EF7/10 Class 15

 

Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary Studies 10

Good morning, everyone.

 

IDIOM I made it by the skin of my teeth. – I was almost late, but I wasn’t late.

I made it in the nick of time.

 

“Canadian Engineering Microcredential”

BCIT is reputable school.

reputable(adj)- good reputation

 

Choices:

*English 11 level- choices

a.Composition 11/Literary Studies 11

Composition 11 – focussed on sentences, paragraphs, and essays

Literary Studies 11- focussed on short stories, poetry, novel

b.First Peoples 11

*English 12 level- choices

a.English Studies 12

b.First Peoples 12

*Self-paced E11 and E12

*Wait until November schedule

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      “Learning Reflection and Goal Setting” Week 3

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Midterm recommendations- second half of class alphabetically

·      Verb tense exercises-

REVIEW “Simple Present & The Present Progressive”

NEW VERB “Causative Verbs”

·      LEFTOVER Continue dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”

·      HW         Read “Dead Man’s Path”. Prepare “Thought

Questions” for Monday

 

 

NEXT WEEK “Causative Verbs”

 

Monday- July 27^th

·      First day of registration for September

·      Begin grabbers- paragraph structure

·      Begin verb tense- present perfect

·      Begin last kind of clause- complex sentences- adjective clauses

·      Begin “Dead Man’s Path”.

 

Tuesday

·      Continue verb tense- present perfect

·      Continue last kind of clause- complex sentences- adjective clauses

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

 

Wednesday

·      Continue last kind of clause- complex sentences- adjective clauses

·      Test 2 -paragraph on “Dead Man’s Path”

·       

* Quiz- adjective clauses Which day?

 

Thursday

·      Essay work

·       

 

Friday

·      “Learning Reflection and Goal Setting” Week 4

·      Vocabulary exercises

·      Essay work

 

FINAL WEEK

Tuesday

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

·      Optional opportunity to do one replacement quiz and/or one replacement test

 

Friday- Final day

Marks due by 9am

Non-instructional day

No quizzes or tests

One-on-one conferences about final reports

 

 

 

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1. Her benevolent actions toward the homeless earned her great admiration.

(a) kind-hearted

(b) cruel

(c) indifferent- don’t care, ignore, not interested

ben- good FRENCH bien

mal- bad malevolent- want to hurt somebody

 

Creulla De Vil- cruel devil

 

cancer- benign cancer- won’t spread, won’t hurt you

malignant- will spread, will hurt you

 

 

2. The students were eager to start their vacation plans.

(a) reluctant

(b) keen- motivated, can’t wait

(c) lazy

He is a keener. – a bit too enthusiastic, not cool

 

3. The magician managed to conceal the card up his sleeve.

(a) hide

(b) show

(c) reveal

She put on concealer.

 

4. The teacher suggested they modify their essay for better clarity.

(a) edit- change, adjust

(b) ignore

(c) finalize

He likes to modify his car.

 

 

5. Please handle the vase carefully; it’s extremely fragile.

(a) sturdy

(b) delicate- easily broken

(c) strong

vulnerable – easily hurt, easily exploited

She is a vulnerable young adult.

vase-

foyer-

He is very emotionally vulnerable right now. He is on the rebound.

IDIOM on the rebound- lose girlfriend/boyfriend, get another one immediately

PHRASE It’s not you. It’s me.

I hope we can still be friends.

 

 

 

 

6. She was deeply grateful for the help her friends offered during the crisis.

(a) thankful

(b) rude

(c) oblivious

grateful(adj) gratitude(n)

He always feels gratitude for what his parents did for him.

He feels grateful to his friends.

 

7. After a long day at work, he was completely exhausted.

(a) energized

(b) tired

(c) bored

IDIOM bone-tired , dog-tired- very tired

I am bone-tired.

 

IDIOM You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

I’m an old dog.

 

 

8. Her diligent efforts in studying earned her top grades.

(a) lazy

(b) hardworking

(c) careless

She is hardworking. She works hard.

He hardly does anything.

 

 

 

9. He is an ambitious young man with dreams of becoming a CEO.

(a) aimless- no goals, no direction, no plan

(b) driven- goal-oriented, working hard to achieve goals

(c) passive- not active, doesn’t like to make decisions

I feel a bit aimless these days. I don’t know what is next for me.

