F2F Class Notes 4th November (Tony)

How have you been?  – (from before until now)

I’ve been good. Same as before. Same as always. Good. Not bad.

How are you? (now)

I’m good. I’m busy. Not bad.

Ni Hao Ma = You Good?

How are you = Zenme shi ni?

Be = shi

You are smart. He is smart. He was smart. (before) They were smart. (before)

Have + be= Have been. He has been. They have been. you have been. We have been. It has been. She has been.

I wore a little more clothes. (only one time)

Because this morning was cold I put on more clothes to go to work. (only one time)

I wear more clothes.(everyday, usually or often)

Because mornings are cold I put on more clothes to go to work. (everyday, usually or often)

Do you have any days off soon? Tomorrow I need to work, but the day after tomorrow I have off.

Sunday SuN day

Someday soMe day (M Sound is made with a closed mouth)

Timothy: Tony, do you work Sunday?

Tony: Yeah, I work on Sundays. But maybe someday I’ll have Sunday off.

Q: Does anybody assist you at work?

A: Sometimes my apprentice assists me at work.

apprentice: a worker that you are teaching.

Q: Do many experiments fail?

A: Often my experiments succeed. Sometimes they fail, but we obtain useful information.