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Watching TV in the Past: Simple and Continuous

Hi Jonathan, A question about the uses of the simple past and the past continuous: 1. I watched TV an hour ago. vs. I was watching TV an hour ago. 2. I watched TV when/while my mom was vacuuming the floor. vs. I was watching TV when/while my mom was vacuuming the floor. Are these all correct and commonly used sentences? And what is the main difference between the two sentences in each pair? I know that the past simple is used to talk about events, states, or habits at definite times in the past, while the past continuous is used to talk about events and temporary states that were in progress around a certain time in the past. Still curious though. I might miss some points.

All of these are grammatically correct, but not all are likely to be commonly used.

1.A. “I watched TV an hour ago” is strange, although you might hear it colloquially. The reasons it is strange are subtle.

• It refers more to an act or action rather than an activity.
• It refers to a specific, recent point in time.
• It refers to a specific point in time for an activity that requires a span of time, and there are really no social conventions for “watch TV” that tell us whether you mean started, finished, or something else (as there are with, as an example, “to eat”, e.g., “I ate at noon” would usually be understood to mean “I started eating at noon.”)

We can refer to “watch TV” as an act in a similar way we might refer to “eat steak”. The context is important, or making the context clear in this sentence is important, or we need less precision in the time.

For instance, “When did you last eat steak?” “I (last) ate steak last week.”

“When did you last watch TV?” “I (last) watched TV three years ago.”

Or, we can make the time less specific, either by making it less precise and/or by making it farther in the past. For instance,

“I watched TV this morning.” (answering the question, “What did you do this morning?”)

“I watched TV all day Sunday.”

1.B. “I was watching TV an hour ago.”

This is better since it clearly refers to an activity, and when you were doing it. It answers the question “What were you doing an hour ago?”

2. For these we need to make a distinction: using “when” refers to a concurrent time; using “while” refers to a concurrent activity.

The choice to use one or the other will depend on the context or question being answered.

2.A. “I watched TV when/while my mom was vacuuming the floor.”

This one gets tricky because it implies that your activity began and ended when your mother’s activity began and ended. This would suggest some relationship between the two. For instance, you and your mother might be planning to do something together as soon as she finishes vacuuming the floor, and you watched TV (see what I did there?) until that time.

2.B. “I was watching TV when/while my mom was vacuuming the floor.”

This is easier. It just means that these two things happened at the same time, but were not necessarily related.

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Daily Routines – Past Tense

List of Daily Routines in the Past Simple Tense in English

(You can hear the pronunciation of each daily routine in the video)

• I turned off my alarm
• I took a shower / I had a shower
• I got dressed
• I combed my hair
• I made breakfast
• I ate breakfast / I had breakfast
• I brushed my teeth
• I went to work
• I started work at 9
• I answered emails
• I ate lunch / I had lunch
• I worked on my computer
• I finished work at 5
• I went home
• I arrived home
• I fed the dog
• I cooked dinner
• I ate dinner / I had dinner
• I watched TV
• I read a book
• I went to bed
• I fell asleep

Daily routines for School

• I went to school
• I had classes
• I finished school at 3
• I did my homework

Notice how in this lesson all of these phrases are in the past simple tense and have I (first person singular) as the subject.

Practice Exercises

Video practice: At the end of the video there is a practice exercise where a cartoon of a daily routine appears on the screen. There are also three phrases in the past tense next to the cartoon and you must choose which phrase best describes that activity. The answer will appear after 5 seconds (approximately).

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Should you let your teen watch tv while doing homework.

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Many teens multitask with media while doing their homework, and most of them think this has no effect on the quality of their work.

Consider the stats:

• 51 percent of teens say that they often or sometimes watch TV during homework.
• 50 percent often or sometimes use social media while doing homework.
• 60 percent often or sometimes text during homework.
• 76 percent often or sometimes listen to music during homework. (In fact, 50 percent of teens think listening to music helps their work versus 6 percent who think it hurts.)

Most of the research on multitasking has been done with adults and isn’t definitive. Some say human brains aren’t wired for multitasking and that constant switching among tasks leads to reduced attention spans, an impatient need for instant gratification and the inability to sustain focus. On the other hand, some researchers believe the human brain adapts to its environment and can grow to become efficient at multitasking.

The challenge for parents is figuring out what’s normal — but frustrating — teen behavior and what are truly unhealthy study habits. Listening to music while doing homework seems harmless, but many studies have shown that listening to popular music with lyrics can hurt reading comprehension and the ability to do complex tasks — but more zen-like and classical music does not.

If your teens’ academics are slipping, that’s a red flag. Discuss your concerns and talk about ways to structure homework time, such as turning off cell phones and TV for a certain amount of time or allowing kids to check their texts only after they complete each assignment. Consider asking your kids to write down assignments and have them check each off as they finish them. Maybe offer rewards for finishing in a timely manner, since multitasking tends to make homework time drag on.

