★ I was working in a car factory during the summer of 1985. (or…I worked…)★ 1985年夏天，我在一家汽车厂工作。● We often use the Past Simple rather than the Past Continuous when we are talking about repeated actions or events in the past.● 表示过去重复发生的动作或事件，通常用一般...
★ At the time of the robbery, they were staying with my parents. ★ 抢劫发生时,他们正和我的父母待在一块。 ● When we talk about a permanent or long-term situation that existed in the past, we usethe Past Simplerather thanthe Past Continuous.However, if the situation was temporary, we...
Complete the dialogue with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs.6Police officer: Tell me what (1) happened (happen) this morning, Mrs Strong.Mrs Strong: Well, I (2)was walking(walk) along the street when l(3) _ heard _ (hear) someone shout 'Catch them! Catch them...
The simple past tense一般过去时We use the simple past tense to talk about things that我们用一般过去时来谈论在过去发生或者happened or did not happen in the past.没发生的事情。我/你(们)/我I/You/We/attended the Clubs Fair.参加了社团展览会。们/他(她、它They/He/She/Itdid not attend the ...
● We can use either the Past Simple or the Present Perfect to talk about repeated actions or events. If we use the Present Perfect, we often suggest that the action or event might happen again. If we use the Past Simple, it suggests that it is finished and won’t happen again. ...
Thepast tenseis used to describe or indicate an action that began in the past. Depending on how we form the past tense, it might describe actions that happened or were completed in the past, were occurring at the same time as something else in the past, or continued to happen until or...
When we talk about things that happened in the past but don’t happen anymore we can do it in different ways. 当我们谈论发生在过去而现在不再发生的事情的时候,我们能用以下几种表达方式。 Used to • We used to live in...
Practise the Past Simple.4 Complete the telephone conversation with the past simpleform of the verbs in brackets.Grace:Hi,Holly.I (1)(try)to call you last night.Where (2)(be)you?Holly:It's a long story.I (3)(be)in the tree house and I'm still there.I(4)_(can not)phone you...
5 How fast___ I (drive) when the accident___ (happen).6 John___ (take) a photograph of me while I___ (not)look).7 We were in a very difficult position. We___ (not)know) what to do.8 I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last___ (see) him, he___ (try) to find...
So when we use the past perfect in a sentence to show the order of things that happen in the past, the first event happens in the past perfect tense. The second event happens in the past simple tense.所以当我们在句子中用过去完成时来表达过去发生的事情的顺序，第一个事件是用过去完成时态...