In general, Americans do not use the simple past in this way when they are asking for information or using other verbs, such as like, love, prefer, and so on. This lesson is not designed to give you yet ano...
▲ Simple past Simple past tense indicates an action which is completed at a deninite time in the past.(The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions in the past.) 一般过去时用来描述在过去的时间发生的事情。 e.g. I lived in...
When using the past continuous to describe an ongoing action that was interrupted by another action, the interrupting action itself should be in the simple past, not the past continuous. The birds were sunning themselves in peace before the dog was running up. The birds were sunning themselves ...
We usewould rather / soonerwith the past simple to describe preferences: I’d sooneryougaveme a cash refund. A credit note’s no use to me. (= I would prefer a refund/l wish you would give me a refund.) They are often used as a polite way to give/refuse permission, or make sug...
she said like that in simple past vs past perfect lesson !! poongkundran Thank you Prof. Rebecca really i am always confused with the past perfect , but now it is okay. Hassan Thank you my teacher Rebecca.A simple way to learn past perfect tense. spektakli Madam...
aMist~but in fact~I always prefer the feeling of chasing by men~because i think that kind of feeling is very nice~may be~love is a little bit more simple is better~In past day~I thought love is a war~ Mist~but ~I总实际上更喜欢追逐的感觉由我认为的men~because种类感觉是非常nice~may...
We often use the simple past with a time to describe events that have a short duration. They don't have to be instantaneous. I think in general the length of the event has to be relatively short compared to the unit of time. If a conversation lasted for only a few minutes, "I t...
Do you get confused using English tenses? In todays lesson, I teach you how and when to use the Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses. Its easy to confuse the two, and many English students make mistakes with these tenses. In this grammar lesson, you wi
Community Farm in the Hudson Valley since 7 a.m.They all said they could not imagine doing any other job.“Farming attracts me, and probably other people, because it's simple work outdoors,” Mr.Bobman said.“It doesn't feel like you're a part of an oppressive (压抑的) company.” ...
The switch ended up being not so simple as the Gemini Cosworth engine had a lower sump than the Anglia unit fitted to the Lotus 18 which caused bottoming problems in the race. Clark was pushed away last with a flat battery and finished eighth as stated above, while Stacey with his bitsa...