Unit 6 – Grammar Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect (p66-68)

had + pp Past Perfect – the ‘earlier’ past Until I came to Korea (in 2006),… / Before coming to Korea… I had never eaten Kimchi. I had always been very shy. Now though, I am really outgoing. Before I entered Hanyang university (in 2014), I had never…. drunk Soju. had a girfriend. By the time I was 10 years old, I had already been to 10 different countries. already = earlier than is normal/expected

Past Perfect - the ‘earlier’ past had + pp Something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past** We had been married for 4 years before we had our first child (in 2012). I had owned my car for 5 years before I sold it last year.

Past Continuous – Activity in progress in the past (was/were + ing) Last night at 9 o’clock, Meanwhile, my wife was sending Kakao messages, I was watching TV. T – Which verbs describe an activity in progress in the past? At the same time, my daughter was sleeping.

Past Simple I got married in 2007. I lived in Thailand for 1 year. i. Completed actions I got married in 2007. ii. Long-term situations I lived in Thailand for 1 year. iii. A sequence of activities I met my wife, got married, and then had a daughter. iv. Repeated actions or events I studied hard when I was a student.

“While I was teaching (yesterday morning),… Past Simple – Shorter completed actions interrupting an action in progress “While I was teaching (yesterday morning),… …a student asked me a question, another stood up and went to the bathroom, and a few fell asleep.” T – which verbs describe a completed action in the past? T – Which verbs describe an activity in progress in the past?

had + pp Reference for grammar activities Earlier then this point in the past Past Perfect - the ‘earlier’ past had + pp Action in progress around a point in time in the past Past Continuous – Activity in progress in the past (was/were + ing)

Past Perfect – the ‘earlier’ past had + pp After I had taught English in Thailand for 1 year, I came to Korea. In 2006 I decided to go traveling around the world. I had graduated from university and wanted a new challenge. By the time I turned 30 years old, I had saved enough money to buy a house.

I solved the problem. I found a solution to the problem. I am a good problem-solver. -ment -tion -ance -al improvement development management agreement encouragement payment investment consumption production solution reduction definition explanation exploration satisfaction performance appearance assistance disappearance guidance resistance removal appraisal refusal denial survival