I Went, I Was Going, I Used to Go

Week 26^th – 28^th May

We finished talking about illnesses.

We use “To have (or to have got) a ----ache” with

Headache – toothache – earache – backache and stomach ache

When other parts of our body ache, we use:

To have a pain in _________ or my ________ hurts / aches.

I have a pain in my arm or my leg hurts.

Remember to use possessive adjectives with parts of the body.

You can have a pain in your neck.

But somebody can be a pain in the neck! (or in another part of our anatomy which sounds less polite!) when they are really annoying!

With throat and eyes, we use the expression

To have sore /sɔ:/ throat or sore/sɔ:/ eyes.

We can also:

Have a cold / have a temperature / have a cough and sneeze.

When we have the flu, we usually have a temperature and all our body aches!

When we have a cold, we usually cough and sneeze!

Listening - At the doctor's

We learnt different ways of talking about the past.

Past Simple	Finished / completed actions in the past.	She worked in London for five years.
	Actions that happened one after another.	He opened the door, took off his shoes and sat on the sofa.
Past continuous	To set a story.	The sun was shining and people were happy that spring afternoon.
	An action in progress at some time in the past.	The kids were studying for the exam in the kitchen.
Used to + infinitive	States or repetitive actions in the past that are no longer true.	Her daughter used to have long black hair. (Now, she is blonde) I used to go to the cinema once a moth. (Now, I don’t usually go)

Remember that “used to” grammatically acts like any other ordinary verb in the past.

·           Did your friend use to wear glasses?

·           My friend used to wear glasses when she was a child.

·           She didn’t use to wear contact lenses.

And also that, in the same way we use “am/is/are going to” for the future, we can use “was/were going to”, to express a future action in the past!

They were going to (unfulfilled future plan in the past) study abroad but they didn’t because they didn’t get the grant.

We started the week talking about the past and we finished it talking about the future!

What are you going to do on holiday? When are you having your holidays? Are you going to travel abroad?

One of my favourite holidays was the one I spent in Malta about three summers ago. I love this country, I mean, this island!

 Malta - Reading

                

See you tomorrow!