By Tenses, Negatives

.Oh, I can always find something else (but I may have messed up your formatted columns):Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers. Target Language: did + subject + base form of verb ( Did...

Hello again,Here is a cleaned-up version of my lesson plan. I'm an insecure wreck, therefore I dare ask for another look at my work...Thanks again for the earlier help.MZL Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple...

. Overall, it should work fine, MZL. A few corrections and fewer comments:Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers. Target Language: did + subject + base (or 'dictionary') form of verb ( Did your mother call you? ) -- It is best to save the term...

Would anybody be kind enough to tell me what they think of this lesson plan I've made for my TEFL module ? Any suggestions ??Thanks so much .MZL Lesson PlanPreparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past simple question forms and shot...

Hi, N2G,Besides in indirect questions (the examples previously given), if + will works also to indicate volition (or refusal in its negative form, "if + won't" ) or insistence, and, yes, it can be used at the beginning of a sentence. Here are the links to some other threads where...

a while is an indefinite period of time. It is usually equivalent to some time. It can be short or long; it is relative to the context in which it occurs. For example, the amount of time represented by while in I'll be in Europe for a while is greater than the amount of time represented...

Hi. For the record, I agree with Clive, but I'd like to try a different analysis, just for the fun of it: "With(out) Compaq, staying home has never been this fun." Core sentence: Staying home has never been this fun. Look at two components and how they relate to the moment of...

Why is it that we say, "What did he/she say?" or "What did I say?" even when it is past tense? We use 'did' in making a past tense sentence interrogative or negative, using the base form of the verb.As a follow-up question to those kind enough to answer, is there a...

Hi,I am afraid I didn't understand exactly what you wanted. Hopefully someone else will be able to understand and help you a little more. Anyway, I just wanted to give you a few opinions:I have bought a book for a year. <-- No, this is not good, as you said.You could say:I have lived...

Hi, everybody: I have an idea about "the logical sequence of the meanings of all verb tenses" and I am not sure that I am right. Please help me. I think: In the negative forms of all verb tenses, the objects modified by the negative meanings are the original...