 

10. We need to discard the old furniture before the new ones arrive.

(a) keep

(b) throw away

(c) collect

 

11. She gave me a genuine smile, which made me feel welcomed.

(a) fake

(b) sincere- real

(c) artificial

 

Tara Banks- smizing- smile with your eyes

He was smiling, but his eyes were dead.

She smiled warmly. He gave a cold smile.

 

 

 

12. We need someone reliable to take care of the house while we’re away.

(a) trustworthy

(b) unreliable

(c) suspicious

rely(v) reliable(adj)

 

 

13. The city was alive with vibrant colors and bustling streets.

(a) dull

(b) lively

(c) dim

Downtown Vancouver was bustling during FIFA.

 

 

14. Do not hesitate to call me if you need help.

(a) delay

(b) rush

(c) decide

Please do not hesitate to get in touch.

 

 

15. The company plans to expand its operations to new regions.

(a) shrink

(b) grow

(c) halt- stop

expand- gets bigger

shrink-reduce- get smaller

The army leader said, “Halt!”

 

 

16. The supplies were sufficient for the entire group to survive the week.

(a) inadequate

(b) enough

(c) excessive

insufficient- not enough

He had insufficient funds for the cheque that he wrote.

The cheque he wrote came back NSF. (non sufficient funds)

IDIOM The cheque bounced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. The firefighter was praised for his courageous efforts during the rescue.

(a) cowardly

(b) brave

(c) timid

courage(n) She has courage. He has bravery.

She is courageous. He is brave.

brave(adj)- feel scared but do it anyway

 

 

18. From the evidence provided, we can infer that the suspect was nearby.

(a) assume- make a good guess, figure out

(b) ignore

(c) question

 

imply(v)- say something indirectly

infer(v)- make a good guess about what the person means

 

 

 

19. The sponge can easily absorb all the water on the counter.

(a) release

(b) soak up

(c) scatter

He absorbed Canadian culture.

 

 

20. Meteorologists can predict the weather using advanced technology.

(a) guess

(b) foresee

(c) forget

 

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Ex.6

1.goes

2.loves

3.are

4.it

5.are watching

6.is feeding

7.get

8.fight

9.gets

10.does not feel

11.is smiling

12.clapping

snap your fingers

pop/crack your knuckles

13.think

14.wants

15.is calling

 

 

 

Exercise 7 Complex sentence- adverb clause

2.When my car hit the tree, I was driving.

I was driving when my car hit the tree.

5.

 

Ex.12

1.love

2.went(simple past)MORE AUTHENTIC   had gone(past perfect)

3.remember/recall

4.visited

5.lined up / were lining

6.fired

7.was

8.didn’t stop me / did not stop me

9.planned- finished planning  am planning- in the middle of planning

10.will go / am going to go BETTER

11.am

12.went

13.will go / am going to go

14.am shopping- imagination

 

I am going to go to Hawaii next month. In my mind, I am relaxing on the beach already.

 

15.didn’t have / did not have

16.will go / am going to go BETTER

23. I am counting down the days. I am excited about it.

I can’t wait.

 

 

 

 

VOCAB

a person who loves to talk – talkative, a chatterbox, a Chatty Cathy

never shut their mouth

 

quiet, silent, taciturn, close-mouthed

IDIOM Still water run deep.

He is big talker.

 

Opposites attract.

 

 

 

**

“Interviewing for a Job”

Dialogue Reading

groups of two

Interviewer and Applicant

 

My September courses, Quarter 1, 2026

Hello current and former colearners,

A few people have been asking me about what courses I will teach in Quarter 1, September to November.

I'll be teaching these courses in Quarter 1:

Period 1 EF7/10/Comp11

Period 2 EF7/10/Comp 11

That's the same course both periods.

Hollie might change my schedule, but this is what I know so far.

If either of these courses is in your sights, happy to see you in class.

Best,

Allan

Summer EF710 Class 14

 

Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary Studies 10

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Quiz 3- noun clauses (first 25m)

·      Talk about midterm recs

·      Verb tense exercises

·      Midterm recommendations- first half of class alphabetically

Explain the registration process

·      Modals

·      Continue dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”

 

Friday

·      “Learning Reflection and Goal Setting” Week 3

·      Vocabulary exercise- easier

·      Midterm recommendations- second half of class alphabetically

·      HW         Read “Dead Man’s Path”. Prepare “Thought

Questions” for Monday

 

Monday- July 27^th

·      First day of registration for September

·      Begin grabbers- paragraph structure

·      Begin verb tense- present perfect

 

 

**

Register for September courses will begin Monday, July 27^th.

