Hi there,
Well what did we do last week? We looked at superlatives- the grammar was in with the comparatives last week. so I won’t write it again!
Then we did the Past Progressive /Continuous
Past continuous (progressive)
Actions in progress at a particular time in the past.
| Wh-word | Aux.(be) | Subject | -ing form | |
| What | was | John | doing | at 6 o’clock? |
| Were | they | studying | in the other room? |
| Sub | Aux. (be) | gerund | |
| He | was | watching | TV. |
| They | were | working | in the other room. |
| NEGATIVE FORM | Aux. (be + not) | ||
| He | wasn’t | listening | to the teacher. |
| It | wasn’t | raining. |
Past simple for an action that interrupts the action in the past continuous!
—————————The sun was shining ——————————————
The birds were singing
A dog was barking
(past) woke up (now)
When I woke up, the sun shining, the birds were singing, a dog was barking……….!
—————————I was having a shower—————————————–
John was watching TV
They were having breakfast
(past) the phone rang (now)
the postman arrived
I was having a shower, when the phone rang. = While I was having a shower, the phone rang
John was watching TV, when the postman arrived.= While John was watching TV, the postman arrived
And now we’ve just started the Present perfect. We looked at one of its uses to ask/talk about experience! Here’s the grammar!
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE (1. For experience)
S AUX (HAVE) PAST PARTICIPLE
I ‘ve (have) had many different jobs in my life!
NEGATIVE
S AUX (HAVE)+ not PAST PARTICIPLE
I haven’t been to the United States but I have been to Canada.
QUESTION
AUX (HAVE) S PAST PARTICIPLE ?
Have you ever been to New York? Have you ever eaten sushi?
Short answers
Yes, I have / No, I haven’t. No, never! (I’ve never been to France!)
We are talking about the experience NOT when it happened. CFR
I’ve met Madonna! I met her two years ago.
So there you have it!!! We are going to continue with the Presnet Perfect next week so see you !!!
TTFN
SallyD