20/04/2022
ဒီနေ့မှာတော့ Specialists General English Online Class မှ သင်ကြားပေးနေသည့် သင်ရိုးများအနက်မှ တစ်ခု ဖြစ်သည့် Destination B1 Grammar & Vocabulary စာအုပ်မှာပါဝင်တဲ့ Tenses များ အသုံးပြု ပုံကို နားလည်သဘော ပေါက်လွယ်စေရန် အကျဉ်းချုံး၍ ခွဲခြားဖော်ပြပေးလိုက်ပါတယ် ။
Destination B1 Grammar
Present simple
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• Present habits
Marsha goes to dance lessons every Saturday.
_______ the piano for two hours every day? (Do you practise)
• Permanent situations
Does Dan work at the cinema?
Regular exercise ______ you to stay healthy. (helps)
• States
I like the new James Bond film.
A good friend _____ when you’re upset about sth. (knows)
• General truths
You play chess with 32 pieces.
Our washing machine _____ when you press this button. (starts)
• Used with the following words/phrases:
Adverbs: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never
I often play football with my friends./I am often late for my piano lessons.
Phrases : every/ each Monday/ week etc, once / twice a week, month etc, three times a week/month etc
Present continuous
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• Actions happening now
Jan is watching a DVD upstairs.
Gordon? I think he ______ a letter at the moment. (is writing)
• Temporary situations
She is working at the museum until the end of the month.
I ______ at the local library for the summer. (am working)
• Annoying habits (usually with always)
My brother is always borrowing my CDs without asking.
Josh ____ my bike! It’s so annoying. (is always using)
• Used with the following words/ phrases:
(right) now, at the moment, today, this week/ month etc
Stative verbs: know, like, think, understand, want etc not normally used in continuous tenses
I (like) reading books in my free time.
Many people ____ spending time on the beach on holiday.(enjoy)
What (do you think) about his new song?/ (I’m thinking) (used when describing actions) about last night’s match.
We ______ lunch, but I can come round & help you later. (are having)
Past simple
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• Completed actions
I saw the new James Bond film yesterday.
About four years ago, I ____ to become a chef. (decided)
• Repeated actions in the past
I went to the theatre four times last month.
• General truths about the past
Fifty years ago, people didn’t spend as much on entertainment as they do today.
• Main events in a story
Josh pushed the door open & looked inside the room.
Karen _____ the keys from the kitchen table & ran out the door. (took)
Past continuous
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• Actions happening at a moment in the past
At nine o’clock last night, I was watching TV.
• Two actions in progress at the same time
I was reading a book while you were doing the washing-up.
• Background information in a story
It was raining so Wendy decided to go to the cinema.
• One action in the past happening in the middle of another
The phone rang while I was watching a DVD.
While I ____ the trumpet late last night, a neighbor came to complain. ( was practising )
• Used with the following words/phrases: at that moment, at one/two etc o’clock, while
Used to + bare infinitive
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• Distant past habits/states
When I was four, I used to eat ice cream every day.
When I was younger, I ____ eat pizza almost every day! ( used to )
___ there ____ be a supermarket on the corner?( Did --- use to )
