Past simple and past continuous presentation
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The document discusses different uses of verb tenses and structures to talk about the past in English, including: 1) The past simple is used to talk about completed past actions or states, often with time expressions like "yesterday" or "last week". The past continuous is used to describe actions or situations that were in progress at a specific time in the past. 2) When describing one past action that interrupts another ongoing action, use the past simple after "when" and the past continuous with "while/when". 3) "Used to" or "would" are used to talk about repeated or habitual past actions, while "used to" without "would" describes past states or situations that were
Past simple and past continuous presentation
- 1. Le Thi Diep Thao Past Simple and Past Continuous Used To, Would, Be/Get Used To
- 2. Past Simple and Past Continuous Past Simple: we use past simple to talk past actions or states, often with time expressions like yesterday, last week, a year ago, when I was young… Eg: 1. I went to school yesterday. 2. She was in Hanoi last week.
- 3. Past Simple and Past Continuous Past Continuous: to talk about past actions or situations in progress at a particular time in the past. Eg: I was working at eight o’clock last night. to describe the background scene in a story: Eg: The sun was shining and I was walking along High Street.
- 4. Past Simple and Past Continuous Past Simple and Past Continuous: When a short action interrupts an action in progress, we use when before the action in the past and while/when before the action in the past continuous. Eg: 1. When he arrived, I was working. 2. My car broke down while/when I was driving home.
- 5. Past Simple and Past Continuous Past Simple and Past Continuous: When one action happens after another, we use the past simple: Eg: When Sam arrived, I cooked a meal.
- 7. At 6 P.M. yesterday, Ann dinner with some friends. was having
- 8. My dad called me I a book.when/while was reading
- 9. When I was young, I often guitar.played
- 10. When I met Jessica, she (seem) upset.seemed
- 11. I home when I Tiffany and Rosie.metwas walking
- 12. Used To, Would, Be/Get Used To Used to/Would + Infinitive: To talk about something that happened regularly in the past. Eg: 1. I used to go jogging every day until I hurt my knee. 2. He would stay up all night when he was younger.
- 13. Used To, Would, Be/Get Used To Used to (not Would) + Infinitive: For a situation that was true in the past. Eg: 1. She used to have long hair. 2. I didn’t used to like pop music.
- 14. Used To, Would, Be/Get Used To Be/Get Used to + Noun/Pronoune/V-ing: To talk about something that seems or becomes normal because we’ve experienced it before. Eg: 1. We don’t mind the cold weather. We’re used to it. 2. You’ll soon get used to wearing glasses.
- 16. I in a big house when I lived with my parrents. used to live (not would)
- 17. Joe to the gym every day. He has done it for 6 months. is used to going
- 18. When David was young, he once a week. used to/would swim
- 19. Jane her new shool uniform soon. will get used to wearing