John Canning
New member
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2013
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Ireland
- Current Location
- Ireland
I need some help with these if any one can thank you in advance
1. Verb forms
Label the underlined verbs in the following sentences and talk about the meaning/use of the
construction.
Example: I am living in Dublin at the moment.
Label/form: Present continuous.
Meaning/use: It expresses a temporary continuous action about the present.
1.1 I like classical music a lot.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.2 I have worked here for 3 months.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.3 He’s been waiting there for ages.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.4 I lived in Spain from 2000 to 2003.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.5 It was raining last night on my way home.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.6 When I arrived at the party, Tom had left.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.7 They had been lying in the sun for hours, when we got there.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.8 They will have been in power for 6 years in November.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1. Verb forms
Label the underlined verbs in the following sentences and talk about the meaning/use of the
construction.
Example: I am living in Dublin at the moment.
Label/form: Present continuous.
Meaning/use: It expresses a temporary continuous action about the present.
1.1 I like classical music a lot.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.2 I have worked here for 3 months.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.3 He’s been waiting there for ages.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.4 I lived in Spain from 2000 to 2003.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.5 It was raining last night on my way home.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.6 When I arrived at the party, Tom had left.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.7 They had been lying in the sun for hours, when we got there.
Label/form:
Meaning/use:
1.8 They will have been in power for 6 years in November.
Label/form:
Meaning/use: