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Moving to Paris: Tasks
Done
Not Done
made a list of stuff
got a visa
booked flights
booked a flat
bought a dog carrier
got a pet passport
covid - a desease
rats - a species
vermin - many species
(a type of animal)
these tasks together make a bigger process
found permanent accomodation
booked a transfer
got a pet passport
...yet
contacted a letting agency
sold our stuff
travelled to Paris
(ever!)
I am not used to = it isn't normal
I am used to = it is normal
habituation process
get used to + verb
this describes the change
it takes time to get used to a new habit
I got used to playing guitar in 2 months
Liam is getting used to having more free time
I will get used to spending an hour with the team
sup baby!
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The Present Perfect
: difficult!
The present perfect has several uses.
- generally speaking, it "connects" the past and the present
- it is "the past we feel", or "the living past"
Example 1: life experience - we are alive! we feel our experiences, they are relevant
Liam has always loved football, but has never been to a tournament
- this is a sentence about my life, my history, and my present feelings about this.
Anna has always loved painting.
Travel is an excellent context to talk about experiences...
using the present perfect with for / since
- "connecting" a past event with the present
since becoming an English teacher (past event), I have worked with many, many
Russian clients (these are my experiences SINCE the past event)
Since I became
Since I became
Since we moved to Europe, I / we have...
haven't...
- we haven't visited Egypt or Turkey.
- I haven't visited Russia or Ukraine.
- I have stopped eating meat.
again, notice how we DON'T
give a specific time with the present perf
I have lived in Scotland
FOR five years (for... connects the past and present)
- I still live there, I live there NOW)
I LIVED in China for a year (I DON'T live there now; this is finished; past simple)
your life!
now
past
future
I have been to Sweden
but I haven't been to
America (yet!)
I haven't been to North Korea
- we don't say "yet", because...
...you don't intend to go!
- it won't happen!
you have had 2 children
I have moved to Istanbul
I haven't moved abroad yet
I have got married
I have passed my Uni exams
I have bought a home
I have restored my clinic
career
I have studied dentistry
I have worked as a dentist
I haven't learned programming (yet)
trained as a lawyer
- we don't say "yet", because you don't want to!
I haven't taken a Spanish course yet
I haven't studied engineering
I've worked with many patients
I have become a manager / boss
today
today, Zeynep...
has washed the dishes
has cleaned her house
Liam hasn't cleaned his kitchen yet
has cooked good dishes
Zeynep hasn't eaten dinner yet
Liam hasn't finshed work (yet)
Zeynep has finished work
I am used to it = it is normal
get used to + verb
this describes the change
a process of habituation
in China, I got used to using chopsticks
when Gaia was young, I got used to waking often
I am currently getting used to...
...my new way of working
...my new procedures
I got used to it
she will get used to it!
(future tense)
in London, Ksenia got used to seeing foxes
in Scotland, Liam got used to cold summers
I am getting used to///
...
I am (currently) getting used to...
o
(present continuous)
now
past
usually, by default, our context is the present
- we use the present perfect to show that "something is affecting the present"
Liam has short
wet hair
future
Liam's has got a haircut
Liam has just taken a shower
on Saturday, I met my barber Darren
(now the context is the past)
Darren's long hair was gone
Darren's beard was much shorter
Darren had got his hair cut
Darren had shaved his beard
- we use the past perfect to that "something was affecting the past"
Liam's hair looks
shorter and wetter
in a year, Keren will be
more advanced and confident
in a year, Keren will live
in
Barcelona
in
Keren will have
studied a lot more
Keren will have
moved house
something in the future will be affecting
the future
will be affecting
the future
we use the future perfect to
explain that an action will occur before
a deadline
by Friday evening, Liam will have...
taught 30 classes
worked out 3-4 times
messaged all of his clients
written his supervisor report
today (1st July 2024)
I have eaten my
lunch
but I haven't
eaten dinner yet
wished his American friend a happy Independence Day
one year (1st July 2025)
I will have finished
all of my university
classes
but I won't have
received my
diploma yet
Friday
it's Friday afternoon: the week is not complete
...but much of it is in the past, and much has happened
this week, I have....
rested a lot!
been tired
felt tired
bought an apartment for my Mum!
...I have never seen it personally
...acquired the first batch of clients
...done the front end part of my service
last
was
was
(5th July)
this time last
had
I hadn't done my half iron man yet
got my bike from the service
celebrated Canada Day
start of the
half iron man
the Half Iron Man started at 7am Sunday morning
BEFORE the iron man (i.e. before the past simple...)
7am Sunday
I had waited for a year
I had set my alarm for 2am
I had trained very hard
past
I had trained gently 2 days before
for several months
I hadn't done any running drills
all English verb tenses
present
past
future
simple
continuous
think
thought
will think
am/is/are thinking
was/were thinking
will be thinking
perfects
have thought
have been thinking
perfect
-continuous
had thought
will have thought
had been thinking
will have been thinking
active forms in blue
passive forms in green
is thought
was thought
will be thought
have been thought
had been thought
-
will have been thought
is being thought
was being thought
-
will be being thought
(unusual!)
not used
not used
have been being thought
might, should, could, have to, shall, would, will, can, may
, must
the grammar is always the same
modal verb + present simple
I must do it, I can do it, I should do it, etc, etc, etc
NOT "I must to do it" (a common mistake)
the MEANING is different each time. :-)
need to
"I will definitely let you know"
- an example with an adverb
I keep 1) own / possess
- I keep several plants in my living room
- give me your keys and I will keep them safe while you go swimming.
keep 2) can also mean "continue / repeat"
keep + gerund (-ing form)
I keep waking up too early
keep going! you're nearly there!
I keep forgetting to answer my gmail.
note that this form is often
used for problems and mistakes
so / such
so + adj
this house is so nice
that movie was so awful
the journey was so long
such a + adj + noun
such a nice day
such an annoying man
countable
such + adj + uncountable / plural
those were such lovely days
this is such excellent wine
(plural)
(uncountable)
Greece was such a lovely trip
opinion before facts
he was such an annoying old man
she is such an amazing old woman
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