plane leaves at 10.00 tomorrow. (a) the present simple + time marker subject + verb ‘to leave’ in the present simple tense + time marker (b) Talking about a future event with an externally scheduled timeframe. (c) Students may have some difficulty understanding the concept that the event being referred to is taking place in the future but the sentence is using the present tense. (F) Students may confuse the verb form ‘leaves’ with ‘leaves’‚ the noun form meaning plural of ‘leaf’. (M) Students
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fishing boats." "The fishermen have traditional boats." Here are some points to remember when using ’have’ and ’has’. Let’s start with the basics. They can both be used to show possession and are important in making the ’perfect tenses’. ’Had’ is the past tense of both ’has’ and ’have’. have Have is used with some pronouns and plural nouns: ’I have a great English teacher.’ ’You have toothpaste on your chin.’ ’We have a meeting at 12.’ ’Nurses have a difficult job.’ has Has is used with
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ABLE TO TALK ABOUT GENERAL THINGS EG DAILY ROUTINES. They will be able to use the simple present tense to describe actions which may not be happening at the time of speaking and may be repeated actions. | Assumed knowledge:Students may be able to use simple present tense with reference to themselves. | Anticipated problems: 1 – forgetting the –s for he/she/it2 – confusion with the past tense/continuous present.3- placing the adverb incorrectly in the sentence | Solutions (For Vocabulary and
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Robinson’s work. The exegetical evidence in this case rests largely upon Robinson’s subtle handling of verb tenses‚ sentence structure‚ and punctuation. Beebe implies that the first line of the poem‚ "The miller’s wife had waited long‚" is in past perfect‚ a tense that implies action previous to the simple past‚ and a rather more complicated‚ problematical placement in time than simple past alone suggests. This enclosing effect continues after the semicolon‚ which itself heralds dependency‚ and is
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Speech: A. When the reporting or principal verb is in the Past Tense‚ all the Present Tenses in the Direct Speech are changed into Past Tense in the indirect Speech. a. A simple present tense becomes simple past tense. Example: • Direct : He said‚ “I am unwell.” • Indirect: He said that he was unwell. • Direct: “I know her address”‚ said John. • Indirect: John said that he knew her address. b. A present continuous tense becomes a past continuous. Example: • Direct : He said‚ “ my mother is
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Explaining the arguments to support the writer’s position 3. Reiteration: Restating the writer’s position Language Features of Analytical Exposition Using relational process Using internal conjunction Using causal conjunction Using Simple Present Tense 2. Hortatory Exposition Text Definition of Hortatory Exposition Hortatory exposition is a text which represent the attempt of the writer to have the addressee do something or act in certain way. Generic Structure of Hortatory Exposition 1. Thesis
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during our prime time in the university. You are going to have bright vision. I want to ask you‚ my dear fellows‚ are you still holding your dreams tightly in your arms? I can bet you‚ all of you‚ never want your dream to stay in the past tense‚ but the perfect tense. In the university‚ you are going to face new challenges‚ new difficulties and new dilemmas. Never lose faith‚ go‚ run‚ fly‚ and then seize the opportunities which belong to you. As we can clearly see‚ that very different is the situation
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quotation marks) on Google to see how the adjectival form is used. 4. From about A.D. 700 to 1600‚ sculptors created nearly 1‚000 colossal rock statues on the remote and tiny Easter Island. Present perfect: ENGLISH PAGE - Present Perfect Past perfect: ENGLISH PAGE - Past Perfect (E) No error 1) "From" is correct because it introduces a starting
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1. She needn’t have got up so early. Meaning: Needn’t is short for need not. This action happened in the past. She got up early but it wasn’t necessary. Context Mary has a job interview tomorrow and she was feeling very nervous. The next day Mary woke up early to catch the 9am bus to her interview location. However she had forgotten that the interview was at 3pm. It was not necessary for Mary to get up so early. As a result she waited for several hours in a café. CCQs:
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Characterization of Main Characters in Two Short Stories by Robert Lipsyte „Future Tense“ and Robert Cormier “ In the heat This essay analyzes two characters in short stories written by Robert Lipsyte and Robert Cormier. The first story “Future Tense” is about a young boy‚ named Gary‚ who is stressing about writing an assignment which was given the first day in school by teacher. Another one “In the Heat” tells about youngster Rishy who suffers from
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