The document discusses different uses of verb tenses and structures to talk about the past in English, including: 1) The past simple is used to talk about completed past actions or states, often with time expressions like "yesterday" or "last week". The past continuous is used to describe actions or situations that were in progress at a specific time in the past. 2) When describing one past action that interrupts another ongoing action, use the past simple after "when" and the past continuous with "while/when". 3) "Used to" or "would" are used to talk about repeated or habitual past actions, while "used to" without "would" describes past states or situations that were

1. Le Thi Diep Thao
Past Simple and Past
Continuous
Used To, Would, Be/Get
Used To

2. Past Simple and Past Continuous
Past Simple: we use past simple to talk past
actions or states, often with time expressions like
yesterday, last week, a year ago, when I was
young…
Eg: 1. I went to school yesterday.
2. She was in Hanoi last week.

3. Past Simple and Past Continuous
Past Continuous:
 to talk about past actions or situations in
progress at a particular time in the past.
Eg: I was working at eight o’clock last night.
 to describe the background scene in a story:
Eg: The sun was shining and I was walking
along High Street.

4. Past Simple and Past Continuous
Past Simple and Past Continuous:
 When a short action interrupts an action in
progress, we use when before the action in the
past and while/when before the action in the
past continuous.
Eg: 1. When he arrived, I was working.
2. My car broke down while/when I was
driving home.

5. Past Simple and Past Continuous
Past Simple and Past Continuous:
 When one action happens after another, we
use the past simple:
Eg: When Sam arrived, I cooked a meal.

7. At 6 P.M. yesterday, Ann dinner
with some friends.
was having

8. My dad called me I a book.when/while was reading

9. When I was young, I often guitar.played

10. When I met Jessica, she (seem) upset.seemed

11. I home when I Tiffany and Rosie.metwas walking

12. Used To, Would, Be/Get Used To
Used to/Would + Infinitive:
To talk about something that happened regularly
in the past.
Eg: 1. I used to go jogging every day until I
hurt my knee.
2. He would stay up all night when he
was younger.

13. Used To, Would, Be/Get Used To
Used to (not Would) + Infinitive:
For a situation that was true in the past.
Eg: 1. She used to have long hair.
2. I didn’t used to like pop music.

14. Used To, Would, Be/Get Used To
Be/Get Used to + Noun/Pronoune/V-ing:
To talk about something that seems or becomes
normal because we’ve experienced it before.
Eg: 1. We don’t mind the cold weather.
We’re used to it.
2. You’ll soon get used to wearing
glasses.

16. I in a big house when I lived
with my parrents.
used to live (not would)

17. Joe to the gym every day. He has
done it for 6 months.
is used to going

18. When David was young, he once
a week.
used to/would swim

19. Jane her new shool uniform
soon.
will get used to wearing