F2F Class Notes 19th April (Celeste)

Grammar

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

We have been having problems for a while.

I have been having English classes for a while.

I have been having social issues for a while.

I have been having good days lately.

I have been having lunch in my office lately.

Vocabulary

telephone – office or home phone

cell phone / mobile (mo bull  )  phone / phone

phone / phoning / phoned / will phone verb – to call

eg. I phoned her last week.

need (now) vs. needed (past)

eg. I need to go to the bathroom. vs. I needed to go to the bathroom. ( I needed to go to the bathroom but now I don’t need to go. Now, I am ok)

eg. I need something to eat. vs. I needed something to eat. (I needed something to eat but now I’m not hungry.)

eg. I need you. vs. I needed you (I needed you but you weren’t available MANY POSSIBILITIES)

I want you to be my assistant. vs. I wanted you to be my assistant. (I wanted you to be my assistant but now the position is filled)