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The Simple Present Perfect Positive – “I have done.”

August 28th, 2011

The Present Perfect Simple – [HAS / HAVE] + [past participle] We often use the Present Perfect Simple tense to talk about our life up to now, especially when we are interested in what happened, and not exactly when it happened. Think of it as unfinished time – you’re not dead – your life isn’t finished, so you use [...]

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The Simple Present Perfect Negative – “I haven’t done.”

August 28th, 2011

Mr Bean – Where hasn’t he been? He has been to America, but he hasn’t been to New York. You can say “I haven’t been to…” or “I’ve never been to…” He has been to Ireland, but he’s never been to Dublin. He has been to Canada, but he hasn’t been to Montreal. Learn It [...]

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The Simple Present Perfect Questions – “Have you …?.”

August 28th, 2011

Mr Bean – Has he ever been to …? Question Answer – Positive Question Answer – Negative Has Mr Bean ever been to America? Yes. He’s been to America. Has he been to New York? No. He’s never been to New York. Has he ever been to Ireland? Yes. He’s been to Ireland. Has he [...]

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Counting Uncountable Nouns

August 3rd, 2011

Remember It Questions How much ….? = uncountable nouns For example: How much coffee do you drink? How many ….? = countable nouns For example: How many cups of coffee do you drink? Learn It How do you count uncountable nouns? You can’t, but you can measure them. You have to use ‘counters’ Noun   [...]

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Paying in a cafe

August 3rd, 2011

Remember It To order a cup of coffee revise lesson 34. Questions:- Who? People What? Things Where? Places When? Time Why? Reason Learn It How much ….? = $ Y £ money How much is that doggy in the window? Woof! Woof! The one with the waggly tail. Woof! Woof! How much is that doggy in the window? [...]

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Ordering in a cafe

August 3rd, 2011

Remember It To ask for a cup of coffee revise lesson 32. Learn It Vocabulary A bottle of ….. A bowl of ….. A cup of ….. A glass of ….. A pot of ….. A slice of … The waiter is coming. In his right hand he is carrying a tray. On the tray is [...]

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Likes, Dislikes and Invitations

August 3rd, 2011

Learn It Do you like …? To talk about liking or disliking something, you can use verb + -ing with:-  enjoy | like | love | hate Asking and answering questions:- Question Answer + Answer - Do you enjoy learning English? Yes, I love it. No, I hate it. Does he like living in Germany? Yes, he loves it. No, he hates it. Did you love the Beatles in [...]

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Offering, Accepting and Refusing Politely

August 3rd, 2011

Learn It Would you like …? “Would you like something” is a more polite form of “Do you want something”. How to offer a cup of coffee to someone else: Offering Formal Would you like a cup of coffee? Informal Do you want a cup of coffee? Very informal Coffee? Yes/No How to accept or [...]

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The Simple Past Negative “I didn’t”

July 12th, 2011

In spoken English, the following contraction is often used: Without Contraction    With Contraction    did not didn’t For example:- I/he/she/it/you/we/you/they did not did not have did not read did not like did not eat did not drink I/he/she/it/you/we/you/they  didn’t didn’t have didn’t read didn’t like didn’t eat didn’t drink In order to change an [...]

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The Simple Past – “I did.”

July 12th, 2011

Learn It We use the Simple Past tense when discussing finished time (yesterday, last year, in 1999 etc). Only the verb to be needs to be changed in the third person. Regular verbs add -ed to the end.Irregular verbs have to be learnt. I/he/she/it/ was did had worked read liked ate drank we/you/they were “ [...]

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