Jerónimo's Lesson
Past tenses / Used to and would
The children were shouting when the teacher came in.
My parents are looking for a new apartment.
I‘m reading a very good book at the moment.
When the fire started I was watching television.
It was snowing yesterday.
Juan is starting a new job next week.
Shorter action (past simple)
Longer action (past continuous)
He took the camera and his wallet and went out for a walk.
Cathy was happy because she had won the race.
This time last week we were standing on a volcano.
They went to Australia last
year.
The ferry had already left by the time we arrived at the port.
I had been waiting for two hours when he finally arrived.
Simple
Acción acabada en el pasado, en un momento específico - FOTO
Perfect Simple
Acción pasada que ocurrió antes de otra acción pasada - DOS VECES AL PASADO
Perfect Continuous
Acción en progreso en el pasado, que llevaba tiempo sucediendo antes de otra acción - PELÍCULA
- Usa had + V3 para lo que pasó primero.
- Si la acción duró un tiempo, usa had been + -ing.
- Simple: yesterday, last week, two days ago.
- Perfect simple: before, after, by the time, already, just.
- Perfect continuous: for, since, before, until, when.
When I was little, I would get up and watch cartoons every Saturday morning. Now I rarely watch TV.
I used to watch cartoons every Saturday morning when I was very little. Now I rarely watch TV.
Every night our mother would read us a bedtime story.
My brother used to collect seashells.
Used to vs. Would
- Both USED TO and WOULD are useful to talk about things we did regularly in the past.
- We don't use WOULD with stative verbs (past states or situations).
- WOULD is used when we established a time period before.
- USED TO don't need a time period.
Stative verbs: describen un estado en vez de una acción.
- Senses: appear, feel, hear, look, see, smell, sound, taste.
- Perception: believe, forget, know, understand.
- Feelings and emotions: desire, like, love, hate, prefer, want, enjoy.
- Other: have, need, agree, be, cost.
I would ride my bike to school when I was small.
I would play with my toys / I would have a lot of toys.