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To have a conversation in English

you need to be very good at 4 basic areas

“Habit”, “Now”, “`Future” and “Past”

last week we looked at “Future”

the week before that we looked at “Now”

and the week before we looked at “Habit”

today, we are going to look at “Past”

things that you did, or that somebody did, in the past

this is number 4 of the 4 main areas in English

so if you haven't seen any of the previous episodes

please go back and watch those episodes

before you watch this one

there are links up here

please go back and watch those episodes now

if you have seen the previous episodes

then let's continue

today we're looking at "Past"

the keyword for "Past" is “did”

if you hear "did" in the question

that is a "Past" question

so, respond with the “Past” grammar

again, as before, you need to start with a person

”I”, ”you”, ”we”, ”they”, or ”he” and ”she”

starting with a person in English is very important

so don't forget this! Person first!

then you need a verb

now are talking about past sentences

so that must be past tense,

which in English can be very, very difficult

in English we have 2 types of past verb

we have regular past verbs

which means you just add "ED"

for example,

”want” becomes ”wanted”

”listen” becomes ”listened”

”start” becomes ”started”

etc etc

“ED” added to the base verb, simple

but we also have irregular verbs

now irregular verbs can change in anyway

they're very difficult and there are no rules

so for example

"eat" becomes "ate"

"drink" becomes "drank"

"sleep" becomes "slept"

really, really difficult

but your only option is to learn every one and

just speak

there is one hint I can give you with past tenses

if you don't know if it's irregular or regular

try adding "ED" anyway

there's a chance you will be correct

there's a chance you will be incorrect

but at least you're not stopping in the flow of conversation

and least you're still speaking

the other person will 100% understand if you say

“Yesterday I eated bacon”

they will understand

so don't worry, no problem, just speak

so, we have our "person" and our "past" verb

now, we need an object

a noun or an adjective

and then we need time

for example

“I ate pizza yesterday”

“I drank wine last week”

“I walked in the park this morning”

some examples without objects would be

“I slept last night”

“I talked this morning”

OK, let's go, if you're watching with subtitles, great

but please turn off the subtitles now

this is not reading practice

this is listening practice and speaking practice

turn off the subtitles

you can turn them back on and watch again later

Here we go!

today we have 20 questions

you are going to have 5 seconds for each question

please respond with full grammar, okay?

are you ready?

let's go

Number 1

1. What did you do yesterday?

I went to Osaka.

2. Where did you eat lunch yesterday?

I ate lunch in a ramen restaurant in Osaka.

3. What did you eat for lunch?

I ate spicy ramen.

4. Who did you meet yesterday?

I met my friend and his wife.

5. What time did you sleep last night?

I slept at about 11.

6. What time did you wake up this morning?

I woke up at about 8.

7. What did you eat for breakfast?

I ate eggs on toast.

8. What did you drink this morning?

I drank tea.

9. What did you do last weekend?

I watched a movie.

10. Where did you go last weekend?

I went to United Cinemas.

11. How did you go there?

I drove.

12. Did you drink water yesterday?

Yes, I did.

13. Did you use your phone yesterday?

Yes, I did.

14. What did you do on your phone?

I checked Facebook and Instagram.

15. What time did you wake up yesterday?

I woke up at about 9 yesterday.

16. What did you do after that?

I had breakfast and took a shower.

17. What did you do the day before yesterday?

I worked.

18. When did you go on vacation?

I went on vacation in June last year.

19. Where did you go?

I went to Spain.

20. How long did you stay there?

I stayed there for 10 days.

OK, well done, everybody, that was "Past"

BUT

Let's mix things up a bit

I'm going to ask you another 20 questions

but this time I'm going to mix all of the tenses

"Habit", "Now", "Future" and "Past",

all of the tenses are going to be in the next 20 questions

again if you haven't watched the previous episodes

please go back and watch the previous episodes

you need them to be able to do this next part

go back and watch them again

listen for the keywords in each of the questions

the keyword for “Habit” is “do” and “does”

the keyword for “Now” is “be + verb + ING”

the keyword for “Future” is “be going to + verb”

and the keyword for “past” is “did”

okay?

20 questions,

5 seconds to respond

and please respond with full grammar

here we go

Number one!

Where do you live?

I live in Kanazawa.

What are you doing?

I am studying English.

What are you going to do tomorrow?

I'm going to shop tomorrow.

What did you do yesterday?

I worked yesterday.

What time did you wake up this morning?

I woke up at 8.

What time are you going to go to bed tonight?

I'm going to go to bed at 12.

How often do you go to bed before 10?

I often go to bed before 10. I go to bed before 10 about 4 times a week.

Did you go to bed before 10 last night?

No, I didn't.

What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

I ate cereals.

How often do you eat toast for breakfast?

I sometimes eat toast for breakfast. I eat toast for breakfast twice a week.

Do you have a best friend?

Yes, I do.

Where does your best friend live?

My best friend lives in Kanazawa.

What is he/she doing now?

He is probably watching T.V.

How often do you see your best friend?

I sometimes see my best friend. I see my best friend about once a week.

When are you going to see your best friend?

I'm going to see him tomorrow night.

Where did your best friend go last weekend?

I don't know. He maybe went to CostCo.

Does your best friend work?

Yes, he does.

What does your best friend do?

He works in a bar.

How often does your best friend message you?

He always messages me. He messages me every day.

When does your best friend have a day off?

He has a day off every Sunday.

Excellent work, guys! Well done

Now, please go back to the start of these questions

turn on the subtitles here at the bottom

I have written many examples for you to learn from

if you didn't understand a question, go back

turn on the subtitles and

look at my examples

and learn from those examples!

you can watch this as many times as you want

many, many, many times,

the more you watch this the better your English will be

if that was difficult, don't worry

go back, try again!

Keep trying

until it gets easier

if that was very easy, then congratulations,

your English is amazing!

so, next time I'm going to ask you

another 20 mixed questions, okay?

but next time I'm going to speak faster

in these videos I speak very slowly

“What… time…. do… you…. get.. up?”

that's very, very slow

naturally in English

I would say

“What time do you get up?”

“What time do you get up?”

that is natural speed for a native English speaker

so I'm going to ask you those questions next time

in native speed,

close to native speed,

nearly native speed,

…faster!

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