interviewing the applicants that is relevant to the decision-making process in the future.

16. It has been a pleasure to be of assistance. (Present Perfect) - The phrase "has been" in the present perfect tense indicates a state of pleasure that started in the past and continues up to the present moment.

17. I have always believed that she will come back one day. (Present Perfect) - The phrase "have always believed" in the present perfect