chapter 7: the past continuous
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Chapter 7: the past continuous. The past continuous. Statements. The past continuous. Yes/ no questions. The past continuous. Wh-question What was she saying? When was he running? Wh-word + past of to be (was, were) + subject + base verb-ing. The past continuous. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 7: the past continuous
The past continuous
• Statements
subject Past of to be
Verb + ing
Affirmative He, she, it, I
was working
Negative You, we, they
were not working
The past continuous
• Yes/ no questions
Past of to be
subject Verb + ing
affirmative negative
Was He, she, it, I
working? Yes, she… was
No, she..
wasn’t
Were We, you, they
working? Yes, they were
No, they weren’t
The past continuous
• Wh-questionWhat was she saying?When was he running?
Wh-word + past of to be (was, were) + subject + base verb-ing
The past continuous
• We use the past continuous for an action that was already happening at a particular time in the past.
He was sleeping at 10.00 yesterday.
While & when with past time clauses
• Time clauses can go at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. If it is at the beginning we use a comma after it.
• A time clause alone is not a complete sentence. We must use it with a main clause to form a complete sentence.
When Tony called, jenny was working at the office.
Incomplete sentence: when Tony called.
While & when with past time clauses
• The verb in a while clause is always in the past continuous
A man crossed the street while he was driving. OR While he was driving, a man crossed the street.
Main clause Time clause
A man crossed the street while he was driving.
Time clause Main clause
While he was driving, a man crossed the street
While & when with past time clauses
• The verb in a when clause is often in the simple past.
Main clause Time clause
Jenny was working at the office
when Tony called.
Time clause Main clause
When Tony called, Jenny was working at the office.
Section 8: the future tense
• To be going to:
• We use to be + going to + base verb :to make predictions about the future.
to talk about our plans for the future.
We are going to buy a house next year.
8.1 To be going to
• Affirmative: I am going to eat.• Negative: I am not going to eat.
• I am / he, she, it is / we, you, they are
• Yes/ no question: Are we going to eat? Is he going to eat?
• Wh-question: When are you going to eat? What is she going to eat?
8.2 Future time expressions• We use future time expressions at the beginning
or at the end of the sentence. We use a comma (,) after time expression when it is at the beginning of the sentence.
next tomorrow in Other expression
Week
Month
Weekend
Summer
Friday
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
night
Ten: minutes
hours
Weeks
Months
years
Soon
tonight
The day after tomorrow
A week from today / now
8.3 The present continuous as a future tense
• We use the present continuous to talk about future plans.
• We often use a time expression with the present continuous.
• We use the present continuous with verbs of movement like come, go, fly, travel, leave.
• we can use to be going to for future plans. Steve is going to leave New York in two hours. Steve is flying to New York in two hours.
The present continuous as a future tense
• We cannot use the present continuous for future predictions.
Correct: Look at those clouds. It is going to rain soon.
Incorrect: Look at those clouds. It is raining soon.
8.4 Will
Subject Will (not) Base verb
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
will
will not
won’t
go
Wh-word will subject Base verb
What, where, when….
will you, I, he, they, ….
Stay?
8.4 Will
• Yes / no question:Will he go? Yes, he will. No, he won’t
• We use will for the future to make predictions about what we think will happen or when we decide to do something at the moment of speaking.
8.5 May, might and will
• Possibility: we use may or might to talk about something that it is possible now or in the future.
I may / might go to Mexico next year. You may / might not have a problem with your computer.
• May & might have the same meaning. They both express a possibility.
• • We use may & might when we are not certain about
something. I may arrive late. (it is possible)
8.5 May, might and will
• We use will, to be going to, or the present continuous when we are certain about something.
I will be late. (certain) He is not coming tonight. (we know that he won’t
come).
• Permission: we can use may to give refuse or ask for permission.
May I use your phone? You may not go early.
8.6 Future time clauses with before, after, & when
• A future time clause can begin with before, after& when.
Time clause (simple present)
Main clause (future)
Before I go to bed,
When she goes to the interview,
After we finish the test,
I will do my homework
she will wear her new suit.
we will go home.
8.6 Future time clauses with before, after, & when
• We can put the time clause before or after the main clause. They both have the same meaning.
She will wear her new suit when she goes to the interview.
When she goes to the interview, she will wear her new suit.
