Simple Past Tense (Egyszer� m�lt id�)

Alakjai: I went to Spain last year./ Did you go to Spain? / I did not go to Spain.

Haszn�lata:

i.) olyan m�ltbeli cselekv�sek kifejez�s�re, amelyek m�r lez�rultak �s nincs kapcsolatuk a jelennel.I graduated from university in 1999.

ii.) ha konkr�t m�ltbeli id�pont szerepel a mondatban

last week/year/month

yesterday/two days ago

in 1956

when my father arrived home

2 minutes /10 hours ago

iii.) ha nincs konkr�t m�ltbeli id�pont, de a sz�vegk�rnyezetb� egy�rtelm�en kider�l, hogy egy m�ltban lez�rult cselekv�sr�l van sz�.

Did you enjoy the party? (tudjuk, hogy a tegnap esti partir�l van sz�)

iv.) m�ltbeli t�rt�net elmes�l�se, narr�tori m�lt

I woke up, brushed my teeth, got dressed and left home.

Past continuous

Alakjai:  I was waiting for the bus. / Were you waiting for the bus? / She was not waiting for the bus.

Haszn�lata:

i.) a m�lt egy adott pillanat�ban folyamatos cselekv�s kifejez�s�re

I was reading a book last night at 5 o’clock.

ii.) k�t m�ltbeli cselekv�s k�z�l a tart�sabb, hosszabb ideig tart� kifejez�s�re !!!

I was cooking when my wife arrived.

iii.) k�t m�ltbeli p�rhuzamos cselekv�s kifejez�s�re

I was cooking and/while my wife was watching the TV.

!!! figyelj�k meg a k�l�nbs�get a k�t mondat k�z�tt !!!

When I arrived home my mother was cooking dinner. (amikor meg�rkeztem anyuk�m �ppen a vacsor�t k�sz�tette)

When I arrived home my mother cooked dinner. (meg�rkeztem, azt�n anyuk�m elk�sz�tette a vacsor�t - a k�t cselekv�s egym�st k�vette)

iv.) m�ltbeli t�rt�net elbesz�l�sekor, le�r� r�szekn�l haszn�latos

The man was wearing a long black suit.

v.) egyes kifejez�sek haszn�latakor

it was getting … / I was wondering / I was thinking … etc.

Past Perfect

1. K�pz�se: alany + had (I'd, she'd … etc.) + az ige 3. alakja
  
   I / we / they / you had gone.
   
   He / she / it had been stopped.

   I didn't go to the cinema last night because I had seen the film.

2. Haszn�lata:

a, Elõidejûs�g kifejez�s�re: a m�ltban t�rt�nt k�t cselekv�s k�z�l a kor�bbi kifejez�s�re

  When I arrived home, my father had already left the house.

  He was very happy because he had never seen such a good film.

  I did my homework after I had played football. (First I played football, the I did my homework)

b, after / before

  After I had done the shopping I went to my friend.

  Before I went to my friend I had done the shopping.

Past Perfect Continuous


1. K�pz�se: alany + had + been + …-ing

I had been playing basketball.


2. Haszn�lata:

a, Olyan cselekv�s kifejez�s�re, amely egy m�ltbeli cselekm�ny el�tt t�rt�nt �s huzamosabb ideig tartott.

My father arrived home and he was very tired. He had been playing football.

I gave up smoking 5 years ago. I had been smoking for 10 years.