Use of "soon"

Soon
[ Something ] soon put out the fire.(,,,迅速撲熄火種。) 文法沒錯,意思正確。
例:
(The automatic fire sprinkler system) soon put out the fire.(自動防火洒水糸統)迅速撲熄火種。

2012-03-02 18:58:34 補充：
上面是過去式句子,事件在過去發生,( put過去式也是put.)

2012-03-03 05:26:28 補充：
答問者2012-03-02 20:22:08 補充求證 "soon" 放在句子的位置:
1.soon (adv)解before long, shortly是常用寫/講英語, 用法多但不限於將來式。
像其它adv., soon可置於句子的頭、中段或尾。

2012-03-03 05:29:25 補充：
這裡是詳細教材(看Adverb of time- For instance, in the following examples, 'now' occupies the first position, the middle position, and the end position of a clause.
e.g. Now it is time to leave.
It is now time to leave.
It is time to leave now.
http://www.wordpower.ws/grammar/gramch24.html)

2012-03-03 05:31:36 補充：
轉now為soon:
Soon it is time to leave.
It is soon time to leave.
It is time to leave soon.
(Something) soon put out the fire.屬middle position.

2012-03-03 05:50:13 補充：
Example in literature:
: "They soon returned to normal..."in line 12, Discussion in this study in BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 4 SEPTEMBER1971 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1798803/pdf/brmedj02664-0033.pdf

2012-03-10 21:13:22 補充：
答2012-03-03 09:43:47附加補充:

[ Something ] can soon put out the fire.-√
[ Something ] is able to soon put out the fire.-X

"soon put out the fire" is correct.
It means it didn't take long to put out the fire.

002 is correct about the sentence fragment being in the past tense.

2012-03-03 00:54:07 補充：
小Nick ( 博士級 5 級) may have confused soon used in the past tense with its use in the future tense.

The firemen will come soon.
= The firemen will come not long from now.

有誤!!!!!!!
[ Something ] will put out the fire soon.

有誤
It should be {Something] put out the fire soon