2: 00 – It’s two o’clock. 2: 30 – It’s half past two. 2: 05

Use – ishlatishi:
Biz “past simple” ni quyidagi holatlarda ishlatamiz:
1. O’tgan zamonda aniq belgilangan paytda sodir bo’lgan ish-harakatlarda, ya’ni ish-harakatini qachon sodir bo’lganligini bilganimizda:
They graduated four years ago. (When did they graduate? Four years ago. We know the time)
Ular universitetni to’rt yil oldin bitirishgan. ( Qachon ular bitirishgan? To’rt yil oldin. Biz vaqtni bilamiz)
2. O’tgan zamonda takroran sodir bo’lgan ish-harakatlarga ammo hozirda sodir bo’lmayotgan ish-harakatlarga past simple ni ishlatamiz. Bunday ish-harakatlar bilan noaniq zamon ravishlari ham ishlatishimiz mumkin. (always – har doim, often-tez-tez, usualy-odatda, never-hech qachon, sometimes-bazida)
He often played football with his dad when he was five. (But he doesn’t play football with his dad any more)
U tez-tez dadasi bilan futbol o’ynab turardi qachonki u 5 yosh bo’lganida. ( Ammo u dadasi bilan hozir futbol o’ynamaydi)
3. O’tgan zamonda birin ketin sodir bo’lgan ish-harakatlarga “the past simple” ni ishlatamiz.
They cooked the meal first. Then they ate with their friends.
Ular birinchi ovqat pishirishdi. Keyin ular do’stlari bilan tanavul qilishdi.
4. Hozirda tirik bo’lmagan odamlar haqida gaplashganimizda Past Simple ni ishlatamiz.
Princess Diana visited a lot of schools. – Malika Diana ko’p maktablarga tashrif buyurgan.
Time Expressions – Vaqt iboralari:
Quyidagi vaqt iboralari “o’tgan oddiy zamon” bilan ishlatiladi.
Yesterday – kecha, last night – o’tgan tunda, last week – o’tgan hafta, last month – o’tgan oy, last year – o’tgan yil, last Monday – o’tgan dushanba, two days/weeks/months/years ago – ikki kun/hafta/oy/yil oldin, then – o’shanda, shundan so’ng, keyin, when – qachon (ki), in 1992 – 1992 yilda.
Short Answers – Qisqa javoblar.
Did you buy a gift for your mother? Yes, I did. – Onangizga sovg’a sotib olib berdingizmi? Ha
Did you +verb1…? Yes, I did/No, I didn’t
Yes, we did/No, we didn’t
Did he/she/it +verb1 …? Yes, he/she/it did
No, he/she/it didn’t
Did they+verb1…? Yes, they did/No, they didn’t
Used to
People used to dress differently in the past. – Odamlar o’tmishda boshqacha kiyinishar edi.
Women used to wear long dresses. – Ayollar uzun ko’ylaklar kiyishardilar.