Simple Past: My University Days (Listen + Speak)

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- Simple past
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- Past habits
- University
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My University Days

Two friends talk about their university days. They use "used to" to talk about their past habits. Learn how they use it. Then, practice it with the AI Tutor.

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My University Days

(1) Paul:

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Did you like your university?

(2) Daisy:

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Yeah. I worked so [vocab word=hard]hard[/vocab] in university. I [vocab word=used to]used to[/vocab] study with my friends at the [vocab word=library]library[/vocab] every day.

"used to" is for past habits. It's about what you did before.

(3) Paul:

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Me, too. I studied with my friends in a coffee shop. I used to drink coffee and study until 1 AM before an exam.

(4) Daisy:

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Coffee shops near my house were too loud. So, I didn't study in coffee shops.

(5) Paul:

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What did you study in university?

(6) Daisy:

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I studied [vocab word=computer science]computer science[/vocab].

(7) Paul:

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Computer science is a [vocab word=tough]tough[/vocab] [vocab word=subject]subject[/vocab]. Did you do any [vocab word=fun]fun[/vocab] things in university?

"tough" means "difficult".

(8) Daisy:

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Oh, yeah. I used to [vocab word=party]party[/vocab] on the weekend. My friends and I went [vocab word=hiking]hiking[/vocab] in the summer. We went [vocab word=skiing]skiing[/vocab] in the winter.

"party" is a verb. It means "to go to a party".

(9) Paul:

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That's crazy! You studied hard, and you had a lot of fun. Did you get good [vocab word=mark]marks[/vocab] in university?

"crazy" is a praise, here. It means "That's amazing" or "That's really good".

(10) Daisy:

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My marks were okay. I got a 3.9 GPA.

"GPA" is the "great point average". 3.9 GPA is around 85 - 90% (A or A+) average.

(11) Paul:

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Wow, that's a really good GPA.

(12) Daisy:

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My professors were very helpful. My courses weren't too difficult. I was very lucky.

"pretty" is an adverb. It means" very" or "fairly".

(13) Paul:

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Did you find good jobs after university?

(14) Daisy:

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I got a great job at the bank. I'm really thankful for my university.

"got" is the past tense of "get".

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My University Days

(1) Paul:

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Did you like your university?

(2) Daisy:

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Yeah. I worked so [vocab word=hard]hard[/vocab] in university. I [vocab word=used to]used to[/vocab] study with my friends at the [vocab word=library]library[/vocab] every day.

"used to" is for past habits. It's about what you did before.

(3) Paul:

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Me, too. I studied with my friends in a coffee shop. I used to drink coffee and study until 1 AM before an exam.

(4) Daisy:

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Coffee shops near my house were too loud. So, I didn't study in coffee shops.

(5) Paul:

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What did you study in university?

(6) Daisy:

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I studied [vocab word=computer science]computer science[/vocab].

(7) Paul:

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Computer science is a [vocab word=tough]tough[/vocab] [vocab word=subject]subject[/vocab]. Did you do any [vocab word=fun]fun[/vocab] things in university?

"tough" means "difficult".

(8) Daisy:

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Oh, yeah. I used to [vocab word=party]party[/vocab] on the weekend. My friends and I went [vocab word=hiking]hiking[/vocab] in the summer. We went [vocab word=skiing]skiing[/vocab] in the winter.

"party" is a verb. It means "to go to a party".

(9) Paul:

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That's crazy! You studied hard, and you had a lot of fun. Did you get good [vocab word=mark]marks[/vocab] in university?

"crazy" is a praise, here. It means "That's amazing" or "That's really good".

(10) Daisy:

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My marks were okay. I got a 3.9 GPA.

"GPA" is the "great point average". 3.9 GPA is around 85 - 90% (A or A+) average.

(11) Paul:

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Wow, that's a really good GPA.

(12) Daisy:

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My professors were very helpful. My courses weren't too difficult. I was very lucky.

"pretty" is an adverb. It means" very" or "fairly".

(13) Paul:

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Did you find good jobs after university?

(14) Daisy:

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I got a great job at the bank. I'm really thankful for my university.

"got" is the past tense of "get".

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Lesson Vocabulary

computer science (Noun)	The study of computers and how we use them.
fun (Adjective)	Something you enjoy.
hard (Adverb)	With a lot of effort.
hiking (Noun)	Going for long walks in the countryside.
library (Noun)	A place with a lot of books. People read books in a library without paying.
mark (Noun)	A point given for a correct answer in a test or exam.
party (Verb)	To have fun by going to parties, drinking or dancing.
skiing (Noun)	A sport in which you move on skis.
subject (Noun)	An area of knowledge. You study a subject in school or a university.
thankful (Adjective)	If you're thankful for something, you feel happy about it and want to say thanks.
tough (Adjective)	Difficult to do.
used to (Other)	"Used to" describes a past habit. After the "to", you put a verb in its base form. "I used to watch cartoons" means that in the past, I usually watched cartoons. But now, I don't do it any more.

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