If your kid is really having a tough time blocking out distractions and staying focused, you might need some technical assistance. If your kid’s school uses a one-to-one device program, ask the teacher if it comes with some time-management software or other controls that allow you to restrict access to non-homework-related sites. If your kid is using your home computer to do work, you might consider a parental-control program , such as OpenDNS or KidsWatch, that lets you separate homework from playtime.

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Talking about your weekend

It’s Monday and Sam and Jack are looking back at the weekend.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and follow the instructions to practise your speaking.

Preparation

Sam: Hi Jack, how’s it going? Jack: Oh, all right, Sam? Yeah, all good. How are you doing? Sam: Yeah, I’m all right. How was your weekend? Jack: Pretty good. Nothing special really … Sam: So … football, then? Jack: Yeah, how did you guess! We played a match on Saturday. Sam: Really? How did it go? Jack: Yeah, really good. We beat them 4-0! Sam: Nice! Jack: Guess what? Sam: Er … you scored all the goals? Jack: No, not quite all of them … I scored two though. Sam: Sweet! Jack: Anyway, how are you? What did you get up to? Sam: Not much. I had homework most of the weekend. Jack: Yeah, me too. Sam: But I did go to see a concert on Saturday night. Jack: Really? Who’d you see? Sam: Me and Makayla went to see Blue Tigers. Jack: Oh … Was it good? Sam: It was better than good. It was amazing! The singer was brilliant! Jack: Lucky you. I didn’t know you were going … Sam: Neither did we till the last minute. Next time they come you’ll have to come too. Jack: Yeah, definitely! That would be great … if you remember to invite me.

Sam: Hi Jack, how’s it g____? Jack: Oh, all right, Sam? Yeah, all good. How are you doing? Sam: Yeah, I’m all r____. How was your w______? Jack: Pretty good. Nothing special really … Sam: So … football, then? Jack: Yeah, how did you guess! We played a match on Saturday. Sam: Really? How d__ it g__? Jack: Yeah, really well. We beat them 4-0! Sam: N___! Jack: Guess what? Sam: Er … you s_____ all the goals? Jack: Not quite all of them … I scored two though. Sam: S____! Jack: Anyway, how are you? What did you get up to? Sam: Not m___, I had homework most of the w______. Jack: Yeah, me too. Sam: But I did g__ t__ s__ a concert o__ Saturday night. Jack: Really? Who did you see? Sam: Me and Makayla w___ to s__ Blue Tigers. Jack: Oh … Was it good? Sam: It w__ better t___ good. It was a______! The singer was brilliant! Jack: Lucky you. I didn’t know you were going … Sam: Neither did we till the l___ m_____. Next time they come, you’ll have to c___ too. Jack: Yeah, definitely! That would be great … if you remember to invite me.

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Thì quá khứ hoàn thành – Past perfect tense | Công thức, cách dùng, dấu hiệu nhận biết và bài tập áp dụng

30/11/2018 Admin

Tiếp nối chuỗi kiến thức về các thì trong tiếng Anh , Kienthuctienganh xin chia sẻ tới bạn đọc một thì khá phức tạp và dễ gây nhầm lẫn nếu không nắm chắc. Đó chính là thì quá khứ hoàn thành . Hy vọng thông qua bài viết này, các bạn sẽ tích lũy thêm được một phần ngữ pháp nhỏ để tăng vốn tiếng anh cho bản thân.

I. Công thức

• (+) Khẳng định S + had + V3/ed Ex: By 4pm yesterday, he had left his house. (Anh ta đã rời nhà trước 4 giờ chiều ngày hôm qua.)
• (-) Phủ định S + had + not + V3/ed Ex: By 4pm yesterday, he had not left his house. (Anh ta vẫn chưa rời nhà trước 4 giờ chiều ngày hôm qua.)
• (?) Nghi vấn Had + S + V3/ed? Ex: Had he left his house by 4pm yesterday? (Có phải anh ta đã rời nhà trước 4 giờ chiều hôm qua?) -> Yes, he had / No, he hadn’t.
• Đối với động từ hợp quy tắc (V-ed), bạn đọc có thể tham khảo cách thêm "ed" cũng như cách phát âm tại đây .
• Đối với động từ bất quy tắc, các bạn có thể tra tại đây .

