To talk about future plans with specific times and/or places (future arrangements), we use
Present continuous (i.e. I'm meeting my friends tomorrow at 7 pm)
We use "be going to" for...
(I'm going to visit my mother next weekend/Based on the weather forecast, It's going to rain tonight)
Future plans/predictions
Mention the object pronouns:
I ---
You ---
He ---
She ---
It ---
We ---
They ---
I --- me
You --- you
He --- him
She --- her
It --- it
We --- us
They --- them
What/you/get/your friends/for their birthdays? (going to)
What are you going to get your friends for their birthdays?
For future predictions we use:
a) be "going to"
b) Present continuous
c) Will
a) be "going to"
Mention three activities that people do on VALENTINE'S DAY.
1) Go out for a romantic dinner
2) Give chocolates/flowers
3) Have a meeting with friends.
4) Bring "Serenade"
Mention three activities that people do on NEW YEAR'S EVE
1) Shout "Happy New Year"
2) Eat 12 grapes before midnight
3) Have a dinner with family/friends
4) Have a toast
Mention two examples of "vague" expressions in conversation.
"and things like that" / "and stuff like that"
ROLE PLAY: Talk about things you do on special celebrations using "vague" expressions.
OPEN ANSWER
We use Simple Past...
a) For completed actions/events at a certain point before now
b) To say when and where we were born
c) For past habits/routines
a) For completed actions/events at a certain point before now
The past form of the verb "grow up" is...
grew up
Correct structure of a QUESTION in Simple Past: (give an example)
a) Did + subject + verb (infinitive) + complement?
b) Did + subject + was/were + complement?
c) Was/were + subject + verb (infinitive)?
a) Did + subject + verb (infinitive) + complement?
i.e. Did you live in Mexico City?
How long ________ you stay in New York? (simple past)
did
To say "the present time" we use...
a) actually
b) currently
currently
