F2F Class Notes May 7th (Ben)

Grammar

I do =~ I am doing

I live =~ I am living

I have done = I have been doing (when you want to say it’s very long)

I have lived = I have been living

I have been living in Shanghai for 5 years.

I have eaten = I have been eating

I have tried = I have been trying

It’s used to say something is long. That’s why you often use it with the verbs “wait” or “try” or “call”

• Can you hurry up? I have been waiting for 30 minutes !
• I’ve been trying to find the boss the whole morning but I couldn’t find him.
• Why didn’t you pick up the phone? I’ve been calling you for hours !

in 30 minutes = 以后

30 minutes ago = 以前

for 30 minutes = 的时候，时间的长度

within 30 minutes = 之内

I have lived in Shanghai for 5 years. I arrived in 2012, 5 years ago. And I will leave in 2020, in 3 years. But maybe within 3 years, I will change my mind.

I lived in Shanghai for 5 years.

a phrase 句子

forget / forgot / (have) forgotten

—PAST OF THE PAST———-PAST—————–PRESENT———————-FUTURE—–

Future: I will forget my keys tomorrow.

Present: I always forget my keys. / I am forgetting my keys right now, as I’m speaking to you.

Past: I forgot my keys this morning. / I have never forgotten my keys.

Past of the past : I realized I had forgotten my keys when I arrived home,

I was late because I had missed my bus. = I had missed my bus, so I was late.