Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Write a “funny” joke for homework

Grammar

he’s waiting for vaccination already 4 months – he has (already) been waiting for vaccination for 4 months

he speaks on chinese – he speaks Chinese / he speaks in Chinese 

I wanna back russia so bad – I want to go back to Russia

I wanna go canada too – I wanna go to Canada too 

i’m living in Shanghai for 2 years –  I’ve been living in SH for 2 years 

I have been = I have done – started in the past, that is your situation now.
living = now it’s continuing

I am doing some sport these days / I’m not doing any sport these days
I have been doing some reading recently / I haven’t been doing any reading recently (definitely still continuing) 
I have done some reading recently / I haven’t done any reading recently (maybe still continuing) 

I look / I seem 
he looks / he seems 
I don’t look / I don’t seem
he doesn’t look / he doesn’t seem
If you use a verb BEFORE the verb, you don’t change the 2nd verb. 

You don’t seem very happy today, but your husband seems quite happy. Your baby seems really sleepy.

You’re tired, but you’re still happy.
(Even) though you’re tired, you’re still happy.
It looks clear though. = yeah but it looks clear

do / did / have done

I eat lunch every day at 1PM
I ate lunch yesterday at 1PM
I have eaten lunch already / I’ve eaten lunch already

Do you speak every day? Yes I speak every day
When did you eat? I ate an hour ago
Have you eaten today? Yes I have eaten today.
eg. I ate at 1PM. You had eaten before I ate.

I speak every day
I spoke with him an hour ago
I have spoken English today

I take my medicine every day
I took my medicine this morning
I have taken my medicine today

I drink every day
I drank yesterday
I have drunk wine today

Has your medicine been taken? – passive 
Have you taken your medicine? – active 

has the money been taken? – passive 
has the theif taken the medicine? – active