Group "Tu hoc TOEIC 990 cling Ms Hoa" - Cong déng hoc TOEIC chat lugng nhét VN igre Past simple (I did) Study this example: J ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 17560 31, He started composing atthe ape oF ve a] anc wrote more nan 600 pieces of music WAMacart Je was only 35 years old when he died. lived/started /wrote/was/died ae allpost simple “sem Very fen the pst simple ans in-o regu verbs) workin a travel agency now, Before that | worked in a department store > They invited us tothe party, outwe decided not‘o go. The police stopped me on my way home last night. Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard, Forspelling (stopped, studied etc), see Appendix6. But many verbs are irregulor. The past simple does not end in -ed. For example: 0000 write -> wrote © Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music. see > saw © Wesaw Alice in town few days ag0 go > went © Iwent to the cinema three times last week shut > shut © Itwascold, sol shut the window. Fora list ofirregular verbs, see Appendix ean In questions and negative sentences we use did/didn't + infinitive (enjoy/see/go etc) enjoyed you | enjoy? 1 enjoy she | saw did | she | see? she | didn't | see they | went. they | go? they 80 © Aenjoyed the partya lot you enjoyit? How many people did they invite to the wedding? I didn’t buy anything because! didn’t have any money. ® ‘Did you goout” ‘No, didn’t Sometimes do isthe main verb in the sentence (did you do?, | cidr't do} © What did you do at the weekend? (not What did you atthe weekend?) © didn’t do anything, (not didn’t anything) ean The past of be (am/is/are) is was/were: \he/shefit wosjwasvt | [was Ue rch] wefouTthey werefweren't | [were wefvoulthe? | | was snnoyed because they were late Was the weather gos when you were on holiday? They weren’t able to come because they were so busy I wasn’t hungry, so| did't eat anything Did you go out lastnight orwere you too tired? 0000¢ 10 Past Smpleand past continuous Unit _ Pastsimple and present periect-> Unite 12-14Group "Tu hoc TOEIC 990 cling Ms Hoa" - Cong déng hoc TOEIC chat lugng nh Exercises TEER] reac wnat Laura says about atypical working day (“usually get up at 7 o'clock and have a big breakfast. | walk to work, which ) takes me about halfan hour. Istart work at 845. I neverhave lunch, |fnish work at 5 o'clock, 'm always tired when | get home, | usualy cook a meal = inthe evening. 1don't usually go out. | go to bed at about 11 o'clock, and | always sleep well (alwavssleepweh 0) jidn't do yesterday. _-at 5 otlock. home. atTotlock, 7 abigbreakfast. 8 ~ tired when ‘a meal yesterday evening. ‘out yesterday evening at 11 o'clock, ‘well lastnight. ate! lunch, [EET complete the sentencesusing the following vers inthe correct form: buy catch cost fall hurt sell spend teach throw write Mozart .lur9te.__ more than 600 pieces of music. How did you learn to drive?” “My father : We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we Dave down the stairs this morning and his leg Joe __ the ball to Sue, who Kale nnn 2 lotof money yesterday. She 0. dress which 1 you: Where 04.9 ARMES: To the US. We went ana trip from San Francisco to Denver. 2 You; How. ? Bycar? RMES: Yes, we hired a car in San Francisco 3 You: Itsalong wayto drive. Howlong IRMES: Two weeks, We stopped at a lat of places along the way. 4 you: Where _-? Inhotels? JAMES: Yes, small hot Is or motels, 5 you: 000? InMeS; Yes, BUtiC Was very hot ~ sometimes to0 hot 6 YOU - _----- the Grand Canyon? ames; Of course, Itwas wonderful [EID complete the sentences, Put the verb into the correct form, postive negative. 