Detective: Now, Mr. Briggs. Where were you yesterday?
Briggs: Yesterday? What time?
Detective: At two o'clock. Where were you at two o'clock?
Briggs: I was at home.
Detective: You weren't at home, you were in central London.
Briggs: No, I wasn't! I was at home. Ask my girlfriend! She was with me!
Detective: Well, we're going to speak to her later. Where is she now?
Briggs: Oh. I don't now.
Detective: OK. Now, where were you on January 12th?
Briggs: January 12th?
Detective: Yes, it was a Wednesday.
Briggs: I can't remember.
Detective: You were in Manchester.
Briggs: Oh no, I wasn't.
Detective: Oh, yes, you were.
Briggs: Oh no, I wasn't. I was in prison in January.
Detective: Oh!
Unit 41: WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY. HÔM QUA BẠN ĐÃ Ở ĐÂU? Trong bài này chúng ta sẽ học về thời quá khứ đơn của động từ "to be", và một số từ/cụm từ chỉ thời gian trong quá khứ. Vocabulary central London /ˈsen.trəl 'lən-dən/ n trung tâm Luân Đôn detective /dɪˈtek.tɪv/ n thám tử last /lɑːst/ adj qua, trước, đã qua remember /rɪˈmem.bəʳ/ v nhớ speak /spiːk/ v nói tour /tʊəʳ/ n chuyến đi visit /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ n chuyến tham quan, thăm hỏi world /wɜːld/ n thế giới yesterday /ˈjes.tə.deɪ/ adv hôm qua Geographical Names Australia nước Úc, châu Úc California tên một bang của Hoa Kỳ Europe châu Âu Glasgow tên thành phố lớn nhất của Xcốtlen Holland nước Hà Lan Leeds tên thành phố phía bắc nước Anh Liverpool tên thành phố cảng nước Anh Manchester tên thành phố Tây Bắc nước Anh Newcastle tên thành phố cảng ở miền nam xứ Wales Sheffield tên một thành phố công nghiệp phía bắc nước Anh Listening Listen to the conversation Detective: Now, Mr. Briggs... Where were you yesterday? Briggs: Yesterday? What time? Detective: At two o'clock. Where were you at two o'clock? Briggs: I was at home. Detective: You weren't at home, you were in central London. Briggs: No, I wasn't! I was at home. Ask my girlfriend! She was with me! Detective: Well, we're going to speak to her later. Where is she now? Briggs: Oh... I don't now... Detective: OK... Now, where were you on January 12th? Briggs: January 12th? Detective: Yes, it was a Wednesday. Briggs: I can't remember. Detective: You were in Manchester. Briggs: Oh no, I wasn't. Detective: Oh, yes, you were. Briggs: Oh no, I wasn't... I was in prison in January. Detective: Oh! Questions 1 Where were you at... Bạn đã ở đâu lúc... one o'clock? 1 giờ? five past two? 2 giờ 5 phút? ten past three? 3 giờ 10 phút? quarter past four? 4 giờ 15 phút? half past five? 5 rưỡi? twenty five to six? 6 giờ kém 25? twenty to seven? 7 giờ kém 20? quarter to eight? 8 giờ kém 15? I was at...Tôi đã ở... home. nhà. school. trường. work. nơi làm việc. the pub. quán rượu. the cinema. rạp chiếu phim. the supermarket.siêu thị. Questions 2 When were you in... Khi nào bạn đã ở... England? nước Anh? Europe? Châu Âu Mexico Mê hi cô? London? Luân Đôn? Spain? Tây Ban Nha? Holland? Hà Lan? Italy? Ý? I was there in... Tôi đã ở đó vào... January. Tháng 1. February. Tháng 2. March. Tháng 3. April. Tháng 4. May. Tháng 5. June. Tháng 6. July. Tháng 7. August. Tháng 8. September. Tháng 9. October. Tháng 10. November. Tháng 11. December. Tháng 12. Grammar The simple past of "To Be". Thì quá khứ đơn của động từ TO BE The simple past tense được dùng để nói về sự việc xảy ra trong quá khứ, không liên hệ hoặc tiếp diễn tới hiện tại, và các từ sau đây thường đi kèm: YESTERDAY, LAST (+ night, ưêk, month, year, Christmas...); (Thời gian) + AGO = cách đây...; hoặc một thời gian xác định trong quá khứ. I was You were He/ she/ It was I was not You were not He/ She/ It was not = I wasn't = You weren't = He/ She/ It wasn't - Was I? - Were you? - Was/ he/ she/ it? We were You were They were We were not You were not They were not = We weren't = You weren't = They weren't - Were we? - Were you? - Were they? Examples: - I was at home at two o'clock. - You weren't in Central London yesterday. - Was she in California in June? - Yes, she was. - No, she wasn't. * Preposition of time (Giới từ chỉ thời gian) - AT + (clock time) at two o'clock - ON + (day of the week) + date on Monday on January 30th - IN + (month) + (year) in January in 1993 Practice Language summary I He She It was wasn't was not here. there. You We They were weren't were not Was I he she it here? there? Yes, I he she it was. No, I he she it wasn't. Were you we they we you they were. we you they weren't. Look at this Moving from present to past time. Cách chuyển từ chỉ thời gian từ hiện tại sang quá khứ Present Past Present Past today this morning this afternoon this evening → yesterday yesterday morning yesterday afternoon yesterday evening this week this month this year tonight → last week last month last year last night
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