VIP Class Notes (Li)

Write about your daily routine. Use the past tense.

Vocabulary

wash dishes/do the dishes:  刷碗

eg. I wash/do the dishes for my mother.

eg. I washed/did the dishes last night.

do (homework/housework) -> did 做（作业，家务）

eg. I do my homework every night.

eg. She did the housework in the morning.

onions: 洋葱

eat -> ate

drink -> drank

make -> made (做)

take a shower: 洗澡

eg. I take a shower every morning.

eg. I took a shower at 7 o’clock in the morning.

Grammar

regular verbs – past tense with -ed 

eg. brush – brushed

eg. cook – cooked

wake up -> woke up (irregular) 醒来

get up -> got up (irregular) 起来

wash – present tense (regular)

I wash

You wash

He/She/It washes

We wash

They wash

wash – past tense (regular)

I washed 

You washed

He/She/It washed 

We washed 

They washed 

play – present tense (regular)

I play

You play

He/She/It plays

We play

They play

play – past tense (regular)

I played 

You played 

He/She/It played 

We played 

They played

go – present tense (irregular)

I go

You go

He/She/It goes 

We go

They go

*Third person pronoun endings change 

go – past tense (irregular)

I went

You went

He/She/It went

We went

They went

I woke up at 9 o’clock. I make breakfast at 9;30 AM. I eat two eggs and a glass of milk and some vegetables. Then, I wash the dishes. I watch TV at 11 o’clock. I make lunch at 12 o’clock. I eat beef with onions. I leave my home at 1 pm.

Revised: 

I wake up at 9 o’clock. I make breakfast at 9:30 AM. I eat two eggs and some vegetables, and I drink a glass of milk. Then, I wash the dishes. I watch TV at 11 o’clock. I mkae lunch at 12 o’clock. I eat beef with onions. I leave my home at 1 pm.

Pronunciation

twelve – two-wealth