- Thì quá khứ đơn (Past simple tense) dùng để diễn tả một hành động, sự việc diễn ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ.
- Công thức
Loại câu | Động từ to be | Động từ thường |
Khẳng định |
S + was/ were + O I/ He/ She/ It/ Danh từ số ít/ Danh từ không đếm được + was You/ We/ They/ Danh từ số nhiều + were Ex: She was at my hometown last month.
They were in Vung Tau on their vacation last week.
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S + V (ed) + O
Ex: She went to school yesterday.
I traveled to Korea two years ago.
I met him in an English class yesterday
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Phủ định |
S + was/ were + not + O was not = wasn’t were not = weren’t Ex: She was not at home yesterday. We weren’t happy because our team lost.
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S + did not + V_ infinitive
Ex: We didn’t go to English class last week. She didn’t give me the book yesterday. |
Nghi vấn | Nghi vấn với câu hỏi Yes/No
Was/ Were + S +…? Yes, S + was/ were. No, S + wasn’t/ weren’t. Ex: Were you sad when you didn’t get good marks? => Yes, I was./ No, I wasn’t. Was she at home yesterday?
Nghi vấn với WH- question WH-word + was/ were + S (+ not) +…? S + was/ were (+ not) +… Ex: What was the weather like yesterday? The weather was cold. Why were you sad? I was sad since I lost the wallet yesterday.
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Nghi vấn với câu hỏi Yes/No
Did + S + V infinitive? Yes, S + did No, S + didn’t. Ex: Did you go to the hospital last time? No. I didn’t. Did he play the soccer for TDC club last year? Yes. He did.
Nghi vấn với WH- question WH-word + did + S + (not) + V (nguyên mẫu)?
Ex: Why did she break up with him? Why did you not come to English class last Wednesday?
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3. Dấu hiệu nhận biết thì QKĐ
- Trong câu có các từ như: yesterday, in the past, the day before, ago, last (week, year, month) hoặc những khoảng thời gian đã qua trong ngày (today, this morning, this afternoon).
- Sau as if, as though (như thể là), it’s time (đã đến lúc), if only, wish (ước gì), would sooner/ rather (thích hơn)
- Trong một số cấu trúc nhất định: It’s + (high) time + S + Ved, It + is + khoảng thời gian + since + thì quá khứ, câu điều kiện loại 2,…