Образуйте Past Simple. John Ruggles (to like) anything which (to move) quickly on wheels. He (to know) the make of almost every car on the roads and most of his free time he (to spend) hanging around garages and filling stations. We also (to go) to the large Car Park where drivers sometimes (to give) interesting information on the different cars in the park. The Car Park (to be) a very interesting place and when the day of adventure (to come), John (to have) no difficulty to decide where to begin. It (to be) early when he (to arrive) There (to be) no tourists about, no cars at all except one in which (to sit) a large dog which (to show) such fine teeth as John (to come) near that he (to retreat) quickly to a seat under the Castle walls. From time to time he (to look) at the sky. He (to hope) it wasn't going to rain. The clock of the church (to strike) ten and a few cars (to begin) to arrive. Soon a large cat (to come in). John (to put) both his hands into his pockets and (to stand) looking at the car at a distance. A tall young man followed by a lady (to get out). John (to hear) the young man calling him. He (to run) up to the man and the man (to give) him a coin and (to ask) him to look after the car.

Упражнение: Past Simple (простое прошедшее время)

Правильный текст с глаголами в Past Simple:

John Ruggles liked anything which moved quickly on wheels. He knew the make of almost every car on the roads and most of his free time he spent hanging around garages and filling stations. We also went to the large Car Park where drivers sometimes gave interesting information on the different cars in the park.

The Car Park was a very interesting place and when the day of adventure came, John had no difficulty to decide where to begin. It was early when he arrived. There were no tourists about, no cars at all except one in which sat a large dog which showed such fine teeth as John came near that he retreated quickly to a seat under the Castle walls.

From time to time he looked at the sky. He hoped it wasn't going to rain. The clock of the church struck ten and a few cars began to arrive. Soon a large cat came in. John put both his hands into his pockets and stood looking at the car at a distance.

A tall young man followed by a lady got out. John heard the young man calling him. He ran up to the man and the man gave him a coin and asked him to look after the car.

Список глаголов в Past Simple по порядку

Объяснение

В Past Simple глаголы образуются двумя способами.

1. Правильные глаголы (Regular Verbs) — к основной форме добавляется окончание -ed:

• like → liked

• move → moved

• arrive → arrived

• show → showed

• retreat → retreated

• look → looked

• hope → hoped

• ask → asked

2. Неправильные глаголы (Irregular Verbs) — имеют особую форму прошедшего времени, которую необходимо запомнить:

• know → knew

• spend → spent

• go → went

• give → gave

• come → came

• have → had

• sit → sat

• strike → struck

• begin → began

• put → put

• stand → stood

• get → got

• hear → heard

• run → ran

Особенность глагола to be:

• was употребляется с I, he, she, it и существительными в единственном числе.

• were употребляется с you, we, they и существительными во множественном числе.

Поэтому правильно: The Car Park was a very interesting place, но There were no tourists about.

Примечание: В исходном тексте, вероятно, есть опечатка: Soon a large cat came in. По смыслу должно быть Soon a large car came in («Вскоре въехала большая машина»). На образование Past Simple это не влияет.