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Contents
1 No place like home 2 Been there, done that! 3 What a story! 4 Nothing but the truth 5 An eye to the future 6 Making it big
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7 Getting along

8 People and places

9 Changing times 10 Dangerous living 11 In your dreams 12 Its never too late

English tense usage

2 elements

time all time now future past

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aspect simple continuous perfect

time - usually obvious all time: She has a new cell phone.

now: Shes texting her friends.

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time - usually obvious all time: She has a new cell phone.

now: Shes texting her friends.

future: He will be walking soon. past: They went to the movies.

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present tense form

Present Continuous: Shes going out tonight.

future

Present Simple (timetable): The plane goes to Texas at 4:00 pm today. Present Simple (subordinate clause): When you go home, please water the plants.

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simple aspect
a habit or a complete action She has a new cell phone. When Ive watched the DVD, Ill return it. They bought a new car. She was always on time for class. It snowed a lot during our ski trip. We will be there at 9:00 every morning.

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continuous aspect
focuses on duration, in progress (not permanent) Im studying Portuguese while I am in Brazil. They were dancing for hours and hours. Ive been studying English for years. Come by at 8:00. Well be waiting for you.

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perfect aspect
action completed before another time or the exact time is not important

Have you ever been to the U.S.? When I arrived, Peter had left. Have you seen my wallet anywhere? I had met him in 1992 at college.

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Select the correct verb tense

Present Perfect Present Continuous Present Simple

Im studying at a school in Sao Paulo.

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Select the correct verb tense

Future Perfect Future Continuous Future Simple

I will be working as a gardener next year.

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Select the correct verb tense

Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Simple

Have you ever been to a Japanese garden?

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Present Continuous - refers to future Present Simple - all time isnt has been went stay

did did

have

Past Perfect - some time before now Past Simple - complete Future Continuous - duration

did held Does does seem are doing are visiting

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formal spoken language Hello. How are you?

Im doing well, thank you. How are you?

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missing words colloquial language Hows it going? OK. You?

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Find the colloquial language

That is some awesome dancing.

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What does it mean?

Their dancing is really great. That is some awesome dancing.

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Find the colloquial language

Those shades look way cool on her.

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What does it mean?

Those sunglasses look really good on her.
Those shades look way cool on her.

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my buddy = my friend
I dont get it = I dont understand it

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this stuff = an unknown item

(that the speaker may not recognize)

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totally psyched = really excited

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worry

good

not very good

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equipment

a lot

great

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