8 Complete b’s answers to a's questions.
1. A: Amy is in hospital, isn't she?
B: Yes, she has been in hospital since Monday.
2. A: Do you see Ann very often?
B: No, I haven't seen her for three months.
3. A: Is Margaret married?
B. Yes, she ___________ married for ten years.
4. A: Are you waiting for me?
B: Yes, I _______________ for the last half hour.
5. A: You know Linda, don't you?
B: Yes, we _______________ each other for ages.
6. A: Do you still play tennis?
B: No, I _______________ tennis for years.
7. A: Is Jim watching TV?
B: Yes, he ________________ TV all evening.
8. A: Do you watch TV a lot?
B: No, I ______________- TV for a long time.
9. Have you got a headache?
B: Yes, I _____________ a headache all morning.
10. A: George is never ill, is he?
B: No, he ________________ ill since I've known him.
11. A: Are you feeling ill?
B: Yes, I ________________ ill since I got up.
12. Sue lives in London, doesn't she?
B: Yes, she ________________ in London for the last few years.
13. Do you still go to the cinema a lot?
B: No, I __________________ to the cinema for ages.
14. Would you like to go to New York one day?
B: Yes, I ________________- to go to New York. (use always/want)
Unit 3. Past Simple
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and an actor. He was born and grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children. Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor and a writer. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. He died in 1616.
Was / grew up / married / had / began / produced are all past simple.
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We use Past Simple
1 to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
Examples:
I saw a movie yesterday.
I didn't see a play yesterday.
Last year, I traveled to Japan.
2 to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.
Examples:
I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?
3 to describe a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
Examples:
I lived in Brazil for two years.
Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
They sat at the beach all day.
4 to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.
Examples:
I studied French when I was a child.
He played the violin.
He didn't play the piano.
Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
She worked at the movie theater after school.
I used to go to the beach every day.
I would go to the beach every day.
I am used to going to the beach every day.
used to do = would (past habit)
Be used to doing (present habit)