what's up I'm Ethan your real-life
English fluency coach and in our last
lesson in the learn English with TV
grammar series we learned all about the
present tenses and whether to use these
simple or continuous form now today
let's dive into the past tenses by the
way if you're new here don't miss a
single one of our new grammar lessons
just hit that subscribe button and down
below so we can help you to understand
fast speaking natives without getting
lost without missing the jokes and
without subtitles
like Salima who says that our lessons
are helping them to speak English
confidently now are you ready let's
start out by watching some clips and
answering some questions let's head back
to Southie Argus party I know thanks I
think I'm gonna head home and watch the
football game which was ruined for me
what's your problem with celebrating
Thanksgiving it's a sucky holiday it's
always sucked my mom worked my dad was
gone and I sat at home watching football
what tense does he use in these
sentences past continuous past perfect
past simple what do these sentences
communicate with the past simple a
completed action in the past a repeated
action in the past a sequence of actions
in the past
[Music]
if you chose this option you're right
but these are also common uses of the
past simple we'll get into that later in
this lesson can you figure out what he
says here how did you find me anyway
you called me said you were never coming
back so I jumped on a plane so I jumped
on a plane flew across the Atlantic
Canada isn't across the Atlantic you're
talking nonsense now when we talk about
the past tense this is when the famous
irregular verbs come into play if a verb
ends in E D it's a regular verb if it
changes in another way or if it remains
the same
it's an irregular verb let's now watch
an another short clip you two remind me
of me and my sister would you two remind
me of me and my sister we used to fight
all the time I used to accuse her of
stealing my boyfriend she would accuse
me of trying to stab her you know sister
stuff oh my god
she says used to but if you chose wood
that's also correct were used to is not
grammatically correct in this sentence
describing habits in the past is a big
reason why we use the past simple so
you'll learn all about these expressions
this is what we'll cover in this lesson
past simple past continuous used to and
would be or get used to finally we'll
test everything you've learned with a
fun quiz at the end let's start with the
past simple and take a look at when we
use it the first use is to talk about
completed actions and events in the past
let's look at this example in all three
forms as an affirmative negative and
interrogate sentence he had an exam on
Monday he didn't have an exam on Monday
did he have an exam on Monday we usually
specify when the action happened with
phrases such as last week last year
today this morning etc everybody if the
office bought me this clock last month
I've been thinking about going back to
school for a while now so a couple
months ago I started taking a history
class at the Community College a useful
word to use in the past tenses is just
used with the past simple it implies
that the action was just completed
recently hi we just found this cat and
we're looking for the owner um yeah
that's Mike seems to hate you are you
sure yeah it's my cat give me my cat oh
my god look I just got a text for Robin
it says the next use of the past simple
is when we describe a sequence of
actions of events in other words a
series of completed actions example he
got dressed and went off to the party I
finished work walk to the bar and met my
friends
with this use of the past simple we
often used then this is about Nora you
met a girl you liked her but then you
missed your shot and now you're trying
to hook up with your ex-girlfriend to
prove to yourself that you don't care we
also use this tense for long-term
situations in the past example I worked
for that company for five years so of
all the candidates that you interview
today who do you think I should hire
well the interviews got a little off
track but I'd go with Simon Walker
computer science degree work for the
Board of Ed for ten years
right no way lastly we used this tense
to talk about repeated actions or habits
in the past example I played the guitar
when I was in my 20s before I got into
real estate I work construction you work
construction I'll stop saying it like
that I put ten months of my life into
this place I'd love to look around one
last time before they tear the old girl
down this is similar to the meanings of
used to and wood which we'll see in
this lesson in just a little bit hey
would you like to learn grammar in a fun
and natural way while at the same time
increasing your vocabularies and learn
to understand natives no matter how fast
we speak well then our fluid with
friends course is perfect for you in
this forty eight week course you will
learn alongside the first two seasons of
the TV series friends which various
studies have shown is the best series
out there for learning English and it
comes with PDF power learning guides
vocabulary memorization software access
to our fluency circle global community
and so much more and you can try for
free right now with our three-part
master class what are you waiting for
just click up here or don't inscription
below it to learn more and sign up we
use the past continuous together with
the past simple in a sentence like this
I was watching TV when he called this
sentence has both the past continuous
and past simple in the continuous form
we stayed a longer action that is
