26 letters but the letters like Y

а) дано время действия:

I met him yesterday. Pasteur died in 1985.

They came over to England a month ago. His parents passed away many years ago.

The exhibition took place yesterday.

b) когда спрашиваем о времени действия:

When did you meet him? What time did he arrive?

When did you eat lunch? When did she borrow the dictionary?

What time did he finish his work?

с) даже если время не указано все равно действия произошли в прошлом, это ясно из контекста:

The train was ten minutes late. I bought this car in Montreal.

How did you get your present job?

She spent the whole summer in the United States. (It is autumn now.)

She roamed around America for a year working in bars and restaurants.

(b) примеры,

My grandmother once saw Queen Victoria. (Queen Victoria is already dead and my grandmother will not see her anymore.)

Did you ever hear Maria Callas sing? (Probably Maria Callas does not sing anymore.)

Who wrote Hamlet? (The man who wrote Hamlet died.)

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  Для действий в прошлом, входящих в привычку:
  

He always carried an umbrella. They never drank wine.

She walked to school every day when she went to school.

LESSON 20