The Time Machine

in my living room
What’s the blog post about?
• Life was simple then, but
some things were frustrating.

• The 1980s

• Amy could be around her

teenage years (13 – 18 years
old).

• She is probably in her forties

now..
What’s the blog post about?
Important - Important - Important

Past
Events
 Language in Past Events

01 Simple past tense

• Completed actions at one
02
particular time in the past
• Repeated actions in the past
Used to
• Repeated actions in the past
• Past situations or states

03 Would
• Repeated actions in the past
04 Could
• Past ability

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Simple Past Tense
Completed actions at one particular time in the past

I just watched Stranger Things,... It was like going back in time to

my childhood.
There was no such things as a remote control.

Repeated actions in the past

I’d drive my brother crazy because I talked to my friends for hours.

It got on my nerves to have to get up and change the channel all the time.
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Used to & Would
Repeated actions in the past

Just like the one (bicycle) I used to ride to school every day.

We didn't use to have any privacy.

Past situations or states
I wouldn't even lock it. I used to live in California.
Ben used to be a Boy Scout.
They used to like seafood very much.
I would just leave it outside all day.
*Ben would be a Boy Scout.
*They would like seafood very much.
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Could

Past ability

I could only walk as far as the chord reached.

Maya could speak Spanish ten years ago.

Matthew’s very intelligent. He could read by the time he was three.

Vocabulary expressing difficulties

Difficult Takes a lot of time

complex (adj.) be a waste of time
be hard to operate time-consuming (adj.)
tricky (adj.) lose patience
 Vocabulary expressing difficulties
Annoying Uncomfortable
infuriating (adj.) awkward (adj.)
drive someone crazy clumsy (adj.)
frustrating (adj.)
es
get on someone’s nerv

Difficult Takes a lot of time

complex (adj.) be a waste of time
be hard to operate time-consuming (adj.)
tricky (adj.) lose patience
 Binge-
To do too much of something in a short period of time

01 02 03
watch eat drink
I binge-watched Game Be careful not to binge- Some people may binge-drink
of Thrones last night. eat the cake Mom baked. to cope with their problems.

04 05
study post
I binge studied an entire You should not binge-post
3-week module in one day. everything you do on social media.
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Time !
 How do we talk about past events again?

Completed actions
Repeated actions in at one particular time
Past ability
the past in the past
• Simple Past Tense • Simple Past Tense • Could
• Used to
• Would
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Thank you.