Study sentences 1-4. Then match them with rules a—d. Which tenses do we use in each sentence? How do you say when and while in Vietnamese?
Past simple and past continuous
4. Study sentences 1-4. Then match them with rules a—d. Which tenses do we use in each sentence? How do you say when and while in Vietnamese?
(Học câu 1-4. Sau đó nối chúng với quy tắc a—d. Những thì nào chúng ta sử dụng trong mỗi câu? Làm thế nào để bạn nói khi và trong khi bằng tiếng Việt?)
1. We were waiting for a bus when I took this photo.
2. The girl was wearing a colourful dress.
3. They saw my Manchester United shirt.
4. While I was talking to him, my sister was learning Japanese words.
RULES
We use these past tenses to talk about:
a. along action in the past.
b. a shorter action in the past.
c. two simultaneous, longer actions.
d. a longer, continuous action interrupted by a shorter action.
1. We were waiting for a bus when I took this photo.
--> d. a longer, continuous action interrupted by a shorter action.
2. The girl was wearing a colourful dress.
--> a. a long action in the past.
3. They saw my Manchester United shirt.
--> b. a shorter action in the past.
4. While I was talking to him, my sister was learning Japanese words.
--> c. two simultaneous, longer actions.
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