F2F Class Notes January 23rd (Ben)

Grammar

want someone to do

I want you to come.

Do you want me to go out?

Jesse always wants me to write something before class.

used (past of use)

What did you use to learn English?

I used my phone to take notes.

used to + 动词 (过去式, many times OR a long time in the past)

When I was a child, I finished school at 4.30. = I used to finish school at 4.30. (many times)

I am a teacher now, but I was a consultant before. = I used to be a consultant. (a long time)

I used to have breakfast this morning => WRONG ! –> I had breakfast this morning.

We often use “used to” when we speak about childhood or a previous life.

When I was a child, I used to like crying and I used to want to become a princess. I used to use my mom’s makeup and I used to play with my grandma and used to eat ice-cream.

A countable noun is never used by itself. It always comes with A, THE or ____S

(or a possessive article – my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their, Ben’s, Penny’s, etc)

可数名词 pen, pencil, colour

1: a (the)

2<=  _____ + s