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Jeroden2504 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Time References
Hi there, I have just completed an exercise concerning 'Time References,' but I am not sure if I am on the right track. Some were a bit tricky. I think that they are mostly correct (well, I hope so). It would be great, if someone could have a look at them and let me know how I have done.
Thanks you in advance for your time.
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Time References
Paying particular attention to the highlighted verbs, please look at the following sentences and decide whether the time refers to the present, the past, the future or all three
1. When you see her, will you say hello from me? - Future
2. It always snows in winter in my hometown. - All
3. I'll fix the car when I arrive home. - Future
4. She walks in, comes right up to me and says... - Past
5. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. - All
6. The next train leaves at 10.30. - Future
7. Squirrels hibernate in the winter. - All
8. If Amy calls, tell her that I'm in a meeting. - Present
9. I'll phone as soon as we get there. - Future
10. I bumped into my ex-boyfriend yesterday and he said: "Where's that fiver you owe me?" - Past
11. Aliens Fly Over Roswell - All
12. From what I can see, the team looks incredibly well rested, ready to take on their opponents. - A commentator speaks before a match - Present
13. Butterflies come from caterpillars. - All
14. Right, DeNiro enters from the left and approaches Pacino who is sitting on the chair.
- A film director sets up a scene - Future
15. Mark writes for two hours every day. - All
16. We stand on a beach hand in hand. "You will travel far," she tells me. - From a novel - Present
Thanks you in advance for your time.
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Paying particular attention to the highlighted verbs, please look at the following sentences and decide whether the time refers to the present, the past, the future or all three
1. When you see her, will you say hello from me? - Future
2. It always snows in winter in my hometown. - All
3. I'll fix the car when I arrive home. - Future
4. She walks in, comes right up to me and says... - Past
5. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. - All
6. The next train leaves at 10.30. - Future
7. Squirrels hibernate in the winter. - All
8. If Amy calls, tell her that I'm in a meeting. - Present
9. I'll phone as soon as we get there. - Future
10. I bumped into my ex-boyfriend yesterday and he said: "Where's that fiver you owe me?" - Past
11. Aliens Fly Over Roswell - All
12. From what I can see, the team looks incredibly well rested, ready to take on their opponents. - A commentator speaks before a match - Present
13. Butterflies come from caterpillars. - All
14. Right, DeNiro enters from the left and approaches Pacino who is sitting on the chair.
- A film director sets up a scene - Future
15. Mark writes for two hours every day. - All
16. We stand on a beach hand in hand. "You will travel far," she tells me. - From a novel - Present
Top answer
Hello, you did a good job for the most part, except for one error and maybe two. She walks in, comes right up to me and says -past This isn't past tense. If it said walked in, came right up to me, and said, then it would be past tense.
- Hello, you did a good job for the most part, except for one error and maybe two.
- She walks in, comes right up to me and says -past This isn't past tense.
- If it said walked in, came right up to me, and said, then it would be past tense.
- But it's being said in the present.
- Right, DeNiro enters from the left and approaches Pacino who is sitting on the chair.
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Hello, you did a good job for the most part, except for one error and maybe two.
She walks in, comes right up to me and says -past
This isn't past tense. If it said walked in, came right up to me, and said, then it would be past tense. But it's being said in the present.
Right, DeNiro enters from the left and approaches Pacino who is sitting
She walks in, comes right up to me and says -past
This isn't past tense. If it said walked in, came right up to me, and said, then it would be past tense. But it's being said in the present.
Right, DeNiro enters from the left and approaches Pacino who is sitting
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Thanks for your help... It is good to know that I didnt make too many mistakes.
Have a great day!
It is good to know that I didnt make too many mistakes.Have a great day!
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She walks in, comes right up to me and says -past
This isn't past tense. If it said walked in, came right up to me, and said, then it would be past tense. But it's being said in the present.
This would be true if you were asked to name the tense but the question asks for the meaning and not the tense. Therefore "past" is co
This isn't past tense. If it said walked in, came right up to me, and said, then it would be past tense. But it's being said in the present.
This would be true if you were asked to name the tense but the question asks for the meaning and not the tense. Therefore "past" is co
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Most are fine, but:
jeroden25048. If Amy calls, tell her that I'm in a meeting. - PresentFuture. She hasn't called yet.
jeroden250411. Aliens Fly Over Roswell - AllYou could be right. It could also be a newspaper headline, in which case it refers to the past.
jeroden250416. We stand on a beach hand in
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