... 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 ... Note about
Past Continuous!
Some verbs are NOT typically used in
the continuous tense. Instead, we
prefer to use these verbs in the simple
tenses (simple present or past) .
These verbs are ...
The simple past: structure
English has two types
of verbs in the past
tense:
ã
taught
ã
walked
ã
studied
ã
gave
ã
became
ã
cried
ã
lived
ã
did
Look at the following
list of pasttense
verbs ...
... SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (TƯƠNG LAI ĐƠN)
I/ USE (Cách dùng)
Simple Future(tương lai đơn) dùng để diễn tả một hành động:
1. Sẽ xảy ... to visit England next Sunday?
- Yes, he is / No, he isn’t.
EXERCISES ON TENSES
Use the right form of the simple future tense:
1. My classmates (be) here in ten minutes.
2. The monthly meeting...
... TOPIC 2: OUR PAST
PERIOD 8: PRESENT SIMPLE, PASTSIMPLE AND PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
A. Theory:
1. Present simple and past simple:
Tenses Affirmation Negation Interrogation
Present
simple
S + am/ ... ____________ in the west.
5. It (be) ____________ often hot in Summer.
II. Put the verbs in the pastsimple tense
1. We (be) ____________ at school on time yesterday.
2. The Browns (visit) ____________ ... moment/ …
- AFTER / BEFORE + time
- BETWEEN + time and time
B. Exercises:
I. Put the verbs in the present simple tense
1. We often (do) ____________ homework after dinner.
2. Nam (not watch) ____________...
... the past participle).
4 This indicates whether a verb may form its past and past participle regularly. Some verbs, like shine
(No. 125), have both regular and irregular forms.
5 Five tense ... forms, remember that the past form
can occur by itself, but the past participle almost always occurs aer a form of be or have.
Like irregularpast forms, irregularpast participle forms are ... intensive tense is formed with do or does, and the past
intensive tense is formed with did. ere is no future intensive tense, nor is the intensive
used in the progressive tenses.
e intensive tenses...
... Your Grammar Skills
The Funny Noise –
Irregular Verbs in the PastSimpleTense (gap-fill)
Complete the gaps with an irregular verb in the pastsimple tense. Choose from:
be, break, buy, come, ... make, put, read, ring, run, say, sleep, take, think, tell, write
Note: you will need to use some verbs more than once:
Dear Ethel
I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday. ... Your friend,
Alan
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