8.7 Future conditional sentences• We use future conditional sentences to say that one situation in the future depends on another one. If I have time, I will visit you.
• An if clause can come before or after the main clause. The meaning is the same. If the weather is nice tomorrow, we will go fishing. We will go fishing if the weather is nice tomorrow.
If clause (present) Main clause (future)
If I have time,
If it is sunny,
I will see you.
we will go fishing.
8.8 the simple present with time & if clauses
• We use the simple present in both the dependent clause and the main clause when:
The action is habitual.
When I go to Mexico, I usually stay with my grandmother.
We are expressing something which is always true.
If the temperature falls bellow zero, water turns to ice.
13. Adjectives & adverbs
• Adjectives: Adjectives always come before nouns.It is a beautiful day.
Adjectives can also come after the verb to be.The sky is blue. The air is clean.
Adjectives have the same form for singular & plural nouns
The white mountains are beautiful.
• Nouns:Nouns can also be used to describe other
nouns.The noun that describes another noun is
always singular, just like an adjective.
She is holding a coffee cup.
She is in the computer room.
13.2Word order of adjectives
1
opinion
2
size
3 age
4 colour
5 material
6 nationality
It is a
She has
beautiful large
long
old red
brown
wooden
curly
Chinese box
hair
13.3 the same (as), similar (to), different (from)
• A and B are the same. • A is the same as B.
• A and B are similar.• A is similar to B.
• A and B are different.• A is different from B.
13.4 like & alike
• Like & alike have the same meaning.• Like is a preposition The daughter is like the mother.
• Alike is an adjective. The mother and daughter are alike.
The daughter’s nose is like her mother’s nose. The daughter’s and mother’s noses are alike.
13.5 Comparative form of adjectives
• When we compare things we use comparative adjective + than• One syllable add –er: Long / longer than Hot / hotter than Happy / happier than
• Two syllables: Difficult / more difficult than Expensive / more expensive than
• Irregular adjectives: Good / better than Bad / worse than Far / farther than
As..as, not as..as, less than• We use as…as to show that 2 things or people are the same
in some way. Mark is as tall as Joe.
• We use not as…as to show that 2 things or people are different in some way.
Mark is not as tall as Joe. Mark is not as casual as Joe.
• We use less than with a long adjective. More than 2 syllables. Mark is less casual / intelligent than Joe.
• We don’t use less than with short adjectives or adjectives ending in – y.
Superlative form of adjectives• Vatican City is the smallest county in the world.• Sue is the most intelligent of the three sisters.
adjective comparative superlative
1 syllable Long
cheap
Longer than
Cheaper than
The longest
The cheapest
2 syllable+-y Happy
heavy
Happier than
Heavier than
The happiest
The heaviest
2 or more syllable Famous
difficult
More famous
More difficult
The most famous
The most difficult
Irregular adj. Good
Bad
far
Better than
Worse than
Farther / further than
The best
The worst
The farthest / furthest
13.8 One of the most
• The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world.
• One of the + superlative + plural noun
• It is one of the biggest shops in the city.
• He is one of the richest men in the world.
Adjectives & Adverbs
• An adjective describes a noun and can usually answer the question What?
The car is red. What colour is the car?
• Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. An adverb usually answers the question How?
He paints beautifully. How does he paint?
Rules to form adverbs adjectives adverb
For most adverbs, we add –ly to the adj.
Slow / quick
Beautiful
bad
Slowly / quickly
Beautifully
badly
If the adj. end with –y change y to i then add -ly
Happy / easy Happily
easily
Adverbs = adj Hard / fast / late / early Hard / fast / late / early
Irregular adverbs good well
Comparative & superlative of adverbs
• A snail moves more slowly than a tortoise.
Adverb comparative superlative
Ending in –ly with more / most
easily
slowly
carefully
more easily
more slowly
more carefully
The most easily
The most slowly
The most carefully
Adverbs = adj. Fast / hard
early
Faster / harder
earlier
The fastest
The hardest
The earliest
irregular Well / bad Better
worse
The best
The worst
13.11 As..as with adverbs
• When things are the same, we put as/as before and after the adverb.
She works as fast as a machine.
• We can also follow as + adverb + as + subject + verb to do OR models like can/ could
He worked as fast as I did. He worked as fast as he could.
• We use the negative form not as..as to show things are not the same.
Alex doesn't study as hard as Mike does.