English Grammar: Tenses and Time Clauses, Appunti di Lingua Inglese

Scarica English Grammar: Tenses and Time Clauses e più Appunti in PDF di Lingua Inglese solo su Docsity! UNIT 1 1. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE 2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 3. PAST SIMPLE TENSE 4. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE 5. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE 6. PAST PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE Yes, John surely loves Nadia. Scientists do not accept statements based on incomplete evidence. The Rossis go to London every summer. John loves Nadia. The surgeon is performing a delicate heart operation. Sonia is studying for an exam in this period. George is graduating next week. No, Tanya is not working today. The Pasteur Institute conducted valuable research on Aids in the 1980s. Sonia was in Rome last week. They lived in Rome for 3 years before moving to Naples. Samantha did not complete the research. They saw Maria’s sister at the party. I was driving to Rome when I got a flat tire. George was studying while I was watching TV. Yes, they were renovating the house in that period. They have lived in that house for twenty-five years. Yes, this is the best film I have seen. They have not seen Blade Runner yet. Tom has played for that soccer team since he was a kid. When I arrived they had finished the exercise. She felt ill because she had eaten too much. Yes, when we got to the cinema the film had already started. Mark had not spoken to John before she called. • DIRECT QUESTIONS Where does John live? Why did he not come? Why didn’t he come? Is Mario married? Where is the post office? Has he arrived? Did they pass the test? • INDIRECT QUESTIONS Do you know where he lives? I wonder where he lives. Are you wondering why he didn’t come? Can I ask you if/whether Mario is married? Could you tell me where the post office is? I’m not sure if he has arrived. I’d like to know if/whether they passed the test. • TWO – THREE WORD QUESTIONS I’m going to Rome next week. With whom? Who with? What for? I didn’t go to the meeting. How come? Why not? • Which + Noun or What + Noun We can use the red or blue pen to highlight the words? Which pen would you prefer? You can use any color to highlight the words. What color would you like? UNIT 2 NARRATIVE SENTENCES - Past Simple for completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past and narrate the principal events in a story • Past Continuous sets the general scene or express actions in progress at the time of the principal events • Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous is used to talk about situations and activities completed before another action or situation It was a lovely afternoon. The sun was shining and it was a holiday. So we decided to go out for lunch with some friends. When we got to the restaurant our friends had already arrived and chosen a table. She had been waiting for 3 hours when the secretary announced that the doctor would not be coming. He was very upset because he had witnessed an accident. • Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous When we arrived the film had already started. They were tired because they had been waiting for over an hour.