You will register using the website, as usual. I can explain how to reg on that day.

 

Midterm recommendations

 

You will need a recommendation from your instructor.

 

What course should you register for in September.

The schedule is up on the wall outside the office.

I will be teaching EF7/10/Comp11, Period 1 and 2.

My September EF7/10/Comp11 will be 80% identical to this course.

It will be higher-level.

 

I will give out midterm/interim recommendations Thursday, July 23rd and Friday, July 24^th.

-half the class Thursday, other half on Friday- alphabetical order

 

 

Interim recommendations based on quizzes, tests, spoken work so far

 

Tests1         x/12

Quiz1          X/6

Quiz2          X/6

Quiz3          X/6

RWs            I pt each

Spoken 1   x/7

 

Average of all of those marks.

I will show you when we chat.

 

Looking for a solid 60% to get early recommendation to move up.

 

Midterm recommendation- halfway through the course.

It is not a final mark.

 

 

Clear YES or clear NO

40-55%                 Clear NO

65%-70%+           Clear YES

 

People in the middle-grey area

57-60% - LOW

~60%+ - MINIMAL YES

 

I decide if you get the recommendation to go up to the next level or not.

I follow the PLOs and the four-point proficiency scale.

 

We still have two weeks to go.

We have marked work left to do.

Quiz4

Test2

Essay

Spoken2

RWs

 

Marks will go up and down.

There is a lot of opportunity to raise your marks.

There is also a lot of opportunity to lower your marks.

 

 

 

Today and tomorrow, we will do short one-on-on meetings, you and me. We will talk about how things are going, and we will discuss what course would be best for you in September.

 

If you are going to take September off, you won’t need any recommendation. We can still meet, and you can use the recommendation for November.

 

 

 

 

**

Return Quiz3

Optional RW for one point. Title: Quiz3 RW

Please pass it in tomorrow first thing, not today. I am floating in paper at the moment.

 

One-on-one meetings

 

OPTIONS

1.Verb tense exercises

2.Quiz 3 RW

3. Read “Dead Men’s Path”

 

 

Title: Quiz 3

Write a complex sentence with an noun clause for each.

1.    think           available

I don’t think that the manager will be available tomorrow.

2.    wonder      hire

I wonder why the company hired that guy.

I wonder if the company will hire some new staff.

3.    feel              experience

I feel that my previous experience will transfer to my new job.

VOCAB transferable skills

4.    say               meeting

Jun said that the meeting will be held in the conference room.

5.    forget         office

Jon forgot where the new office is.

6.    believe       customer

The boss believes that the customer is always right.

IDIOM for salespeople  The customer is always right.

 

 

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Modals/Modal Auxiliaries

Go over some

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Past progressive verb tense-

1.past event, usually when it was interrupted, some other event happened during

Mark was cooking supper, and his brother called.

2.two actions simultaneously, at the same time

Mark was cooking supper while his wife was watching TV.

 

Exercise 4

7.    dinner / supper / UK tea

I am having my tea/ dinner / supper.

teatime- mid afternoon tea and biscuits

high tea- fancy mid afternoon tea and biscuits

You can have high tea at some a fancy hotel in Victoria.

10.skating- ice skating

rollerblades

 

 

 

11.They were speeding.

VOCAB speed(v)- drive too fast

overspeed(V)

She was speeding. He was driving 20km over the speed limit.

VOCAB accelerate(v) go faster

She accelerated when she got on the highway.

He decelerated when he saw the kids playing by the side of the road.

 

VOCAB deescalate- lower the emotion of an argument or stressful situation

The police tired to deescalate their interaction with the upset man.

 

15.was doing/ was washing and drying

I’ll wash. You dry.

Sometimes you need elbow grease to get a pot clean.

Use some elbow grease!

She washed the dishes.

She scrubbed/scoured the dirty pot.

VOCAB scour(v)- clean with a metal pad

He scoured the dirty pot with steel wool and elbow grease.

16.

IDIOM Running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

 

Exercise 3

2.The school choir was practicing for the concert in the gym.

VOCAB choir(n)- PRON kw ire

group of people singing together

The church choir sounds beautiful.

They sang the national anthem.

3.The students were / class was  studying Spanish when the fire alarm went off.

The students studied Spanish.

4.The principal was meeting with a group of parents when the fire alarm went off again.

5.The teachers were discussing the final exam when the principal came in to ask who was pulling the fire alarm.

6.VOCAB custodian- a person who cleans a big building e.g. school, office building, etc.

