... PastContinuous or Simple
Most of the time when we are talking about such actions, we
use the past simple. This is by far the most common way about
talking about the past
•
I lived ...
last year
When we use two forms in the same sentence, , we use the past
continuous to talk about “background action” and the past
simple to talk about the shorter completed action
•
It was raining...
...
We’ve been waiting for an hour.
Present perfect continuousandsimple
Unit 10. Present perfect continuousandsimple
A Nghiên cứu ví dụ sau:
Ann’s clothes are covered in paint. ... rầy tôi bây giờ. Tôi đang làm việc.
Present perfect continuous & Present perfect
continuous andsimple
Unit 9. Present perfect continuous
A It has been raining. Xem ví dụ sau:
Is ... problem and she thinks that …
Mình vừa mới đề cập đến vấn đề của Carol và cô ấy nghĩ là …
B It has been raining for two hours. Xét ví dụ sau:
It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago and...
... played tennis three times this week.
Unit 10. Present perfect continuousand
simple
Unit 10. Present perfect continuousandsimple
A Nghiên cứu ví dụ sau:
Ann’s clothes are covered in paint. ...
They’ve been playing tenis since 2 o’clock.
Họ đã chơi quần vợt từ lúc 2 giờ.
Chúng ta dùng thì simple để hỏi hay nói how much, how many hay how many times
(cho những hành động đã kết thúc)
How ... vợt phải không?
Have you ever played tennis?
Bạn đã từng chơi quần vợt chưa?
Chúng ta dùng thì continuous để hỏi hay nói how long - bao lâu (cho hành động vẫn
còn đang xảy ra)
How long have...
...
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
TOPIC 2: OUR PAST
PERIOD 8: PRESENT SIMPLE, PASTSIMPLEAND PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
A. Theory:
1. Present simpleandpast simple:
Tenses Affirmation Negation Interrogation
Present
simple
S + am/ ... morning, Tuan and his father go jogging around Xuan Huong Lake. Hoa and her
mother walked along Bui Thi Xuan Street and then visited the flower garden. Hoa
liked it very much and the flowers ...
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………….……………
V. Read the passage and answer question below:
In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Chi and their children, Tuan and Hoa often
go to the beach for two or three...
... same time in the past.
Eg. Mark was reading a book and
Tony was watching television.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
The pastcontinuous
and the pastsimple
are often used
together.
The pastsimple
interrupts ... action
of the past
continuous.
Eg. I was watching
television when my
friend arrived.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
The pastcontinuous
and the pastsimple
are often used
together.
The pastsimple
interrupts ... at
the same time in the past.
Eg. Mark was reading a book and
Tony was watching television.
We use the pastcontinuous to
talk about an action that
started in the past but not
finished at...
... you too tired?
Pastsimple & Pastcontinuous
Unit 5. Past simple
A Xem xét ví dụ sau:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 ... to her but she wasn’t looking.
C So sánh thì pastcontinuous - quá khứ tiếp diễn (I was doing) và pastsimple - quá khứ đơn (I
did):
Past continuous (đang ở giữa hành động)
I was walking ... enjoyed Did you enjoy? I didn’t enjoy
Pastcontinuous
A Hãy xem ví dụ sau:
Yesterday Karen and Jim played tennis. They began at 10 o’clock and finished at 11.30. So, at 10.30 they
were...
...
Questions in the PastSimple
and the PastContinuous refer to
different time periods:
•
the PastContinuous asks about
activities before.
•
the PastSimple asks about what
happened ... was studying
medicine at medical school. He decided that
it was safer to go home to his parents and
postpone his studies.
-
What was Peter doing when the war broke out?
=>
He was studying.
-
What ... parents.
Compare:
1) A:
I didn’t see you at the party last
night.
B:
No, I stayed at home and watched
football.
2) A:
I didn’t see you at the party last
night.
B:
No, I was watching...
... She / It was not
We / You / They were not
I / We / You / They
did not + have
He / She / It
SIMPLE PAST
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN
I/ FORMATION: (CÔNG THỨC)
THỂ KHẲNG ĐỊNH
THỂ KHẲNG ĐỊNH
1/ Động...
...
the simple past:
yesterday, last ______,
past dates (in 1990), _____ ago, etc.
Simple Past vs.
Past Continuous
Using both tenses together:
Sometimes we use both the simple
past and the past ... Grammar, and then go down the
page to Verbs. Click on activities for
Simple PastandPast Continuous.
These activities give excellent
explanation and practice.
We can use 2 verbs in past
continuous ... hear
believe understand have (possession)
forget remember belong
Grammar
Structure:
Here are some reminders
about how to make the
simple pastandpast
continuous:
The Past Continuous:
Don’t...