II. Cách dùng thì quá khứ hoàn thành

• Diễn tả hành động đã hoàn thành trước một thời điểm trong quá khứ. Ex: All the shops had closed by 5 pm. (Tất cả các cửa hàng đóng cửa trước 5 giờ chiều)
• Diễn đạt một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động khác trong quá khứ. Hành động xảy ra trước dùng quá khứ hoàn thành - xảy ra sau dùng quá khứ đơn . Cách dùng này thường xuất hiện trong câu phức có [mệnh đề thời gian] : When, before, after, no sooner,... hoặc các trạng từ như already, never....before. - Before/ By the time + S + V2/Ved, S + had + V3/ed Ex: Before I watched TV, I had done my homework. (Trước khi tôi xem ti vi, tôi đã hoàn thành xong bài tập.) - After + S + had + V3/ed, S + V2/Ved Ex: After I had done my homework, I watched TV. (Sau khi tôi làm xong bài tập thì tôi xem ti vi.) - S + had + no sooner + V3/ed + than + S + V2/Ved Ex: He had no sooner gone out than it began to rain. (Không bao lâu sau khi anh ta ra ngoài thì trời đổ mưa) Đảo ngữ: No sooner + had + S + V3/ed + than + S + V2/Ved Ex: No sooner had he gone out than it began to rain. (Không bao lâu sau khi anh ta ra ngoài thì trời đổ mưa) - Hardly/ Scarely + had + S + V3/ed + when + S + V2/Ved Ex: Hardly had I arrived home when the telephone rang. (Ngay sau khi tôi vừa vè đến nhà thì điện thoại reo)
• Dùng trong câu điều kiện loại 3 . Ex: He lost his way because he didn’t have a map. -> If he had had a map, he wouldn’t have lost his way. (Nếu anh ta có bản đồ, anh ta sẽ không bị lạc đường)

III. Dấu hiệu nhận biết

• By the time, prior to that time
• Before, after
• As soon as, when
• Until: cho đến khi
• Hardly/ Scarely/ ..... when….: ngay sau khi ………. thì …….
• No sooner ……..than……: không bao lâu sau khi……thì…….

IV. Bài tập

Bài 1 : Chia động từ trong ngoặc: 1. They (go) …………..home after they (finish) …………… their work. 2. She said that she (already, see) ……………………. Dr. Rice. 3. After taking a bath, he (go) …………………………..to bed. 4. He told me he (not/eat) ……………………… such kind of food before. 5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin) ……………. 6. Before she (watch) ………………..TV, she (do)…………….homework. 7. She (go)..............to the supermarket before she (go)……………home 8. After they (go) ……………, I (sit) …………..down and (rest) ………… 9. Yesterday, John (go) ………..to the store before he (go) ……… home. 10. She (win) ……………………. the gold medal in 1986. 11. Our teacher (tell) ……… us yesterday that he (visit) ………England in 1970. 12. Alan (have)…….hardly (prepare)…..for dinner when her husband (go) ….home 13. No sooner ……….I (watch)………. TV than the phone (ring)……… 14. When I got to the office, I (realize)………..that I (forget)………..to lock the front door. 15. After I (wash)……………….my clothes, I (sleep) ……………… 16. She didn’t notice that she (never/ see)…………..that film before 17. I suddenly (remember)………….that I (forget)……….my key. 18. I couldn’t attend the evening classes because I worked at night. → If I (not work) …………..at night, I would have attended the evening classes. 19. I didn’t have a laptop so I wish I (have) ………………………. a laptop. 20. You didn’t stay home. I would rather you (stay) ……………..home.

Bài 2 : Viết lại câu đồng nghĩa với những từ cho sẵn: 1. I had a bath. Then I went to bed - After ………………………………………………………………………….. 2. We arrived. The party finished. - By the time …………………………………………………………………… 3. We hung the picture on the wall. Then it fell down. - No sooner……………………………………………………………………… 4. She wrote the letter. Then she went to the post office. - Before ………………………………………………………………………… 5. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework. (Until) - ….……………………………………………………………………………

Bài 1 : Chia động từ trong ngoặc: 1. They went home after they had finished their work. 2. She said that she had already seen Dr. Rice. 3. After taking a bath, he went to bed. 4. He told me he hadn’t eaten such kind of food before. 5. When he came to the stadium, the match had already begun. 6. Before she watched TV, she had done homework. 7. She had gone to the supermarket before she went home. 8. After they had gone, I sat down and rested. 9. Yesterday, John had gone to the store before he went home. 10. She won the gold medal in 1986. 11. Our teacher told us yesterday that he had visited England in 1970. 12. Alan had hardly prepared for dinner when her husband went home. 13. No sooner had I watched TV than the phone rang 14. When I got to the office, I realized that I had forgotten to lock the front door. 15. After I had washed my clothes, I slept. 16. She didn’t notice that she had never seen that film before 17. I suddenly remembered that I had forgotten my key. 18. I couldn’t attend the evening classes because I worked at night. → If I hadn’t worked at night, I would have attended the evening classes. 19. I didn’t have a laptop so I wish I had had a laptop. 20. You didn’t stay home. I would rather you had stayed home.

Bài 2 : Viết lại câu đồng nghĩa với những từ cho sẵn: 1. I had a bath. Then I went to bed - After I had had a bath, I went to bed 2. We arrived. The party finished. - By the time we arrived, the party had finished. 3. We hung the picture on the wall. Then it fell down. - No sooner had we hung the picture on the wall than it fell down. 4. She wrote the letter. Then she went to the post office. - Before she went to the post office, she had written the letter. 5. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework. (until) - I didn’t go to bed until I had done my homework.

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