Sunday, November 3, 2013

Recording: Simple Past A

he hears he heard
he holds he held  
he lays (=he puts) he laid
he pays he paid  
he lies (=to recline) he lay
he makes he made
he means /mi:nz/ he meant /mεnt/
he runs he ran
he says /sεz/ he said /sεd/
he sees he saw
he sells he sold
he tells he told  
he shoots he shot
he loses he lost
he shows he showed
he stands he stood
he understands he understood  
he takes he took
he shakes he shook  动,摇动,抖动 , agitar, sacudir, temblar
he tears he tore  撕裂,撕破,撕下, romper, rasgar
he wears he wore
he goes he went
he wins he won
he drives he drove
he writes he wrote
he rides he rode
it rises it rose  (to go up, to come up)
he eats he ate
he falls he fell
he fights he fought
he finds he found   
he winds he wound  绕,把绕成团; enroscar algo alrededor de algo; hacer un ovillo con algo; hacer correr la película
it freezes it froze   冻得慌,觉得很冷, 固,冻结, 结冰, gelarse, congelar
he gets he got
he forgets he forgot
he gives he gave
he forgives he forgave 谅,宽恕 ,  豁免,免除, perdonnar
he grows he grew  长大,长高, 扩展,扩张,扩大, 种植,栽种, crecer, madurar, aumentar
he throws he threw
he flies he flew  (to move in the air, to travel on a plane)
he hangs he hung  悬挂,吊 ,  吊死, colgar, colocar
he sticks he stuck  (to put)
he has he had
he buys he bought
he catches he caught
he teaches he taught
he builds he built
he chooses he chose

he comes he came
he becomes he became   变成,成为,变得, hacerse

Recording: I haven't seen any movies lately.

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lately
Listen to the statement. Then tell me you haven’t done what I did because you have been too busy. Use lately.
1. I saw a movie yesterday.
> Really? I haven’t seen any movies lately. I just haven’t had the time.
2. I went shopping this afternoon.
> Really? I haven’t gone shopping lately. I just haven’t had the time.
3. I bought some new clothes last weekend.
4. I wrote a letter to John yesterday.
5. I worked out at the gym this morning.
6. I got my hair cut yesterday.
7. I had some friends over for dinner last weekend.
8. I read a good book last week.
9. I spoke to Mary yesterday. 

Recording: So far...


Practice using so far. Answer each question. Tell me about your progress or how much you have finished. Use so far.
1. How many pages have you read? 10 pages
> So far, I’ve read ten pages. I should finish pretty soon.
2. How many envelopes have you stuffed*? half of the envelopes  *
to fill with letters
> So far, I’ve stuffed half of the envelopes.
3. How many people have you spoken to? 3 or 4 people
4. How many of the exercises have you done? two of the exercises
5. How many of the letters have you written? five of the letters
6. How many pots have you washed? six pots
7. How many rooms have you cleaned? two rooms 

Recording: He has lived with us since...


Present Perfect Practice with since. Put the two sentences together. Use since.
a. He moved in with us last August. He still lives with us. (live)
> He has lived with us since last August.
1. They went on vacation July 1. They are still on vacation. (be)
> They have been on vacation since July 1.
2. She caught a cold last week. She still has a cold. (have)
3. They both started studying here last semester. They still study here. (study)
4. I began working at the supermarket last fall. I still work there. (work)
5. I met her in college. I still know her. (know) 

Recording: He has lived with us for three months.

Present Perfect Practice with for. Put the two sentences together. Use for.
a. He moved in with us on August 1. It’s now November 1. He still lives with us. (live)
He has lived with us for three months.
1. They went on vacation July 1. It’s now July 8. They are still on vacation. (be)
2. He caught a cold last Saturday. It’s now seven days later. He still has a cold. (have)
3. They started studying here six months ago. They still study here. (study)
4. I began working at the supermarket when I turned 18. I’m 20 now. I still work there. (work)
5. I met her in 1998. I still know her. (know)

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