Grammar and Vocabulary Tips to help you improve your English skills!
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Grammar and Vocabulary Tips to help you improve your English skills!
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February 24, 2022
SIMPLE PRESENT
TAPESCRIPT: Hello everyone! This is Teacher Carol Pinho and this is our new episode of Carol Tips! Today, we will talk about Simple Present So, let’s get started Simple Present is used to talk about routines, facts, likes, dislikes and general truths: Regarding structure, we divide the subjects into two groups: Group 1 = I, you, we and they Group 2 = he, she and it (or the third person singular) In affirmative sentences, the verbs are normal for the first group, like: We study at the same school They live in London I have two kids For Group 2, we must add S to the end of the verbs in affirmative sentences. In order to help you study, I will leave the explanation about the rules of adding S at the end of the tapescript. This way, we will hear sentences like: My husband works at a broadcasting company or She has five dogs and a cat. When it comes to negative sentences, we will use the auxiliary verb DO for group 1 and DOES for group 2. For example: I don’t study on Sunday They don’t attend meetings after 6p.m. For Group 2, as we use DOESN’T, we won’t add S to the verbs: She doesn’t have siblings He doesn’t like eating broccoli Remember the auxiliary verbs do not have a real meaning. They are there only to inform us what verbal tense is in use at the time we are speaking. So, in case we want to use the verb TO DO as the main verb, in the negative, we will use DON’T or DOESN’T, followed by DO, such as: I don’t do housework during weekends She doesn’t do the homework on time When we talk about Interrogative Sentences, we will also use auxiliary verbs, before the subject: For Example: Do the kids play with friends at school? Does the doctor attend in the morning? We can also use QUESTION WORDS, like WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, etc. How often do you exercise? Why does she live with her parents? That’s it! Hope you liked it. Remember to follow us on Instagram. Search for @carolpinhoefl. See you on our next Carol Tips!
October 27, 2021
Present Perfect Episode 2 - key words
Hello everyone! This is Teacher Carol Pinho and this is our new episode of Carol Tips! Today, here is the Second Episode about Present Perfect. The last two episodes were about Simple Past and Present Perfect as well. It would be interesting if you studied those ones first. In case you haven’t done it yet, I will leave the links at the end of the tapescript for you! As we saw it, Simple Past is used to talk about things that happened in the past, but the period must be SPECIFIC and OVER. Regarding Present Perfect, it is used to talk about events that occured in the past, but when the PERIOD IS NOT SPECIFIC or when the PERIOD IS NOT OVER. We also use Present Perfect when we talk about NOT SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST, it means that we talk about an action that happened at some point in the past, but we don’t inform when. Today we will talk about the KEY WORDS that can be used with Present Perfect. They are special words that add some new idea or meaning to the sentences. EVER Ever is usually used in questions, when we ask people about their life experiences. For example: Have you ever traveled abroad? (I mean, anytime in your life?) Have you ever eaten Thai food? Has your mom ever been to Italy? NEVER Used to talk about the absence of expeciente. I have never climbed a mountain (Note that we don’t say = I haven’t ever climbed a mountain. My mom has never spoken English. JUST It indicates situations which occurred in a very recent time in the past. For instance: I arrived home at 5:00p.m. My mom called me at 5:10. In this situation, I could tell her: I have just arrived home from work. other examples: I will eat dessert later. I have just eaten half a pizza. I am so happy! My brother has just told me he will be a father! ALREADY Used to talk about things that were done before the expected time For example: It is 9:00a.m., but I have already cooked lunch for today. My husband has already left for work. Normally he goes later. We can also use ALREADY in questions, like: Have you already done your homework? And finally YET… In the end of affirmative questions, it is equal ALREADY…. so we can say Have you already finished your lunch? or Have you finished your lunch yet? but…. in the end of negative sentences, it means the opposite, that something is late, or not accomplished within the expected time…. I haven’t recorded the episode yet. She hasn’t arrived from school yet. That 's it! Hope you liked it. Remember to follow us on Instagram. Search for @carolpinhoefl. We are also on Youtube. See you on our next Carol Tips!
