глагол snow в прошедшем времени

§ 34. Трудности употребления глаголов to rain и to snow

Типичные ошибки 1

Зимой часто идет снег.
It often snow in winter. ––> It often snows in winter.

Зимой часто идет снег?
Is it often snow in winter? ––> Does it often snow in winter?

Летом не идет снег.
It isn’t snow in summer. ––> It doesn’t snow in summer.

Вчера шел снег?
Was it snow yesterday? ––> Did it snow yesterday?

Прошлой зимой часто шел снег.
It was often snow last winter. ––> It often snowed last winter.
It often snow last winter. ––> It often snowed last winter.

Сейчас идет снег.
It is snow now. ––> It is snowing now.
It snowing now. ––> It is snowing now.

Обычно перевод на английский язык предложений типа «Идет снег», «Шел дождь» представляет большие трудности.

Дело в том, что в русском языке подобные предложения имеют и подлежащее (снег, дождь), и сказуемое (идет, шел), в английском же языке всю идею выражает сказуемое, подлежащее (It) является формальным.

Сейчас идет снег. It is snowing now.
Сравните:
Он (щенок) прыгает сейчас. It is jumping now. 2

Часто идет снег. It often snows.
Сравните:
Он (щенок) часто прыгает. It often jumps. 3

Часто шел снег. It often snowed.
Сравните:
Он (щенок) часто прыгал. It often jumped. 4

Пойдет снег. It will snow.
Сравните:
Он (щенок) будет прыгать. It will jump. 5

Вопросительные и отрицательные предложения строятся по общим правилам. 6

Утверждение

It is jumping now.
It is snowing now.

Is it jumping now?
Is it snowing now?

It is not jumping now.
It is not snowing now.

It often jumps.
It often snows.

Does it often jump?
Does it often snow?

It doesn’t often jump.
It doesn’t often snow.

It often jumped.
It often snowed.

Did it often jump?
Did it often snow?

It didn’t often jump
It didn’t often snow.

It will jump.
It will snow.

Will it jump?
Will it snow?

It won’t jump.
It won’t snow.