介绍:
Yesterday I went to the supermarket to buy gorceries. Unfortunately, when I got to the check-out counter, suddenly I realized I didn't have my wallet!
Oftentimes, the adverbs go at the beginning of a sentence.
Words that end in -ly are always adverbs
(almost always)
Section 5 is the most important part...
I was walking down the street when I unexpectedly ran into my best friend
"run into" is a very 口语化 way of saying "meet"
Let's go on to the conversation in Section 7
We use it a lot!
I've been playing guitar for ages...
I've wanted to go to Europe for ages.
Morocco is in North Africa.
What do you think of his decision to pursue a full-time modeling career?
That's why it's funny, it's the boy who is the model....
Yes, good idea! He should find some part-time work
That meaning is a little similar to the regular present perfect tense!
If you say: "I've worked this job for 10 years."
It also means I started in the past, and continue to do it.
So what's the difference between the "present perfect" and the "present perfect continuous"?
The present perfect continuous puts MUCH MORE emphasis on the present.
I've studied Chinese for 20 years.
I've been studying Chinese for 20 years.
The different here is that the second sentence puts much more emphasis on the action, on the DOING.
My Chinese isn't that good... is there a difference between these sentences?
我学中文学了二十年的。
我二十年以来一直学习中文。
But for English speakers, it sounds quite different
So maybe now it is time to not translate things into Chinese...
Begin to think in English
An important part of this grammar, is that generally the QUESTION is ALSO asked with the present perfect continuous.
Maybe in the future you will learn some other types, but 90% are this way
Sleep well everyone! See you all tomorrow!