1 iewaswarm sol my coat. (ake) 2 The film wasn't very good, | didn't envou._ itmuch. (enjoy) 3 threw Sarah was buy sol Ther (stub) 5 lewashardcorryingthe bogs They Teallyheavy, be) 6 The bed wos very uneomfonable: 1 wel lee | Thiswatehwacrteypensive Tue to 6 The windowwas open and ard vothe room. (ly) 9 Iwatina hury, sole, metwealyou, have) 10 lee ke the hotel. The oom veryelean (be) uGroup "Ty hoc TOEIC 990 cling Ms Hoa" - Céng déng hoc TOEIC chét lugng nhat VN lalie - Past continuous (I was doing) = Study this example situation: Yesterday Karen and Joe played tennis. Theystarted at o'clock ane finished at 11.30, So, at 10.30 they were playing terns. they were playing = they were in the midale of playing, they hed not finished was/were + 1B the past continuous: he/shefit was _| playing doing wejyou/they were | working etc Iwas doing something |wasin the middle of doing tata certain time. The action or situation started before this time, but had not finishe¢: I started doing Iwas doing finished doing. + wes + ! past past Tow © Thistimelastyearl was living in Hong Kong What were you doing at 0 otiock ast right? “ |waved to Helen, but she wasn’t looking, LI Compare! was d Iwas doing (= inthe middle ofan action) 1 (east continuous) and i did (past simple): complete action) © We were walking home when I met © Wewalked home after the party last Dan. {in the middle of walking home} right. (all theway, completely) ©. Kote was watching TV when we Kote watched TVa lot when shewas ill artived last year. = You can say that something happened (past simple) in the middle of something ese (past continuous}: Matt phoned while we were having dinner Iwas raining when | got up. I saw you in the parkyesterday. You were sitting on the gress and reading a book Inurt my back wrile was working in the garden, 0000 But we use the past simole to say that one thing happened atter another: Iwas walking along the road when | saw Dan. So| stopped, and we talked fora while. Compare: When Karen arrived, we were having When Keren arrived, we had dinner. dinner. (= we had already started before Karen arrived, and then wehad she artived) dinner) was +ing etc). See Unit 4A foralist ofthese verbs © Wewere good fiends. We knew each other well. (not we were knowing) © Iwas enjoying the party, but Chris wanted to go home. (not was wanting) 2 PF Pscsmale id) > Unies ea Some verbs (for example, know and want) are not normally used in continuous forms (is +-ing,Group "Ty hoc TOEIC 990 cling Ms Hoa" - Céng déng hoc TOEIC chét lugng nh Exercises [IEE complete the sentences. choose from: waslooking was wearing —_wasn’tlistening __weren’t looking _ was snowing was working were sitting were you going | Today Helen is wearing a skirt. Yesterday she .. 2 "What did he say?’ ‘Idon't know. | 3 We. 4 Thistime lastyear Steve 5 They didn't see me. They ... 6 The weather was bad. Itwas very cold and it. 7 | saw you in your car. Where 8 | saw Kate 2 few minutes ago. She hich ges with which? 1a, wearing trousers. ‘atthe back ofthe theatre, We couldn't hear very well, ona farm, in my direction, for you. |L When | gotto the cafe 2 when she was living in Rome, 1 2 Wefell asleep b shewasworking ina clothes shop. | 2 3 Amy learnt Italian © when I was driving home. 3 4 Tom didn't come out with us but nobody was watching it. 4 5 The carbegan to make a strange noise | | © while we were watchinga film. 5 6 The TV was on f . 6 7 When | first met Jessice ig because he wasn't feeling well. 7 TEER rut the vert into the correct for, past continuous or past simple, (see) Suein town yesterday, but io _-(cyele) home yesterday (cot/see} me. when aman {step} out into the (look) theotherway. | road in front of me. LL (0) quite fast, but lucklly L (manage) to stop intime, _-(not/hit) him, 1 _- (wait) for me when | (arrive) 2 (you / do) at this time yesterday?" ‘I wasasleep’ at (you / go} outlast night?” ‘No, was too tired.” 4) How fast _-~- yOu / drive) when the accident (happen)? 5 take] a picture of me while |. (not / look) were in a very difficult position. We (€o) nothing, 7 [haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last (try) to find a job, BL. . _-(walk) along the street when suddenly something behind me. Somebody... (start) to run, (not / know) what to do, so we - (see) him, he (hear) _-(follow) me, | was scared and | © When! was young, |. (change) my mind. 10 Last night |. Fortunatelyit.. (want) to be a pilot. Later! (drop) a plate when | (not / break), _-(do) the washing up. + Additional exercise 1 (pae302) 23