F2F Class Notes September 12th (Ben)

eat / ate / eaten
give / gave / given

have / had / had

Have you had lunch?
How many mid-Autumn Festivals have you celebrated?

You’re welcome
You’re very welcome
(It’s) My pleasure

ways = habits
You are familiar with Western ways.

Women who have just given birth drink cold water in Western countries.
Do you know habits after women give birth?

give / gave / given

give = in general- I give presents to my Mom every year. I give dinner to my daughter in the evening (every day)

gave = time is clear/finished –> yesterday, this morning, 2 years ago, when I was a child, when I was in Beijing, for my mother’s birthday, during class, now, when Ben was here

have given = time is unclear/unfinished –> before, already, never, until now, so far, recently

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Do you know Ben?
I have never seen him. (so far)
I never saw him. (last week / when he was in Shanghai / when he was alive)

bring / brought / brought

(after doing something)

Women who have just given birth drink cold water (in Western countries).

–> the tenses are different because the two actions don’t take place at the same time

After they give birth, women drink cold water (in Western countries)

After giving birth, women drink cold water (in Western countries)

–> I can keep the same tense because I made clear that the two actions don’t take place at the same time

After doing = After I do/After I did

I usually go to Smart English after getting off work

I usually go to Smart English after I get off work

After graduating = After I graduated

After my child came home, I felt better.

I have been to South Korea. I went there last May.

I’ve never wanted to go there.

Why did you come to China?

I’ve always wanted to be here.

Recently, I have had a few problems.

We have had a few problems in the past and we have had other problems recently.

We had a few problems last year and we have had other problems recently.

In China, you will never see a woman drink cold water after she gives birth.

Chinese people heat their water before drinking it = before they drink it.

I will think of it after my girlfriend and I are financially stable.

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I will A after B = I won’t A before B

I won’t think of it before my girlfriend and I are financially stable.

I won’t work until I die = I don’t want to work when I’m old. I will stop working at 60.

I won’t work before I die. = I will never work in my life

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I will stay at work until 7 pm. I will not stay at work until 10 pm.

I will not do it until I am financially stable.

I want to retire at 60. I want to work until 60.