... 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...
... Present continuousand present simple
Unit 3. Present continuousand present simple (1)
A Hãy nghiên cứu các lời giải thích và so sánh các ví dụ sau:
Present continuous (I am doing)
... vất vả thật” “Ừ, mình có nhiều việc phải làm quá.”)
Xem thêm UNIT 1.
Present Simple (I do)
I can’t understand why he’s being so selfish. He isn’t usually like that.
Tôi không hiểu tại ... rất mệt (không dùng ‘Sarah is being tired’)
D Look và feel
Bạn có thể dùng thì present simple hay continuous khi diễn tả dáng vẻ hay cảm giác của người
nào đó vào thời điểm nói:
You look...
...
Động từ be chia ở thì present continuous là I am being/He is being. You are being
v.v…
I’m being = I’m behaving / I am acting. So sánh các câu sau:
I can’t understand why he’s being so selfish. ...
Sarah rất mệt (không dùng ‘Sarah is being tired’)
D Look và feel
Bạn có thể dùng thì present simple hay continuous khi diễn tả dáng vẻ hay cảm giác
của người nào đó vào thời điểm nói:
You look ... một khoảng thời gian
hạnh phúc.
B See, hear, smell, taste
Ta thường dùng thì present simple (không dùng continuous) với những động từ
dưới đây:
Do you see that man over there? (not ‘are you...
... vất vả thật” “Ừ, mình có nhiều việc phải làm quá.”)
Xem thêm UNIT 1.
Present Simple (I do)
Hãy dùng thì Present Simple để đề cập tới các sự việc một cách chung chung, hay
những sự việc được ... swim when they are children.
(Hầu hết mọi người học bơi khi họ còn nhỏ.)
Hãy dùng thì Present Simple để diễn đạt một tình huống hay trạng thái có tính ổn
định, lâu dài:
My parents live in...
... 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 to
1. You wash your hands before meals.
2. It’s ... 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 ... the party?
7. There are many clouds in the sky. It (rain) ….…… ……………………………
6. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
My aunt Nhan is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five....
... 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
ã
I lived ... people redundant
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...
...
Questions in the PastSimple
and the PastContinuous refer to
different time periods:
ã
the PastContinuous asks about
activities before.
ã
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...