An apartment building has a superintendent.

The custodian was cleaning the girls’ locker room, and he found a lost phone.

7.The student council discussed the graduation dance.

grad- prom

8.The actors were rehearsing the school play when the lights went out.

 

Summer EF71011 Class 13

 

Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary Studies 10

 

**

Registration for September will begin Monday, July 27^th.

I will give out midterm recommendations on Thursday and Friday.

We will do short one-on-one chats.

We will discuss how things are going so far for you in this class. We can discuss what the next step for you should be.

MARKS:

Quiz 1         x/6

Quiz 2         x/6

Test 1          x/12

Quiz 3         x/6

Spoken 1    x/10

 

**

This can change- Hollie may shift instructors around.

Sept-Nov

I will be teaching these courses:

-Period 1 (9:15-11:30) EF7/10 Composition 11

-Period 2 (12-2:15)      EF7/10 Composition 11

You can consider those courses if you wish.

You can choose my Composition 11 or First Peoples 11.

You can choose self-paced 11-level courses.

You may consider other schools.

**

 

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Change weight of Spoken marks

Spoken 1 10/10 7/7

Spoken 2 15/15 10/10  

·      Return Test 1

Go over

Optional RW for one point.

Pass in today or first thing Thursday

·      Complex sentences- continue noun clauses

Choose vocab for Quiz 3 tomorrow

·      Finish present progressive, Begin past progressive

·      Continue dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”

 

Thursday

·      Quiz 3- noun clauses (first 25m)

·      Talk about midterm recs

·      Midterm recommendations- first half of class alphabetically

Explain the registration process

·      HANDOUT Modals

 

Friday

·      Midterm recommendations- second half of class alphabetically

·      HW         Read story

 

Monday- July 27^th

·      First day of registration for September

·      Begin grabbers- paragraphs

·      Begin verb tense- present perfect

 

 

Test 1

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Test 1

Dividers.

Devices and notes put away.

Take out several sheets of paper.

Write in blue or black pen.

Double space.

Write between the margins.

Full name, class, and date top right corner.

Pass in by 12.

 

Title: Test 1

Write a well-organized paragraph of at least 150 words on the following topic:

Imagine you are in Mr. Wei’s situation in “I Confess”. You are the teacher. What would you do: confess your mistake or pretend nothing happened? Why would you act this way?

 

PARAGRAPH

Topic sentence- addresses the question

If I was Mr Wei, I would do the same thing that he did.  There are three reasons.

Supporting sentences- three supporting points, at least three sentences, probably more  

Concluding sentence

 

-Format

 

-On-topic?

-Quality of sentences

          -simple, compound, complex

          -punctuation , . ;

          -verb tense

          - verb form

          -spelling

 

Good first run at writing a paragraph.

We will do another paragraph next week.     

You can do a replacement paragraph on the second last day of the

course, Thursday, August 6^th.

 

Option to rewrite Test 1 for one point

Title: Test 1 RW

Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.

 

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*Replacement quiz and/or test

 

 

 

**\** Optional replacement quiz and/or test **

 

A few people have asked me about rewriting quizzes and or tests. Maybe you had a bad quiz and or test or missed a quiz and/or test.

 

In my classes, I offer an optional replacement quiz and/or test for anyone who would like to do one.

 

On the second last class, you will have an opportunity to replace one of the quizzes and/or one of the tests that you wrote.

 

Again, this is optional. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.

 

So far we have done some two quizzes:

 

Quiz#1        X/6  1/6

Quiz#2        X/6  4/6

Quiz#3        x/6  3/6

Quix#4       x/6  4/6

Quiz#5        x/6

You have your marks for those.

You may have one quiz that you were not satisfied with.

One is one. Not two, not three. 1=1

You choose which one you want to replace.

 

You will do the replacement quiz during regular class time, as usual. We will do it the final (25m) at the end of the class.

 

The replacement quiz will be a new quiz. The replacement quiz will be a mix of all sentence styles.

e.g. If you want to replace your Quiz #2, the compound sentence quiz, the replacement quiz will not just be on compound sentence; it will be on all of the sentence styles. The replacement quiz will be six sentences, as usual- mix of simple, compound, complex.

 

**The replacement quiz will be a mix of all of the sentence styles: simple, compound, and complex.**

 

Your old mark will be replaced with the new mark. It will not be the higher of the two marks.

 

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Replacement test

Exactly the same situation with the replacement test. It will be a paragraph on a new topic.