April 18, 2021
PRESENT PERFECT - EPISODE 1
<p><strong>#TAPESCRIPT### </strong></p> <p>Hello everyone! This is Teacher Carol Pinho and this is our new episode of Carol Tips! </p> <p>Today, we will start a series of Podcasts about Present Perfect. </p> <p>Last episode was about Simple Past. It is interesting if you study that one first. In case you haven’t done that yet, I suggest you go there and listen first! </p> <p>As we saw, Simple Past is used to talk about things that happened in the past, but the period must be SPECIFIC and OVER, which means, we have to know when the action occurred and the period of the sentence must be a time that is over, finished. For example: </p> <p>I moved to Bahia in 2016. (I inform when the action occurred: 2016 and this period is over, right?) or </p> <p>He didn’t work at that company last year. </p> <p>Talking about structure, when we use PRESENT PERFECT, we use the auxiliary verb TO HAVE: Remember that we use HAVE for I, YOU, WE and THEY and HAS for HE, SHE and IT. After the auxiliary verb, we use the 3rd column of the verbs, which is called PAST PARTICIPLE: </p> <p>For example </p> <p>go - went - gone </p> <p>see - saw - seen </p> <p>make - made - made </p> <p>dance - danced - danced </p> <p>PRESENT PERFECT, different from Simple Past, is used to talk about events that occurred in the past, but when the PERIOD IS NOT SPECIFIC or when the PERIOD IS NOT OVER. When we talk about NOT SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST, it means that we talk about an action that happened at some point in the past, but we don’t inform when, for example: </p> <p>I have studied at USP </p> <p>My husband has had a publicity agency </p> <p>We have lived in São Paulo</p> <p>All of those things have occurred in my life, but I don’t tell you when exactly. </p> <p>It is important to say that we only use this for people who are alive, because their lifetime is an open period. When we talk about dead people, we use SIMPLE PAST, even when we don’t say when the actions happened, seeing that the person’s lifetime is OVER, so the period is OVER. For instance: </p> <p>My grandfather lived in Santos.</p> <p>My grandmother had 11 children </p> <p>My great-grandfather worked as a wagon driver. </p> <p>All these people already passed, which means, they died. Their life period is OVER, is CLOSED. I don’t tell when these events occurred, but I know the period is OVER. </p> <p>The other use for PRESENT PERFECT is when we talk about actions that happened (in the past), but they are inside a period that is not OVER. For example: TODAY, THIS WEEK, THIS MONTH, THIS YEAR, IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, THIS DECADE, etc. </p> <p>I say…. </p> <p>I drank coffee yesterday. (using SIMPLE PAST, because both my action and the period are over) </p> <p>but I say…. </p> <p>I have drunk coffee today </p> <p>My daughter has read a book this week (using PRESENT PERFECT because TODAY and THIS WEEK are NOT OVER, even though my coffee and my daughter’s reading are over) </p> <p>In negative sentences we use the NEGATIVE AUXILIARY VERBS, HAVEN’T or HASN’T: </p> <p>I haven’t had breakfast today. </p> <p>My son hasn’t done homework this week. </p> <p>In INTERROGATIVE sentences, we use the auxiliary verbs before the subject: </p> <p>Have you eaten any fruit today? </p> <p>Has she lived abroad in the last 10 years? </p> <p>Where have you been to this week? </p> <p>What have you done today? </p> <p>Note that, in PRESENT PERFECT, we use the PRINCIPAL VERB in PAST PARTICIPLE (or 3rd COLUMN) in all sentences, affirmative, negative and interrogative! </p> <p>That 's it! Hope you liked it. In our next episode we will talk more about PRESENT PERFECT. Remember to follow us on Instagram. Search for @carolpinhoefl. We are also on Youtube. See you on our next Carol Tips!</p>
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