F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I was just gonna go check on you.

arrive – got to

my English was better than before – my English was worse than before

we drove around Spain

a lot of locals live in there

there have a beautiful beach – there is a beautiful beach in Valencia.

Valencia has a beautiful beach.

check – to see how something is,       (can you check if…) there is any paper? you have any cash? if she is married?

eg: Is the cake finished baking?

I don’t know, I need to check.

eg: Is the coffee ready?

Let me check.

eg: Do you have any 100 yuan bills?

eg: Can you check if he has a girlfriend?

check on (someone/something) – to look at to see if there are any problems, or to get information about

eg: When I got to the cinema I called my friend to check on her, because she was very late.

eg: My coworker told me to find something. Then he checked on me because I didn’t reply to him.

sights – interesting or beautiful places to see.

eg: There are many sights to see in Valencia.

eg: We went sightseeing today.

Grammar

Which one is Correct?

he checks on me

he checked on me

BOTH ARE CORRECT! : They have different meanings.

He checks on me (Present Tense, Usually, Often or Always )

eg: He checks on me after breakfast. (every day)

He checked on (Past Tense, Finished) me after breakfast (that one time)