WI567 Class 30

 

April Fools Day – a day when you can trick someone or tell them a lie

 

 

Good afternoon

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue present perfect verb tense

Practice

·      Begin noun clauses

·      Narrative writing- paragraph to pass-in soon

 

Wednesday

·      Finish present perfect

·      Continue noun clauses

·       

 

Next week:

adjective clauses

essays

 

 

 

Present perfect  vs present perfect progressive verb tense

What is the difference?

 

Examples:

She has studied English for several years. PRESENT PERFECT

She has been studying English for several years. PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE- suggests will continue into the future, probably continue

 

I don’t think we have to worry about the difference.

 

He has been painting his house all morning. There is still more to do.

 

He has painted his house. SIMPLE PAST

 

He was painting his house. PAST PROGRESSIVE – needs an interruption

He was painting his house while his wife was relaxing with a margarita. while- two actions happening at the same time

PAST PROGRESSIVE - interruption

He was painting his house when suddenly he felt dizzy. COMPLEX SENT- ADV CL

He was painting his house, and suddenly he felt dizzy. COMPOUND SENT

He was painting his house and suddenly felt dizzy. SIMPLE SENT

 

 

Maris was watching TV last night at 7 o’clock.

Maris watched TV last night.

 

What did you do last night?

I was watching TV last night. STRANGE WAY TO TALK

I watched some TV last night.

 

What were you doing when your mom came home?

I was watching TV.

 

 

PRESENT PERFECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2

1.    have known

2.    have learned / have studied

3.    have watched / have seen

4.    They have been married for ten years.

Junko married Taka last year. They were married in August. They have been married for eight months.

Mr and Mrs Tanner got married ten years ago.

They were married by the minister/priest/justice of the peace in August.

They lived common-law for 10 years before they got married.

They had a pre-nup.

VOCAB pre-nuptial agreement. They signed an agreement about money before they got married.

 

PASSIVE VOICE The dishes were washed.

ACTIVE VOICE Mei washed the dishes.

 

In Canada, if you are married, you are one economic unit.

Divorce can be very ugly.

 

Priorities if you are getting married

#1 Agree on money.

#2 Agree on raising children

 

VOCAB wife / husband / spouse / partner(very modern sounding) / couple

 

open-minded

 

5.The class has already begun/started/finished.

6.has lived

She has lived in Vancouver for 18 months.

7.has written / has sent

since- over a span of time

8.have eaten / have had lunch

9.has given / has offered

10.has speak spoke spoken

She has spoken to the teacher. -sounds serious

She talked to her son’s teacher. He’s doing better in math.

She was chatting with the teacher. – not serious, informal

11.have taken

12.have finished   They already have already finished their homework already.

13.has bought / has gotten / has purchased / has picked up

14.has had   I have had a cough for two weeks.

The viruses have gotten stronger.

15.has worked

16.has found / has decided on / has chosen

 

 

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used to – modal auxiliary: can could should might, etc

-something you did regularly in the past, but not any more

 

used to + infinitive –‘to’   to go

He used to go to the movies a lot, but he doesn’t any more.

She used to play volleyball when she was a teenager.

I used to live in Denmark.

I didn’t used to like vegetables, but now I do.

used to – not past tense, modal

I used to eat sugar, but I don’t any more.

I used to go to the beach in the summer.

I used to play football when I was a kid. I might start again.

I used to go to escape rooms with my friend.

He used to argue with his mother-in-law,  but now they are great friends.

 

-become comfortable with

She is used to her new life in Canada.

Dave got used to spicy food from living in India.

He is used to NOUN waking up early.

She never got used to all of the rain in Vancouver.

They are used to working hard.

I am used to night shifts.

I am used to shopping on-line.

I am used to living in a rental apartment.

He never got used to living in the city.

I am used to studying English in person. gerund-noun

I got used to boarding in Whistler, so I can’t go back to Seymour.

 

We met in person.

We had an in-person meeting.

It is a five minutes  five-minute journey.

 

He is three years old. He is a three years old three-year-old boy.

This class is nine weeks long. This is a nine-week class.

 

After two hours driving, we are here.

After a two-hour drive, we are here.

 

 

SIMPLE PAST

She went to the library last night.