Suu tim va thiét ké boi Pham Viét Vi -14- John has been living in that house for 20 years. = John has lived in that house for 20 years. Phin biét cich ding giita hai thoi: ‘Present Perfect Present Perfect Progressive Hanh dong van tiep dién 6 hién tai, 66 kha ining lan toi tong lai do dé khong c6 két jqua ro ret, ‘Hanh dng da cham dint 6 hién tai do 46 da joo ket qua ro rat, Tye waited for you for half an hour. (and now I stop waiting because you |sidn't come). Tve been waiting for you for half an hour. (and now I'm still waiting, hoping that lyou'll come) 3.2 Past tenses (cic thoi qué kha) 3.2.1 Simple Past (thi qué khit thuéng): Subject + [verb in past tense (P1)] Ding dé dién dat mot hanh d6ng 4% xay ra diit diém tai mot thdi gian xe dinh trong qué Khir (khong cdn dién ra hode anh hudng t6i hign tai). Thoi diem trong cau duge xc dinh 1 r€l bang mot sO cdc ph6 tir chi théi gian nh: yesterday, at that moment, last week, ... He went to Spain last vear. Bob bought a new bicyle yesterday. Maria did her homework last night. Mark washed the dishes afier dinner We drove to the grocery store this afternoon, George cooked dinner for his family Saturday night. 3.2.2 Past Progresseive (thoi qua khut tiép dién): Subject + i } + [verbsing] + were ‘Thoi qua khit tiép dién ding dé dién dat: (1) mot hinh ddng dang xay ra trong qué Khir thi bi mot hanh dOnig khde “chen ngang” (khi dang... thi béng...). Trong tnténg hop nay, mau cau chung Ii: ‘Trudng Dai Hoe Kinh Te Da Nang