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Moving to Paris: TasksDoneNot Donemade a list of stuffgot a visabooked flightsbooked a flatbought a dog carriergot a pet passportcovid - a deseaserats - a speciesvermin - many species(a type of animal)these tasks together make a bigger processfound permanent accomodationbooked a transfergot a pet passport...yetcontacted a letting agencysold our stufftravelled to Paris(ever!)I am not used to = it isn't normalI am used to = it is normalhabituation processget used to + verbthis describes the changeit takes time to get used to a new habitI got used to playing guitar in 2 monthsLiam is getting used to having more free timeI will get used to spending an hour with the teamsup baby!kfsv.ushvosuvhThe 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 relevantLiam 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 presentsince becoming an English teacher (past event), I have worked with many, manyRussian clients (these are my experiences SINCE the past event)Since I becameSince I becameSince 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'Tgive a specific time with the present perfI 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!nowpastfutureI have been to Swedenbut 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 childrenI have moved to IstanbulI haven't moved abroad yetI have got marriedI have passed my Uni examsI have bought a homeI have restored my cliniccareerI have studied dentistryI have worked as a dentistI 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 yetI haven't studied engineeringI've worked with many patientsI have become a manager / bosstodaytoday, Zeynep...has washed the dishes has cleaned her houseLiam hasn't cleaned his kitchen yethas cooked good dishesZeynep hasn't eaten dinner yetLiam hasn't finshed work (yet)Zeynep has finished workI am used to it = it is normalget used to + verbthis describes the changea process of habituationin China, I got used to using chopstickswhen Gaia was young, I got used to waking oftenI am currently getting used to......my new way of working...my new proceduresI got used to it she will get used to it!(future tense)in London, Ksenia got used to seeing foxesin Scotland, Liam got used to cold summersI am getting used to///...I am (currently) getting used to...o(present continuous)nowpastusually, by default, our context is the present- we use the present perfect to show that "something is affecting the present"Liam has shortwet hairfutureLiam's has got a haircutLiam has just taken a showeron Saturday, I met my barber Darren(now the context is the past)Darren's long hair was goneDarren's beard was much shorterDarren had got his hair cutDarren had shaved his beard- we use the past perfect to that "something was affecting the past"Liam's hair looksshorter and wetterin a year, Keren will bemore advanced and confidentin a year, Keren will liveinBarcelonainKeren will havestudied a lot moreKeren will have moved housesomething in the future will be affectingthe futurewill be affectingthe futurewe use the future perfect toexplain that an action will occur before a deadlineby Friday evening, Liam will have...taught 30 classesworked out 3-4 timesmessaged all of his clientswritten his supervisor reporttoday (1st July 2024)I have eaten mylunchbut I haven't eaten dinner yetwished his American friend a happy Independence Dayone year (1st July 2025)I will have finishedall of my universityclassesbut I won't have received mydiploma yetFridayit's Friday afternoon: the week is not complete...but much of it is in the past, and much has happenedthis week, I have....rested a lot!been tiredfelt tiredbought an apartment for my Mum!...I have never seen it personally...acquired the first batch of clients...done the front end part of my servicelastwaswas(5th July)this time lasthadI hadn't done my half iron man yetgot my bike from the servicecelebrated Canada Daystart of the half iron manthe Half Iron Man started at 7am Sunday morningBEFORE the iron man (i.e. before the past simple...)7am SundayI had waited for a yearI had set my alarm for 2am I had trained very hardpastI had trained gently 2 days beforefor several monthsI hadn't done any running drillsall English verb tensespresent pastfuturesimplecontinuousthinkthoughtwill thinkam/is/are thinkingwas/were thinkingwill be thinkingperfectshave thoughthave been thinkingperfect-continuoushad thoughtwill have thoughthad been thinkingwill have been thinkingactive forms in bluepassive forms in greenis thoughtwas thoughtwill be thoughthave been thoughthad been thought-will have been thoughtis being thoughtwas being thought-will be being thought(unusual!)not usednot usedhave been being thoughtmight, should, could, have to, shall, would, will, can, may, mustthe grammar is always the samemodal verb + present simpleI must do it, I can do it, I should do it, etc, etc, etcNOT "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 adverbI 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 earlykeep going! you're nearly there!I keep forgetting to answer my gmail.note that this form is oftenused for problems and mistakesso / suchso + adjthis house is so nicethat movie was so awfulthe journey was so longsuch a + adj + nounsuch a nice daysuch an annoying mancountablesuch + adj + uncountable / pluralthose were such lovely daysthis is such excellent wine(plural)(uncountable)Greece was such a lovely tripopinion before factshe was such an annoying old manshe is such an amazing old woman
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