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1- الماضي المنتظم
وهو إضافة ( d,ed ) عند تحويله إلىالماضي
مثل
Visit = visited
store = stored


2- الماضي الثابت
عدم تغير الفعل عند تحوله إلى الماضي
مثل
Put = Put
cut = cut


3- الماضي الشاذ
وهو تغير شكل الفعل عند تحوله إلى ماضي
مثل
Have = had
eat = ate


طريقة استعمال الماضي البسيط


بسيط جداَ:- عندللتعبير عن حدث وقع في الماضي ضمن فترة زمنية محددة
مثل هذه الفترات
“ ago , yesterday , for ages , last( week , month , day , … ) , that
( day , time week, … ) ,it’s ( time , 2hours , several days … )


مثال
I sent ( send ) a letter to my friend last week .
We had ( have ) a bike many years ago .


طريقة النفي
يتم نفي التصريف الثاني وذلك باستخدام فعل مجرد didn’t +
مثال
Had didn’t have
Broke didn’t break
Saw didn’t see


طرق وضع السؤال


الطريقة الأولى
a. Why questions
W.h + did + subject + verb (****) + object + comp?


مثال
What did John eat last evening ?
When did Ahmad leave last night ?


الطريقة الثانية
b.Yes , no questions
Did + subject + verb ( **** ) +object + comp ?


مثال
Did Ahmad watch television yesterday ?
Did Ali play basketball yesterday ?


التمارين



Who .............. ( smell ) burning food 2 minutes ago


You .................. ( sing ) well in the party last night


It's time we ............... ( close ) the shop


Suppose the teacher ................. ( catch ) us in his room


She wishes she ....................... ( know) the answer


I'd rather you ............... ( not/talk) so much


I .............. ( see ) friend yesterday


She ....................... ( study ) English two house ago


Three days ago we ....................... ( visit ) Babylon


John .................. ( play ) football last Sunday


Last winter he .................... ( be ) in London


Ahmad and Ali ................. ( be ) ill yesterday


Yesterday I ..................... ( not be ) at home


Last spring they ................. ( not to be ) in London


................... you ................. him last week


Why he ................. ( be ) late yesterda