英語を学ぶうえで欠かせないのが、時制を理解することです。特にSimple Past(単純過去形)とPast Progressive(進行形過去)の使い分けは、英語の過去を表現する際に非常に重要です。Simple Pastは、過去の特定の時点で完了した行動や状態を示し、Past Progressiveは過去のある期間に行われていた進行中の行動や状況を示します。これら二つの時制の違いをしっかりと理解し、適切に使い分けることで、より正確で自然な英語表現が可能になります。
この演習では、Simple PastとPast Progressiveの形を使った英文を用意しました。文中の空欄に適切な動詞形を入れて、その文が過去の出来事をどのように表しているのかを考えながら練習しましょう。各文にはヒントとしてキューワードが添えられています。しっかりと文脈を読み取りながら、正しい時制を選んでください。
Exercise 1: Simple Past
He *ate* (eat) breakfast at 7:00 AM yesterday.
They *watched* (watch) a movie last night.
I *walked* (walk) to school this morning.
Our team *won* (win) the championship last year.
She *did* (do) her homework before going to bed.
We *visited* (visit) our grandparents over the weekend.
It *rained* (rain) heavily during the night.
You *finished* (finish) the project last week, right?
The train *left* (leave) the station at 9 o’clock.
They *closed* (close) the shop early yesterday evening.
She *forgot* (forget) to bring her umbrella.
I *saw* (see) him at the grocery store two days ago.
The baby *slept* (sleep) through the night.
We *had* (have) a great time at the party.
You *said* (say) you would call me but you didn’t.
Exercise 2: Past Progressive
She *was cooking* (cook) dinner when I arrived.
They *were playing* (play) soccer at 4 PM yesterday.
He *was studying* (study) all night for his exams.
We *were listening* (listen) to music when the phone rang.
The birds *were singing* (sing) early in the morning.
I *was waiting* (wait) for her when it began to rain.
You *were working* (work) on your essay last night, weren’t you?
The children *were swimming* (swim) when the thunderstorm started.
She *was reading* (read) a novel when I saw her in the library.
It *was snowing* (snow) when we woke up this morning.
They *were arguing* (argue) about something frivolous.
I *was thinking* (think) about calling you but then I got distracted.
You *were driving* (drive) when I called you, right?
He *was repairing* (repair) the roof when the accident happened.
We *were discussing* (discuss) our travel plans when she interrupted us.