1. Прошедшее действие с прямым или косвенным указанием
времени. Yesterday, last week,
an hour ago, the other day, on Monday, in 1995, during the war, in Warsaw. He
came yesterday. The lesson started 10 minutes ago.
2. Последовательность прошедших действий. He
left the hotel, took a taxi and drove to the theatre.
3. Обычное повторяющееся прошлое действие. Last year I
often went to the cinema.
4. Прошлое состояние. I lived in Poland for 5 years.
5. Будущее гипотетическое действие в условных
предложениях. If you went
there tomorrow, you would see him.
6. Настоящее гипотетическое действие или состояние в
условных предложениях. If you
went there every day, you would see him.
7. Просьбы, пожелания, сожаления, начинающиеся с I would
rather/sooner/prefer that, if only, I wish. I wish you didn’t smoke here. If
only you spoke Italian. I would rather that it were summer now.