2.2. Образование past indefinite tense

Утвердительная форма

The country traded with other states.

The country sold machinery and equipment to its trade partners.

The country had contacts with other states.

There were trade relations between the countries.

Вопросительная форма

Did the country trade with other states?

Did the country sell machinery and equipment to its trade partners?

Did the country have contacts with other states?

Were there trade relations between the countries?

Could the country increase its trade turnover?

Отрицательная форма

The country did not trade with other states.

The country did not sell machinery and equip­ment to its trade partners.

The country did not have contacts (had no con­tacts) with other states.

There were no trade relations between the coun­tries.

The country could not increase its trade turn­over.

Утвердительная форма

The country will trade with other states.

The country’s trade turnover will be great.

Вопросительная форма

Will the country trade with other states?

Will the country’s trade turnover be great?

Отрицательная форма

The country will not (won’t) trade with these states this year.

The country’s trade turnover will not (won’t) be great.

Present

(факты,

повторяющиеся или постоянные

действия)

Past

(факты,

повторяющиеся или постоянные действия)

Future

(факты,

повторяющиеся или постоянные действия)

always, usually, often, seldom, sometimes, as a rule, every day/week, regularly

yesterday, ago, last week/year/month, in 1998, the day before yesterday

tomorrow, next week/year, soon, in a week, the day after tomorrow, in 2050

Утвердительная форма

I/we/you/they translate economic texts as a rule.

He/she translates economic texts as a rule.

Я перевожу ... как правило

I/he/she/ we/you/they translated economic / texts as a rule.

Я переводил ... как

правило

I/we/ she/he/ you/they

will translate economic / texts as a rule.

Я буду переводить ... как правило

Вопросительная форма

Do I/we/you/they translate economic texts as a rule?

Does he/she translate economic texts as a rule?

Did I/you/we/they/he/she translate economic texts as a rule?

Will I/we/you/they/she/he translate economic texts as a rule?

Отрицательная форма

I/we/you/they do not (don’t) translate economic texts as a rule.

He/she does not (doesn’t) translate eco­nomic texts as a rule.

I/he/she/we/you/they did not (didn’t) translate economic texts as a rule.

I/we/you/they/he/she will not (won’t) translate eco­nomic texts as a rule.

Утвердительные

предложения

Вопросительные

предложения

Отрицательные

предложения

1. There are deposits of diamonds in the country.

В этой стране есть запасы алма­зов.

2. There is also a wide variety of non-metallic minerals.

Существует также большое разно­образие неметаллических

минера­лов.

3. There were oil deposits in the country.

В стране имелись запасы нефти.

1. Are there deposits of diamonds in the country? Есть ли запасы алмазов в этой стране?

2. Is there also a wide variety of non-metallic minerals?

Существует ли также большое раз­нообразие неметаллических

мине­ралов?

3. Were there oil deposits in the country?

Имелись ли в стране запасы неф­ти?

1. There are no exploiting classes in our country.

В нашей стране нет эксплуата­торских классов.

2. There will not be many mineral resources left in Europe soon.

В Европе скоро будет совсем не­много минеральных запасов.

3. According to Western experts there were no oil deposits in the country.

По мнению западных экспертов, в стране не было месторождений нефти.