 

EF6/7/10 **No replacement opportunity for the essay

 

 

 

 

 

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Mr. Wei was a new teacher. And he wanted to make a good impression.

SOBA

 

FIX

Mr. Wei was a new teacher, and he wanted to make a good impression.

Mr. Wei was a new teacher. Also, he wanted to make a good impression.

 

 

too tired

I am too tired. Casual taking

I am very/really tired.

I am too tired to go to the party tonight.

 

It shows that Mr Wei is inexperienced as a teacher.

It can show that Mr Wei is inexperienced as a teacher.

 

MODAL + INFINITIVE – ‘to’

can go        can eat                 can see

should go   should eat           should see

 

*shall- English speakers do not ‘shall’. extremely rare

Exceptions – very polite invitations “Shall we go?” “Shall we dance?”

“Shall we take our break?”

 

“I shall call you later today.” XXX 100% grammar book

AUTHENTIC ENGLISH

“I’ll call you later.”

 

 

“Shall I call you today?” very polite, low-frequency

“Can I call you later?” everyday English

 

VOCAB relax(v) relaxed(adj)

After she got home, she relaxed. verb

After she got home, she felt relaxed. adj

 

stressed(adj)

stress(n,v)

The sick cat acted stressed at the vet. adj

I am stressed out. phrasal verb-adj

He feels a lot of stress at his company. noun

His in-laws stress him out. verb

 

 

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Continue noun clauses

Practice

Choose vocab to review for Quiz 3 tomorrow

Noun Clauses

 

Two pools of words to choose from for noun clauses:

A.   VERBS

-cognition- think, feel, believe, know, understand, forget, remember, recall, realize, recognize, worry, regret, wonder, find, see, hear

-communicating- say, yell, whisper, shout, scream, suggest, predict, speak, advise, murmur, mutter, stutter, mention

 

B.    We most often connect these verbs with these words: that, what, why, how, who, where, which (noun cl and adj cl)

 

Exercise 1:

Complete the sentences with appropriate noun clauses. Write your solutions on your own paper.

1.           I didn’t know __________.

2.           She wondered __________ .

3.           Can you tell me __________?

4.           They were surprised by __________ .

5.           It doesn’t matter what SV.

It doesn’t matter what you say.

It doesn’t matter what he wants.

It doesn’t matter who arrives first.

It doesn’t matter why he was late.

 

6.           The teacher explained __________ .

The teacher explained how the project would go.

The teacher explained how to do the backstroke.

 

 

 

7.           I’m not sure what you mean by that.

I’m not sure how to fix the toaster.

I’m not sure which one is better.

I’m not sure what I should do next.

I’m not sure what my schedule will be for next week.

I’m not sure what I should wear.

I’m not sure where she lives.

I’m not sure when she will leave/ is leaving.

AUTHENTIC present progressive used to suggest the future

 

8.           I couldn’t figure out __________ .

I couldn’t figure out how to cook the chicken so that it would not be rubbery.

I couldn’t figure out what happened.

I couldn’t figure out why she was angry.

9.           The problem is __________ .

10.      The manager asked __________ .

11.      Please remind her __________ .

12.      He didn’t believe __________ .

13.      Do you understand __________ ?

14.      The neighbors are curious about __________ .

15.      It’s important to know __________ before you rent a kayak.

It’s important to know how to paddle before you rent a kayak.

It’s important to know how to swim before you rent a kayak.

kayak-

canoe-

rowboat-

paddleboard-

paddleboat

water bike

jet ski-

powerboat- water skiing

 

16.      I’ll let you know __________ when I talk to the manager.

17.      We need to decide __________ before we leave.

18.      It amazes me __________ every day.

19.      I forgot __________ yesterday.

20.      She is afraid __________ if she speaks up.

 

Exercise 2

Change the questions to sentences with noun clauses. Write your solutions on your own paper.

1.    Who is she?  I don’t know __________ .

2.    What is that?  Do you know __________ .

What is that?  Do you know what that is?

What is that?

3.    What are those?  I don’t know __________ .

4.    Whose book is that?  I don’t know __________ .

I don’t know whose that book is.

I don’t know who owns that book.

 

 

5.    Who is that woman?  I wonder __________ .

6.    Whose house is that?  I wonder __________ .

7.    What is in that drawer?  I don’t know __________ .

I don’t know what is (in that drawer).

I don’t know what (in that drawer) is. XXX

(in that drawer) prepositional phrase- no V

 

8.    What is on TV tonight?  I wonder .....

I wonder what is (on TV tonight).

