Present Perfect Progressive versus Present Perfect Simple
Use the present perfect progressive to say how long something has been happening.
Use the present perfect simple to say how many things have been done or how many times
something has been done.
Present Perfect Progressive
Hanan has been reading a book for two hours.
How long have you been reading that book?
Saeed has been playing football since he was ten.
How long have you been playing football?
Present Perfect Simple
She has read 30 pages.
How many pages have you read?
He has played for three different teams.
How many teams have you played for?
Adjective + Preposition + Gerund
I’m good at using computers. I’m not very good at speaking in public.
I’m interested in working outdoors. I'm not interested in working in the computer industry.
Form, Meaning and Function
Simple Present Tense
Use the simple present to talk about things that are true in general or that happen all the time.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Time Expressions for the Present
We can use time expressions to talk about routines or habits.
He works at the hospital from Sunday to Thursday.
He works at the hospital on weekdays.
He doesn’t work on the weekend.
In his free time, he plays football.
Wh- Questions in the Simple Present
Q: Where does he/she work? Q: Where do you/they work? Q: What do you do?
A: He/She works in a hospital. A: I/They work in an office. A: I’m a salesperson.
Note: What do you do? usually means What’s your job?
Prepositions of Time for the Present
Look at these examples to understand when we use prepositions to talk
about time:
at three o’clock, noon/midnight/ midday/ night
in the morning/afternoon/evening
on Thursday, weekdays, Saturday morning, weekends, the weekend
Relative Pronouns: Who, That, Which
Relative clauses add information about a noun in the main clause.
Use the relative pronoun who or that for people.
Use the relative pronoun that or which for things and animals.
The man was talking to the tourists. He was friendly.
The man who/that was talking to the tourists was friendly. (relative clause)
The computer company is making a good profit. It is called Easy Surf.
The computer company that/which is making a good profit is called Easy Surf.
Past Progressive with While
We can use the past progressive with while to talk about actions that were happening at the same time:
Mohammed was working on the computer while his brother was talking on the phone.
While you were working at the photography studio, I was studying graphic design at college.
They were waiting for their father at the office while their father was waiting for them at home.
While she was talking with her sister downstairs, her mother was looking for her upstairs.
from ثمرات اللغة Language Thamarat https://ift.tt/2OPbDHo
via IFTTT
ليست هناك تعليقات:
إرسال تعليق