... Use in cases ãWe use the pastcontinuous to talk about past events which went on for a period of time Use in 2 casesãWe use it when ... of activityãWe often use it to describe a background action when something else happened Past Continuous Some example:ãI was walking in the street when I suddenly fell overãThey were ... in front of 500 people when the microphone stopped workingãShe was talking to me on the phone and it suddenly went deadãWe were just talking about it before you arrivedãThe company was...
... recently, don’t you think?6 My grandfather died 30 years ago. I (never/meet) him.4. Fill in the blanks with modals: must - have to - ought to - used to1. You wash your hands before meals.2. It’s ... are weak. I wear glasses.5. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets:1. I’m sorry you’re leaving. I hope you ….…… …………………………… (come) back and (see) ….…… …………………………… us soon 2. I think ... seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-colored dress. If anyone asks her...
... 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...
... 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 ãI lived ... 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 actionãIt was raining...
... Questions in the PastSimple and the PastContinuous refer to different time periods: ãthe PastContinuous asks about activities before.ãthe 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...
... bed last night.S1 + SimplePast + after + S2 + Past Perfect EX: George went to bed after he had seen this movie last night.S1 + Past Perfect + when + S2 + Simple Past EX: When I came ... khứ. EX: John had traveled to England before 2000.2. Một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động khác trong quá khứ.S1 + Past Perfect + before + S2 + Simple Past EX: George had seen this movie ... PAST PERFECT TENSE (THÌ QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH)I/ Use (Cách dùng) Past Perfect Tense được dùng để diễn tả:1. Một hành động xảy ra trước...