I ate my breakfast with Tom and then we saw a movie

When using the past tense, we see these past actions as having no connection with the present. They belong to the past, so we use the past tense to express them.


1) I ate my breakfast with Tom and then we saw a movie.
2) We drove to the park and then we took a stroll
3) I vividly remember I bought really a good camera last month
4)One of my friends came and told me


If one action interrupts, the other one we use past simple and past continuous
1) I was coming back home when I bump into my old friend
2) When I told her about news, she was having a breakfast
3) I was talking to my mom on the phone when he came in
4) I had been doing my research on fossil when I heard about the rule that researcher could be rewarded

I had eaten my breakfast, so I couldn’t consume with my friends

I had already bought a new computer, when my parents gave me it as a gift
We have been dreaming of having my own car
I have been collecting coins four years
I have had discussion with many like-minded people

It is the best meal I have ever had

It is the first time I’ve ridden a horse
Used to and its forms
I used to GO out when I was younger (I don’t anymore)
He used to SPEND a lot of money when he was single ( he doesn’t anymore)


Be used to/get used to----gerund or noun
I am used to hot weather( I am accustomed to hot weather)
I am used to getting up early( I am accustomed to getting up early)
My brother will soon get used to cooking his own meals(future)

To be prone to= tend to

I am prone to spend 6 or 7 hours using my phone
I tend to sleep so late
I tend to use social media as long as I have free time


Would
We use ‘would’ to talk about something imaginary ( not real, when we just imagine)

I guess, my friends would be a good example of it

Shadowing is often overlooked, but I believe it would be an effective way of learning

Modals

You must study, I must find a hotel to stay at tonight, I have to wear a uniform at work!I have to go right now( there is no form of ‘must’ in the past, so we use ‘had to”
I had to work late yesterday, so I didn’t go to the party. At university we had to our assignments in order to keep up with study plan
Could=used to
I used to swim very well when I was younger
I could swim very well when I was younger


Be able to (this can be used in all tenses)
I am able to get enough information on the internet
I was able to/will be able to get a job when I graduate the university
I may/might be able to find suitable course after I learn English

I am learning English to be able to find suitable course

I eat 3 eggs to be able to healthy in long-term
I would be able to save time by using private vehicles
Should/need (don’t need, shouldn’t,
You should drink more bottles of water if you want to be healthy
I think we need much time to be able to get a decent score


Could (possibility) = may, might
I think we could boost the economy of our country
He could be stuck in traffic
Allowing people to live in a natural places could be wrong
Restricting usage of cars could help us to prevent more pollution


Could have/should have ( they are used to express “regret” )
Example:
Mike didn’t study enough and he failed his exam


We can say:
1. Mike should have studied more= it means: Mike had to study more to pass his exam
2. Mike could have studied more but he didn’t. = it means: Mike had a possibility or opportunity to study more and he didn’t study more
We all should have tried harder


Modals in the past
Should have done, could have done, may have done,


RELATIVES
I live in Karshi. It is historical city~~~I live in Karshi, which is historical city


Who/that for people
Which/that for objects and animals

That’s the book which/that I read last summer

I know a girl who works in a library
It is the living room where I spend most of my time
That’s the woman whose house caught fire yesterday
That’s the house whose doors are guarded


We use ‘which’ to refer back to a whole clause
Last year he donated one million dollar to charity, which was generous of him
I read 20 pages of book every day, which is a good habit of mine