Touchctone 4 sem1
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The document discusses the simple and continuous forms of verbs in English. It explains that the present simple is used to talk about regular activities, habits, and facts. The present continuous is used to talk about ongoing activities happening now or around now, as well as planned future arrangements. The past simple is used to talk about finished actions in a finished period of time, while the past continuous is used to talk about ongoing actions happening at a specific time in the past.
Touchctone 4 sem1
- 1. Seminar 1 SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS FORMS OF VERBS Touchstone 4 EL 701
- 2. The Present Simple is used : ►To talk about regular activities, routine, habits: - John plays tennis once a week. - We start work at 9 a.m. every day. - Mary eats fish on Fridays. ►To talk about tastes: - Peter likes Chinese food. - Julie doesn't like fish. - Their children love chocolate.
- 3. ► To talk about facts: - The sun rises in the east. - In Europe, the weather is cold in winter. - Authors write books.
- 4. The Present Continuous is used : ● To talk about continuous activities : 1) at the time of speaking : I am reading this page now. 2) around now, in a more general sense : I am learning English this year.
- 5. ● To talk about planned future arrangements : - Next month I am spending my holidays in Australia. I have already booked my flight. - Our neighbours are coming to dinner tomorrow. They have accepted our invitation.
- 6. The Present Perfect Continuous is used to refer to an action started in the past which continues today. Example: I have been learning English since September. (I started in September and I continue to take lessons today.)
- 7. The Present Perfect Simple is used to refer to the finished part of a continuous action. Example: So far in my English course I have learnt new vocabulary. I have revised some grammar rules. (My English course is not finished, but I have finished some of the lessons)
- 8. The Present Perfect is used to refer to actions which take place in an unfinished time period up to now. Example :Today, it is now 2 p.m. At 9 o'clock this morning you started revising your English. Today is not finished, so you can say "I have been revising my English since 9 o'clock." (You are still revising, so the continuous form is used.)
- 9. You have done part of the revision work, which is not finished, so at 2 p.m. you can say: "So far today, I have revised tenses and irregular verbs. (You do not mention any specific time; you refer to today which is not finished.)
- 10. N.B. If you refer now (2 pm) to the morning, for example, which is finished, you must use the Past Simple. Example: This morning I revised tenses and irregular verbs.
- 11. The Past Simple is used to talk about finished actions in a finished period of time. Example : Yesterday evening, I played tennis with a friend. In 2005, I started taking tennis lessons. When I was at school, I hated history. Five minutes ago, I finished the report for my boss. Last week I attended a meeting in Tokyo.
- 12. ◊ The Past Continuous tense is used to talk about a continuous action which took place at a specific time in the past. ● Yesterday evening, at 9 o'clock, I was watching television. ◊ It is also used, in sentences with when or while, to refer to an action which was taking place when a shorter, brief action took place. ● Yesterday evening, while I was watching television, the phone rang. ● When my husband arrived home yesterday evening, I was cooking dinner.
- 13. 3. A When ________ you last ______ (get) a good workout? B Yesterday. In fact, I ___________ (lift)weights when you ________ (call) me last night. 4. A What _________ you ________ (do) for living? B Actually, I ______________ (not work ) right now. I _____________ (look) for a job for six months, but I ____________ (not find) anything yet.
- 14. 5. A What ________ you _________ (do) for fun lately? B Not much. I ________ (work) really hard for the past year. In fact, I _______ (not take) a vacation in over a year now.
- 15. 6. I (book)__________ the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in Vienna. 7. The teacher (speak)____________ English since the beginning of this lesson. 8. In your life, how many countries (you- visit) _______________? 9. The Bank (open)__________ a branch in new shopping centre last month. opened has been speaking have you visited booked
- 16. 10. The bus is late and Julie is cold. She (wait)__________ for 10 minutes. 11. Caroline (work)__________ here between 2003 and 2006. 12. Before boarding, John (buy)_______ a book to read during the flight. 13. So far today, I (learn) ____________ several new words in English. has been waiting has worked bought have learnt
- 17. Present Perfect Simple or Continuous? Find the mistake - 3 Each of the sentences below has one or two mistakes. Find them and correct them. (Example : I am watching television since I came home from school. → I have been watching television since I came home.) 1. How long are you learning English ? have___ been learning
- 18. 2. How many cigarettes have you been smoking this afternoon ? 3. I am working here since 1995. 4. I’ve had my watch since a long time. 5. How many years are you living in London ?
