VIP Class Notes (Aurimar)

Vocabulary

Cavity – a decayed part of a tooth.
Eg., “most dentists fill cavities right away”.

Month- noun plural noun: months
E.g., “I was in pain for several months”.

Asleep- Asleep is an adjective meaning the person is currently sleeping
E.g., The baby is asleep right now. (this is the same as “The baby is sleeping”)
E.g., When I came home, you were asleep on the couch.

The past tense of fall asleep is fell asleep. The third-person form of fall asleep is “falls asleep”. The past participle of fall asleep is “fallen asleep”.

Pronunciation

Months- “muhnths”
E.g., My tooth hurt for months.
Note: The past tense of ‘hurt’ is ‘hurt’. It is considered poor English to say “hurted”.

Grammar

It kept painful> It was painful all along.

I fell into sleep very late> I fell asleep very late.

I didn’t have a good sleep> I didn’t sleep well.

Present perfect tense

It refers to an action that either occurred at an indefinite time in the past (e.g., we have talked before) or began in the past and continued to the present time (e.g., he has grown impatient over the last hour).

This tense is formed by have/has + the past participle.

E;g, “I have known my dentist for a long time”,
E.g., “Have you bought Apple products before?”

Frequency Adverb: Always

Always refers to something that’s habitual and we use the present tense.

E.g., I always have classes on Sundays.

The present perfect tense is used when talking about experiences from the past, a change, or a situation that has happened in the past but is still continuing today. This tense is an important part of English grammar since it demonstrates that actions or events in the past have an effect on the present situation.

An adverb of frequency describes how often an action happens. There are six main adverbs of frequency that we use in English: always, usually (or normally), often, sometimes, rarely, and neve.