... night? I waved to her but she wasn’t looking C So sánh pastcontinuous - khứ tiếp diễn (I was doing) pastsimple - khứ đơn (I did): Pastcontinuous (đang hành động) I was walking home when I meet ... họ chưa kết thúc chơi.” Was/were -ing pastcontinuous (quá khứ tiếp diễn): playing I/he/she/it was doing we/you/they were working etc B Chúng ta dùng pastcontinuous để diễn tả người thực công ... television a lot when she was ill last year Ann xem TV nhiều cô bệnh năm ngoái D Ta thường dùng pastsimplepastcontinuous với để diễn tả việc xảy vào lúc xảy việc khác: Tom burnt his hand when he was...
... the simplepast and past continuous: The simple past: structure English has two types of verbs in the past tense: • • Regular verbs • Irregular verbs • Look at the following • list of pasttense ... Using both tenses together: Sometimes we use both the simplepast and the pastcontinuous together to mean That one action (simple past) interrupted a continuing action (past continuous) ... Important Note about Past Continuous! Some verbs are NOT typically used in the continuoustense Instead, we prefer to use these verbs in the simple tenses (simple present or past) These verbs are...
... Don’t forget to use our super rule! Don’t forget: These rules help us to write about things in the past •I helped my mum the shopping •We looked at the animals in the zoo •They baked a birthday cake...
... SIMPLEPASTTENSE We use it when the action in the PAST is DEFINITE DEFINITE Last Monday, I had a difficult test When I was a child, I studied at that school PRESENT PERFECT TENSE ... was a child, I studied at that school PRESENT PERFECT TENSE We use it when the action in the PAST is INDEFINITE DEFINITE We have studied at ?????? NO TIME!!! I have gone to Brazil many times...
... Exercise 3: Choose the correct verb forms Use simplepast or the pastcontinuoustense We …………… (sit) at the breakfast table when the doorbell …………… (ring) He ... someone …………… (knock) at the door Exercise 4: Put in the verbs in brackets in the simplepast or the pastcontinuoustense While I …………… (send) messages, the school bus …………… (arrive) Cindy ……………...
... Put the verbs in brackets into the pastcontinuous or simple past: Lisa _ (comb) her hair while she (listen to) the news on the radio ... The Simpsons/watch/television Homer/shower/have Marge and Homer/dance Make sentences with the pastcontinuous and number the pictures: Get married, ride, hug, drink, carry, chase, make, play (2),read,...
... happen? When we use two forms in the same sentence, , we use the pastcontinuous to talk about “background action” and the pastsimple to talk about the shorter completed action • • • • It was ... the time when we are talking about such actions, we use the pastsimple This is by far the most common way about talking about the past • • • • I lived there for six years I only found out a ... her but she didn’t know anything The company made 100 people redundant last year Only use the pat continuous when you want to emphasize the continuity of the action • • • • Everybody was talking...
... his parents • • Questions in the PastSimple and the PastContinuous refer to different time periods: the PastContinuous asks about activities before the PastSimple asks about what happened ... B: No, I was watching football at home • • The PastSimple focuses on past actions as simple facts The PastContinuous focuses on the duration of past situations and activities When the war broke...
... world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers Although it only (36) of short, simple scenes, people loved it, and films have been popular ever since The first films were silent, ... before they see a dentist Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day – once after breakfast and once before we go to bed We can also use wooden...