- 19. 6. Mark is exhausted. He is playing tennis since two hours. 7. Sophie is doing very well at school since the beginning of the year. 8. I have worn this sweater since 9 o’clock this morning. 9. I know Laura for many years. have known
- 20. 10. Peter is attending English classes since two years. 11. My best friend has always been hating fish. 12. How many chapters of the book did you read so far ? 13. I am waiting for the bus since a long time. 14. I have listened carefully to the teacher since the beginning of the lesson. 15. How long are you a member of the tennis club ? for hates have___ read have been waiting have been listening have___been for has been attending
- 21. Past Simple - Past Continuous Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the tense in brackets (ex : Past Simple : I played - Past Continuous : I was playing) 1) When her husband ____________ (arrive) home, Anne __________________(watch) television. 2) I _________________ (prepare) dinner when the telephone _________________ (ring). 3) What ________________________ (you do) when the postman ______________(arrive)? 4) Julie _______________ (learn) to drive when she ___________________ (work) in London. 5) Where ___________________ (you sit) when the show _______(begin)? arrived was watching was preparingrang were you doing lear ntwas working were you sitting arrived began
- 22. 6) I ________________ (visit) Athens while I ____________________ (tour) Greece. 7) It was when he ____________________ (cross) the street that John_____________ (fall). 8) What ________________(you see) while you ______________________ (wait) for the bus? 9) Where _______________________ (you go) when your car ________________(break) down? 10) Julie ________________ (meet) Peter when she ___________________ (walk) in the park. visite d was touring was crossing fell did you see were waitingwere you going broke down met was walking
- 23. Grammar Simple and continuous verbs Unit1A Simple verbs: for completed actions or permanent situations. What kind of music do you listen to? I love Latin music. I listen to it a lot. Have you ever lived in another country? No, I’ve never lived anywhere else. Continuous verbs: for ongoing actions or temporary situations What kind of music are you listening to currently? I’m listening to a lot of Latin jazz right now. How long have you been living here? I’ve been living here for five years.
- 24. What did you do for your What were you doing at this last birthday? this time yesterday? I went home and had I was sitting on a bus. a big party.
- 25. Complete the questions and answers. Use the simple or continuous form of the verb in the present, past, or present perfect. 1. A Who do you admire (admire)the most? B I _____(admire) my grandfather. He ________ (teach) me a lot when I _____ (grow up). 2. A _____ you ever ____ ( meet) anyone famous? B No, but last year, I _______ (see) a TV star on the street. We ______ both _____ (wait) in line for ice cream. admir e taught grew upHave met saw were waiting
- 26. Grammar Verb complements: verb+ -ing or to+verb Unit 1 B Verb+verb+- ing: consider finish imagine miss mind spend(time) He finished reading his newspaper. I spent three years working in Tokyo. Verb + particle/preposition +verb+- ing: end up keep on think about plan on How did you end up living here? I wasn’t planning on leaving Japan. Verb+to+ verb: agree decide happen offer seem intend expect They agreed to pay for Korean lessons. I didn’t expect to get the job. Verb +- ing or to + verb with different meaning: remember stop try I stopped talking to him. I stopped to talk to him. Verb +- ing or to + verb with the same meaning: begin bother continue start like love hate Should I bother applying? Should I bother to apply?
- 27. Complete the conversations with the correct forms of the verbs given. 1. A How did you end up studying here? B My friend recommended this school, so I decided ________ (sign up) for this class. How about you? A Well, I wasn’t planning on ________ (learn) English, but my company offered _______ (pay) for my classes. I agreed ________ (come), and here I am! I want to keep on _______ (take) classes if I can. 2. A How did you get your current job? B It’s a long story! I started ________ (work) there as an assistant, and I spent months just ___________ (file) papers. I didn’t mind _______ (do) that for a while, but then I happened ________ (hear) about a new sales position. I never intended _________ (be) a sales rep, but now I can’t imagine _________ (do) anything else. to sign up learning to come taking working filing doing to hear to be doing to pay