Past Simple
1) Taisyklingi –ed:
(worked...)
a) Live – lived
b) Study – studied
(y+prieb.)
c) Play – played (y+balsė)
d) Stop – stopped
(travelled)
2) Netaisyklingi: go-went...
I did not work – didn’t work
I did not go (VI)
(Where) Did you go? (VI)
~ Yes, I did/No, I didn’t
Past Continuous
I, he, she, it was working
we, you, they were working
a) Live – living
b) Run – running
(travelling)
c) Study - studying
-I was NOT working.
was not – wasn’t
were not – weren’t
? Were you working? ~ Yes,
I was/No, I wasn’t
? Where was I working?
Past Simple Past Continuous
1) Įprastiems veiksmams, 1) Gali reikšti palaipsnį
įpročiams praeityje žymėti, e. vystymąsi, e. g. The wind was
g. She liked reading books. rising.
2) Kai duodamas konkretus 2) Dažnai vartojamas kartu su
laikas (1985) arba kai jo past simple, e. g. I was
klausiama. having a shower when the
3) Tačiau su šiuo laiku konkretus doorbell rang. Maudžiaussi
laikas nebūtinas. duše – vyko procesas, o
4) Kai pateikiamos konkrečios skambučio skambėjimas –
veiksmo aplinkybės. pertrauktas procesas.
5)Istorijoms pasakoti; kai veiksmai 3) Apibūdinti situaciją tuo metu,
vyko vienas po kito. e. g. The sun was shining and
the birds were singing when I
6) I said – aš pasakiau was walking in the forest.
REZULTATAS • 4) He was dancing and (was)
singing – nebūtina kartoti
I was saying then
PROCESAS
Past Simple Past Continuous
naudojamas su: naudojamas su:
Yesterday, last night…, When , while (tuo metu,
a month ago…, in 1990, kai), all day…
etc.
Būtasis dažninis laikas:
- I used to go – eidavau
used to: veiksmas ir būsena

- I would go – eidavau
would – tiktai veiksmas