Real ESL Video Lesson #11 - Using the Simple Past!

[caseyspaos]

the dude with the rucksack is stocking you

[descontroladoxelrock]

@caseyspaos I think you meant "stalking"

[caseyspaos]

@descontroladoxelrock Right. Stalking. How embarrassing. ^^

[descontroladoxelrock]

@caseyspaos no problem,hey I thought so too,that guy is weird haha

[arwinsyahh]

-What did you do last weekend?

-I took an English test in my campus

[septembrinol]

Thanks a lot for these nice and refreshing videos. They are very hepful

Ana

[FireflyGeisha]

yes this is very helpful. I was wondering what's the difference between. He is sleeping. and He is asleep. Is there any difference?

And I am confused with using is and was.

ex:

should I say

This was helpful.

or

This is helpful.

Please answer. Thanks a lot.

[descontroladoxelrock]

@FireflyGeisha I guess you can say both,but if you say "this was heplful" you are implying that you used it only once in a particular situation.But if you say "this is helpful",you're implying that you can use it in different situations every time you need it.You can also say "this has been very helpful",in this case you would be using the present perfect tense.