Homework

1) In 1998, John (visited) Tahiti with a group of friends. 2) This month Tom (will revise) for his exams. 3) Julie is at the cinema waiting for Tom. She (is waiting) for 10 minutes. 4) Marie only has half an hour for lunch so she usually (has) a sandwich. 5) David is a good friend of mine. I (have known) him since I was six years old. 6) At the moment I need to concentrate. I (do) a grammar exercise. 7) Tom is writing an important report. He (has written) 4 pages already. 8) Once a month Caroline (goes) to the hairdresser's to have her hair cut. 9) Last year Peter (traveled) all over Australia. 10) Next Saturday, Peter (will take) Caroline to the theater.

Hi [이름],   Happy Monday! Thank you so much for your diligence in trying to improve your English skills. I really appreciate that. From the homework I have just checked, 8 out of 10 is close to perfect. Clap! Clap! Clap! I want you to practice more on the grammar. From what I have noticed, there aren\'t much to improve in the writing skills. However, trying to incorporate perfect grammar in an spoken English is somehow challenging to do. So, I want you to check the following information about basic grammar.   Simple Tenses:   There are three basic times when verbs can take place: past, present, and future. These are the easy ones to remember. In fact, they are called simple tenses.   1. Simple present tense verbs show actions that happen regularly or that are permanently happening.   Examples. We play football in the backyard. My niece skips down the road.   2. Simple past tense verbs are verbs that show actions that took place in the past.   Examples: We played football in the backyard. My niece skipped down the road   3. Simple future tense verbs are verbs that show actions that have not taken place yet, but that will take place in the future.   Examples: We will play football in the backyard. My niece will skip down the road.   Perfect Tenses:   4. Present perfect tense verbs show actions that were finished recently or ones that were completed at an indefinite time in the past. These use has or have.   Examples: We have played football. My niece has skipped down the road.   5. Past perfect tense verbs show actions that came directly before another action in the past. These use had.   Examples: We had played football. My niece had skipped down the road before I came.   6. Future perfect tense verbs show actions that will happen before other future actions happens. These use will have and shall have.   Examples: By tomorrow, we will have played football. By noon, my niece will have skipped down the road.   Progressive/Continuous Forms:   Both simple and perfect verb tenses can also be made into progressive verb forms. Sometimes they are also called continuous. That just means that they show an action that is in progress or that is continuing. To form this type of verb, you add one of the forms of the verb be with the present participle of the verb. (The present participle ends in -ing.)   Examples: We are playing. (present progressive) We were playing. (past progressive) We will be playing. (future progressive) We have been playing. (present perfect progressive) We had been playing. (past perfect progressive) We will have been playing. (future perfect progressive)   See you in a bit. Bye. Take care.   ~~T. Jamie ^^   1) In 1998, John (visited) Tahiti with a group of friends. >> CORRECT2) This month Tom (will revise) for his exams. >> CORRECT OR: >> This month Tom is revising for his exams. 3) Julie is at the cinema waiting for Tom. She (is waiting) for 10 minutes.>> BETTER: Julie is at the cinema waiting for Tom. She has been waiting for 10 minutes.4) Marie only has half an hour for lunch so she usually (has) a sandwich.>> CORRECT5) David is a good friend of mine. I (have known) him since I was six years old.>> CORRECT6) At the moment I need to concentrate. I (do) a grammar exercise.>> At the moment I need to concentrate am doing a grammar exercise.7) Tom is writing an important report. He (has written) 4 pages already.>> CORRECT8) Once a month Caroline (goes) to the hairdresser\'s to have her hair cut.>> CORRECT9) Last year Peter (traveled) all over Australia.>> CORRECT10) Next Saturday, Peter (will take) Caroline to the theater. >> CORRECT OR: >> Next Saturday, Peter is taking Caroline to the theater.