interrupted by the action in the past
simple these two actions are linked with
when in this example this interrupts the
action in the present continuous
I was sleeping when the baby started
crying let's watch some other examples
this wound is obviously the product of
gunshot you need to be honest with me
what was he doing when he got shot
host Oh crying Tommy found me five hours
later we use the present continuous for
two things happening at the same time we
often use while in these types of
sentences example while you are making
noise I was studying or I was studying
while you were making noise wait a
minute what do you mean you're taking
over my job well while you were on your
baby vacation I was doing your job Haley
Dunphy do you know how much I admire you
working my butt off not worried about
anything
another use is for talking about
repeated actions with words like always
or constantly to express the idea that
something is irritating or shocking
example he was always listening to loud
music it was not easy for me to trust
him and after the husband that I'd had
this guy left tools in the yard like the
kids wonder why no I hate to see you
Carter he's interrupting me the last use
we will cover in this lesson is for
unfulfilled plans with verbs like hope
plan etc example I was hoping to find a
new job this means I didn't find one hey
check it out half-packed suitcase looks
like blood so I was planning a trip
until he got interrupted by someone or
something hey if you want even more
grammar phrasal verbs expressions and
slang then a great place to get that and
so much more it's over on our Instagram
just follow us at real life dot English
I look forward to seeing you over there
[Music]
we use used to and would to talk about
past habits that are no longer true
example when I was a kid I used to play
with my cousins my family and I would go
on road trips in the summer when I was
little how many years did we work
together we would get so tired we spent
so many hours together we would divulge
the most intimate details of our
personal lives right right like twins in
a womb right that's how we did this show
right so whatever it is you can tell me
I've beat up black belts yeah how did
you know there were black balls they
told me after see I used to run with a
very tough crowd
Street Fighter types real real bad
people I'm just lucky I got out used to
can describe actions and states example
I used to go out a lot when I was young
I used to be busy when I worked to pay
for my studies but would it can only
describe actions so you can say I would
go out a lot when I was young but you
can't say I would be very busy when I
work to pay for my studies it's worth
noting that between you two and would
one is much more common the other can
you guess which my dad you know I used
to UM they still he tell them that I was
gonna be an environmental lawyer and he
was always so proud of me for that now
used to is different from to be used to
compare I used to go to work by bus
versus I'm used to going to work by bus
this is always used in the past to talk
about past habits but this can be used
in any tense if you're used to something
you're accustomed to doing something
sorry that's easy did this you that's
okay I'm used to it
this will just always be the fat kid
with the big dreams notice of the verb
after two up goes in the ing farm I
gotta say you're handling this baby
thing better than it wasn't expected
what do you mean you're he's being the
only kid in the house now there's gonna
be a new kid Jay's kid this expression
can be used in the past present and
future with the verb to be again this is
different from when we say used to to
describe a past habit because there's no
verb to be here you know I used to be
just like you when I was a kid I used to
love it there it's gonna be our best
summer
[Music]
oh it's okay I'm used to it
lastly there's another form that you can
use with this verb we also say get used
to doing something which means gradually
become accustomed to let's watch some
examples look you're gonna be doing this
stuff for a while you're just gonna have
to find a way to get used to it none of
you know what this is like being
celebrated for something you wish you
never did oh my god he looks like Shemp
okay yes me it's true but but baby if I
got a little bit more on the side sorry
no no no more cutting just give me a
chance to get used to it
[Music]
dad I came here to learn not sitting the
bar and drink you do what you want I'm
gonna Scotch him I'd like to play if
it's just for fun I played basketball in
school was the first Thanksgiving Hannah
agreed to spend with me and then at the
last minute she changed her mind I was
driving along the street the cars were
parked just like this and boom out of
nowhere he hits me this is exactly the
kind of thing I was hoping to avoid you
know I was planning on saying no and
making you beg for a few hours
I just love you too much I would like to
make a pledge I would like to donate
$200 $200 sure I would consider moving
in here just let me think about it you
know when I was a kid I would collect
butterflies Oh
being adored I'm used to it don't worry
I cam used to be a clown to be once a
club always a club now this used to be
your room
all right it's not here not there let me
get this straight I called yesterday I
try to cancel my reservation was told
it's not refundable then we drove six
hours all the way up here and now you're
telling me that we don't have a
reservation I don't know what to say
that just give us the cheapest room you
have unfortunately the only thing we
have available is our deluxe suite the
rate is $600