
23-May-2006, 18:10
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Re: Suppose that you are a teacher and you are asking to yor students in the classroom. Quote: |
Originally Posted by kjelladrian Hi Ihn and everybody!
I'm Kjell from Sweden, and, hopefully, I'll be a certified teacher in English after the next term. This is a very late answer, but when I saw this interesting question I thought it was worth a reply.
When you use spoken English in this context, and you're not looking at any particular pupil, because you're aiming the question at the whole class, both sentences are equally correct. Because the subject "you" covers both second person singular and second person plural. So here, you as a speaker decide with your body language whether you direct the question at a particular student or at the whole class.
In a written text, though, you of course have to make it clear to the reader to whom you are aiming the question.
Best/Kjell | Hi Kjell,
But I know this. When you are asking to all students in your classroom, I would like to know which one to use, that is, Simple past or Present Perfect Form:
Did you do your homework?
Have you done your homework?
Now, what is your answer?
Thank you for your kind comment. |