Для образования прошедшего неопределенного (простого) времени правильных глаголов к инфинитиву глагола прибавляется суффикс -ed во всех лицах единственного и множественного числа:
I asked we asked
you asked you asked
he asked they asked
she asked
it asked
Форму простого прошедшего времени неправильных глаголов нужно заучивать так, как она дается в словаре: make-made; buy-bought; have-had.
Infinitive Past Indefinite
to buy bought [bLt ]
to come came [keim]
to do did [did]
to find found [faund]
to go went [went]
to have had [hxd ]
to know knew [nju:]
to let let [let]
to make made [meid]
to read read [red]
to say said [sed]
to see saw [sL]
Упражнение 12. Измените Past Indefinite на Present Indefinite.
1. He liked his nice house. 2. We knew this Russian company. 3. The children went to school. 4. The company looked for business partners in Great Britain.
Упражнение 13. Измените Present Indefinite на Past Indefinite.
1. They want to have a look at our web-site. 2. He often reads their profile. 3. I need some new functions on my computer. 4. They make calculations for our business. 5. She comes and does something on his computer.