IELTS Energy English 7+ IELTS Energy 1571: Childhood on IELTS Part 1: Band 9 Vocabulary and Past Tense Verbs
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Mar 10, 2026 Discussion of why childhood questions appear in IELTS Speaking and which past tenses to use. Lists common prompts like favorite games, school, pets, and missing aspects of childhood. Teaches high-scoring vocabulary and idioms such as "formative years" and "impressionable." Models concise sample answers about games and best friend memories and gives tips on specificity and grammar tricks.
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Childhood Questions Test Past Tense Range
- Childhood questions on IELTS are intentionally designed to test past tense usage.
- Expect simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous when recounting childhood events.
Tell The Story First Use The Right Tense
- Don't force specific complex verbs; tell the story and choose the correct tense naturally.
- Focus on using the correct tense for meaning rather than trying to impress with rare forms like past perfect unnecessarily.
Answer The Question Directly Then Expand
- Always answer the question directly before adding extra details.
- If asked about school, mention school specifically first, then expand with related memories to avoid low fluency scoring.