 

9.    Whose glasses are those?  Could you tell me __________ .

10.                       Who am I?   He doesn’t know __________ .

He doesn’t know who I am.

 

11.                       Who came to the party?  Tell me __________ .

Tell me who came to the party.

 

12.                       Who lives at that apartment?  Do you know __________ .

13.                       What happened?  Tell me __________ .

14.                       What kind of car does Jim have?  I can’t remember __________ .

15.                       How old are their children?  I can’t remember __________ .

 

16.                       Where can I catch the bus?  Could you please tell me __________ .

Could you please tell me where I can catch the bus?

 

17.                       Who did Sara invite?  I don’t know __________ .

I don’t know who Sara invited.

18.                       How long has Ted been living here?  Do you know __________ .

19.                       What time is Flight 677 supposed to arrive?  Can you tell

          me __________ .

Can you tell me what time Flight 677 is supposed to arrive?

What is the ETA of Flight 677. estimated time of arrival

ETD- estimated time of departure

 

flight delay

transit/layover

connecting flight

 

YVR- comfort dogs

comfort animals – hospital, childrens’ hospital

senior homes

autistic kids-

downtown hotel

 

20.                       Why is Yoko angry?  Do you know __________ .

Adapted from www.lamission.edu/esl/dtaylor/nounclauses.doc

 

10 vocab words to review:

1.    available

2.    hire

3.    experience

4.    meeting

5.    expect

6.    resume

7.    office

8.    salary

9.    manager

10.                       customer

 

Verbs – I will choose six of the verbs from Group A.

 

Class time-

1.Practice noun clauses

2.Modals

3.Past progressive verb tense

 

Nou  clauses Quiz

e.g

Write a complex sentence with a noun clause for each.

1.    understand          street

We don’t understand why so many streets were closed for FIFA.

 

 

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Past progressive verb tense

These are the verb tenses we have learned so far:

 

Simple present   Maris plays volleyball every Sunday afternoon.

Simple past         She played volleyball last week.

Simple future      She is going to play again next week.

                               She’ll help you in a couple minutes.

 

Present progressive     She is playing right now.

 

New verb tense: past progressive

auxiliary verb + ‘ing’

 

Present progressive:

Mei is watching a movie right now.

Past progressive:

Mei is was watching a movie last night.

Mei was watching a movie last night.

 

EASIEST WAY TO SAY THIS- simple past

Mei watched a movie last night.

 

Why use past progressive?

** simple past and past progressive- little bit different usage

 

 

SIMPLE PAST- one event, finished

Mei watched a movie last night.

 

 

PAST PROGRESSIVE- event in the past, interrupted by something else

Mei was watching a movie last night when the electricity went out.

Mei was watching a movie last night, and her sister called.

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXAMPLES:

I was coming to school, and the bus stopped because of construction.

I came to school, and the bus stopped because of construction. XXX

She was driving to school when she saw that she needed gas.

 

I came to school this morning at 8am.

I was coming to school at 8am. XXX

I was coming to school at 8am when the bus got a flat tire.

 

 

My son and I had lunch in his classmate’s home at noon yesterday.

My son and I were having lunch in his classmate’s home at noon yesterday, and he broke a glass.

She was driving her car, and a dog ran in front of her.

She was driving from Victoria to Nanaimo, and a deer ran right in front of her car.

She drove from Victoria to Nanaimo yesterday.

She was driving from Victoria to Nanaimo yesterday, and she saw an accident on the highway.

When I was driving to Victoria yesterday, I saw three deer by the side of the highway. COMPLEX- ADV CL

I saw three deer by the side of the highway when I was driving to Victoria yesterday. COMPLEX- ADV CL

I drove to Victoria yesterday. SIMPLE SENT, SIMPLE PAST
I saw three deer standing by the side of the highway while I was driving to Victoria yesterday.

 

 

Commas

She was driving on the Sea-to-Sky, and she saw a moose. COMPOUND

She was driving on the Sea-to-Sky. She saw a moose. SIMPLE

She was driving on the Sea-to-Sky and saw a moose. SIMPLE SVV

She was driving on the Sea-to-Sky when she saw a moose. COMPLEX- ADV CL

Moose are active at night mostly.

Mice are active at night. They are nocturnal.

Raccoons are nocturnal.

 

Deer meat is called venison.

Venison has a gamy taste.

gamy(adj)- strong taste, wild animal

Venison stew is delicious.