For və since:
For və since sözlərindən hadisənin nə qədər müddətdə baş verdiyini bildirmək üçün işlədirik:
For:
For müddət (3 days, two years və s.) ifadəsi:
Richard has been in Canada for six months. ('since six months' -- yox)
We've been waiting for two hours. ('since two hours' -- yox)
I've lived in London for a long time.
Since:
Since müddətin başlanğıcı (Monday, 9 o'clock və s.) ifadəsi:
Richard has been in Canada since January. (= from January to now)
We've been waiting since 9 o'clock. (= from 9 o'clock to now)
I've lived in London since I was ten years old.
For və since sözlərindən bitmiş zamanlarda istifadə olunur.
Ago:
Ago = indidən əvvəl:
Susan started her new job three weeks ago. (= three weeks before now)
'When did Tom go out?' 'Ten minutes ago.' (= ten minutes before now)
I had dinner an hour ago.
Life was very different a hundred years ago.
Ago sözündən keçmiş zamanda istifadə olunur.
Ago və for sözlərini müqayisə edək:
When did Jill arrive in Ireland? She arrived in Ireland three days ago.
How long has she been in Ireland? She has been in Ireland for three days.
İngilis dilində çox fellər qaydalıdır, lakin bəzi ümumişlək fellər var ki, qaydasızdırlar. Bu cür fellərməsdər, keçmiş və keçmiş bitmiş formaları fərqli olur.
Bütün formaları eyni olan qaydasız fellər:
cost cost cost
let let let
cut cut cut
put put put
hurt hurt hurt
shut shut shut
İki müxtəlif formaya malik qaydasız fellər:
run ran run
keep kept kept
come came come
bring brought brought
fight fought fought
find found found
pay paid paid
win won won
sell sold sold
meet met met
stand stood stood
make made made
hear heard heard
sleep slept slept
become became become
buy bought bought
teach taught taught
spend spent spent
say said said
lose lost lost
tell told told
get got got
understand understood understood
have had had
beat beat beaten
read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/
feel felt felt
leave left left
catch caught caught
think thought thought
learn learnt learnt
shine shone shone
sit sat sat
shoot shot shot
Üç müxtəlif formaya malik qaydasız fellər:
do did done
be was/were been
drink drank drunk
fly flew flown
break broke broken
steal stole stolen
wear wore worn
rise rose risen
give gave given
go went gone
sing sang sung
know knew known
choose chose chosen
wake woke woken
drive drove driven
write wrote written
forget forgot forgotten
begin began begun
swim swam swum
throw threw thrown
speak spoke spoken
take took taken
ride rode ridden
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen