Краткий ответ
Step 2. Regular / Irregular verbs
| Regular verbs | Past Simple |
|---|---|
| create | created |
| inspire | inspired |
| travel | travelled (в американском варианте — traveled) |
| publish | published |
| discover | discovered |
| start | started |
| explore | explored |
| Irregular verbs | Past Simple |
|---|---|
| write | wrote |
| become | became |
| make | made |
| go | went |
| find | found |
| have | had |
Step 3. The Story Behind a Famous Book
Many years ago, a young writer had an idea for a new story. She wrote about a strange world with unusual characters. First, she created a brave hero and gave him a difficult mission. Then she invented several magical creatures. The story became very popular, and thousands of readers loved it. Later, filmmakers made a film based on the book. The film brought the story to a new generation. Many young readers discovered the book because of the movie.
Как это работает
- Past Simple обозначает законченное действие в прошлом. В тексте есть указатели прошлого: Many years ago, First, Then, Later.
- У правильных глаголов форма образуется так: V + -ed.
Например: invent → invented, discover → discovered. - Если глагол уже оканчивается на -e, добавляется только -d:
create → created, love → loved. - В британском варианте travel часто пишут с удвоенной l: travelled.
- Неправильные глаголы нужно брать из таблицы:
have → had, write → wrote, give → gave, become → became, make → made, bring → brought. - В утвердительном предложении форма глагола не зависит от лица:
she wrote, they wrote.
Проверка по смыслу: все действия уже завершились в прошлом, поэтому везде стоит Past Simple.