2. PAST TENSES
PAST TENSES EXPLAINATION & EXAMPLES
Simple past Minh Anh was very cute when he was a kid.
Phuong Anh was very naughty when she turned to 2.
Past continuous Chau Anh was cooking in the kitchen when her mother simple past
came home.
While I were studying English, my sister was taking a bath
Past perfect Gia An had drunk a cup of coffee
before she started her karate class.
Past perfect
continuous
Bao Han had been waiting for Phuong Mai for 4 hours
before PM called.
Had been + V-ing
3. CONTEXT: Bối cảnh
• PA: arrived
• GA: ate/watched
• MA: had learnt/ had learned
• BH: own: stative verb: owned
• CA: had been working
• PM: tidy: don dep. needed
4. Would / Used to
WOULD USED TO
SIMILARITY : Past habits.
When I was a kid, my mother would take me to visit my grandparents by bus.
My mother used to take me to visit my grandparents by bus.
DIFFERENCE
NEVER use WOULD to talk about states in the past
I would live with my grandparents when my parents
studied abroad.
“USED TO” is used to talk about states in the past
I used to live my grandparents when my parents
studied abroad.
WHAT IS A STATIVE VERB?
Attention!
5. • like
• know
• belong
• love
• realise
• fit
• hate
• suppose
• contain
• want
• mean
• consist
• need
• understand
• seem
• prefer
• believe
• depend
• agree
• remember
• matter
• mind
• recognise
• see
• own
• appear
• look (=seem)
• sound
• taste
• smell
• hear
• astonish
• deny
• disagree
• please
• impress
• satisfy
• promise
• surprise
• doubt
• think (=have an
opinion)
• feel (=have an
opinion)
• wish
• imagine
• concern
• dislike
• be
• have
• deserve
• involve
• include
• lack
• measure (=have
length etc)
• possess
6. GET USED TO
BE USED TO = Be
accustomed
How to use?
The process of
becoming familiar
with something.
Phuong Mai is getting used with her new
phone.
Gia An is used to working in a group now.
Bao Han is getting used to get up early to
exercise.
7. Vocabulary 18th July 2021: CHILD HOOD
well-behaved
obedient
gifted
Talented
Patient
happy
cheerful
carefree
blissful
lonely
deprived
gloomy
sorrowful
I grew up in Manchester
I was brought up in __________
I was raised in __________
I was born and bred in __________
I grew up in ________
my birthplace
a nuclear family
abroad
a bustling city
a stunning country-side
a well-educated family
a lush green valley
I remember my childhood well
I remember when I was a child, I
used to….
I recall _____
I have a clear/ vivid
memory of______
I have fond memories of my
childhood, especially ________
I vividly remember ___________
I often reminisce about my
childhood
8. Phrasal verb + collocations
• PA: Drop off/ in advance
• CA: Keep up with/lose your way
• BH: make for/ differ from
• MA: see off/keen to do (keen on)
• GA: see off/go sightseeing
• PM: take off/at high(full)speed
9. Vocabulary 23rd July 2021
well-behaved
obedient
gifted
Talented
Patient
happy
cheerful
carefree
blissful
lonely
deprived
gloomy
Sorrowful
I grew up in Manchester
I was brought up in __________
I was raised in __________
I was born and bred in ________
I grew up in ________
my birthplace
a nuclear family
abroad
a bustling city
a stunning country-side
a well-educated family
a lush green valley
I remember my childhood well
I remember when I was a child,
I used to….
I recall _____
I have a clear/ vivid
memory of______
I have fond memories of my
childhood, especially ________
I vividly remember ___________
10. Vocabulary 23rd July 2021
We usually played made-up
games / pretend games
We would play on
the swings and roundabout in the
park.
We often played hide and seek
If my memory serves me right, I
used to play in the streets back
then!
As far as I can remember, we played
football on most days.
We often played chess
I ‘played house’ with my friends
We used to while away the
hours playing games
To while away the hours = to
pass the time idly / in a slow and
relaxed way.
Past habits
I used to go to the park with my
friends
We would often sit there for hours,
chatting away.
It wasn’t uncommon for us to play
football in the park and then hang
out until tea time.
I often played outdoor
activities with my friends
We got up to all sorts of things,
like chasing mice, playing in the
mud, and things like that.
To get up to = to be involved in
(often surprising things)
