English Grammar-BasicEnglish Grammar-Basic

Elsa ChenElsa Chen 陳士瑤陳士瑤

Fall 2010Fall 2010Hours: 3 (weekly)Hours: 3 (weekly)Monsday: 3:10 – 4:00 pmMonsday: 3:10 – 4:00 pmTuesday: 10:10 – 12:00 pmTuesday: 10:10 – 12:00 pm

Chapter 1 (Simple Present Chapter 1 (Simple Present Questions)Questions)

Study the word order of simple present questionsStudy the word order of simple present questions

DoDo you... ? you... ?

DoDo your friends... ? your friends... ?

Does Does Chris... ?Chris... ?

DoesDoes this word... ? this word... ?

Where do Where do your parents...?your parents...?

How often does How often does Mary... ?Mary... ?

What does What does this word... ?this word... ?

How much does How much does it ... ?it ... ?

What doesWhat does Chris...? Chris...?

How to use a verb to form a question ?How to use a verb to form a question ?

Chapter 2 (Present Continuous Chapter 2 (Present Continuous and Simple Present)and Simple Present)

The verbs are not used in the present The verbs are not used in the present continuous (I am ~ing):continuous (I am ~ing):

like love want know understand like love want know understand remember depend prefer hate need remember depend prefer hate need mean believe forgetmean believe forget

Simple present tense or present continuous:Simple present tense or present continuous: How often __________ a newspaper?How often __________ a newspaper?

“ “Where’s Tom?” “He_______ a shower.”Where’s Tom?” “He_______ a shower.”

It______ raining. I_______ want to go out.It______ raining. I_______ want to go out.

Chapter 3 (Past Continuous)Chapter 3 (Past Continuous)

Compare the past continuous and simple Compare the past continuous and simple past:past: I I was walking was walking home when I home when I metmet Dave. Dave. I walk home after the party last night.I walk home after the party last night.

WWe use the simple past and the past continuous e use the simple past and the past continuous together to say that something happed in the together to say that something happed in the middle of something continuous:middle of something continuous: I I hurthurt my back while I my back while I was working was working in the garden.in the garden. I I was walking was walking downtown when I downtown when I sawsaw Dave, so I Dave, so I stoppedstopped

and and talkedtalked for a while. for a while.

Chapter 4 (Present perfect)Chapter 4 (Present perfect)A.A. The experience (Something happened the first time):The experience (Something happened the first time):

Have you ever tried...?Have you ever tried...? Have you read Have you read Harry PotterHarry Potter? No I haven’t read it.? No I haven’t read it.

B.B. Recently / in the last .../ so far /since...Recently / in the last .../ so far /since... Have you heard from Brian recently?Have you heard from Brian recently? Everything is going well. We haven’t had any problems so far.Everything is going well. We haven’t had any problems so far. I am hungry. I haven’t eaten anthing sincce breakfast.I am hungry. I haven’t eaten anthing sincce breakfast.

C.C. Today/ this year/ this semester, etc. when the period Today/ this year/ this semester, etc. when the period is not finished yet.is not finished yet.

I have drunk four cups of coffee today.I have drunk four cups of coffee today. Have you had a vacation this year?Have you had a vacation this year?

Chapter 5 (Reported Speech 1)Chapter 5 (Reported Speech 1) Direct Speech:Direct Speech:.Tome said, “ I woke up feeling sick, so I stayed in bed.”.Tome said, “ I woke up feeling sick, so I stayed in bed.” Jenny said, “ I want to go away for the weekend, but I don’t Jenny said, “ I want to go away for the weekend, but I don’t

know where to go.”know where to go.” Reported Speech:Reported Speech: A:That restaurant A:That restaurant isis expansive. expansive. B: It is? I thought you said it B: It is? I thought you said it waswas cheap. cheap. “ “ I I don’tdon’t have much free time.” She said she have much free time.” She said she didn’tdidn’t have have

much free time.much free time. When we reported speech, the main verb of the sentence is When we reported speech, the main verb of the sentence is

usually past. The rest of the sentence is usually past, too.usually past. The rest of the sentence is usually past, too.

Chapter 6 (Report Speech 2)Chapter 6 (Report Speech 2) Direct Speech:Direct Speech: Ann said, “ I Ann said, “ I want towant to go to New York next year.” go to New York next year.” Jenny said, “ TaiwanJenny said, “ Taiwan is is more exciting than Korea.”more exciting than Korea.” “ “Don’t shout,” I said to Jim.Don’t shout,” I said to Jim. Reported Speech:Reported Speech: Ann said that she Ann said that she wantswants to go to New York next year. / Ann to go to New York next year. / Ann

said that she said that she wantedwanted to go to New York next year. to go to New York next year. Tom said that Taiwan Tom said that Taiwan isis more exciting than Korea. / Tom more exciting than Korea. / Tom

said that Taiwan said that Taiwan waswas more exciting than Korea. more exciting than Korea. I told Jim I told Jim not tonot to shout shout

If you report something and it is still true, you do not need to If you report something and it is still true, you do not need to change the verb. We also use the infinitive (to V.) in reported change the verb. We also use the infinitive (to V.) in reported speech.speech.

Chapter 7 (Questions)Chapter 7 (Questions)Direct question:Direct question: Who wants Who wants something to eat? something to eat? What happened What happened to you last night?to you last night? How many people came How many people came to the meeting? to the meeting? How much How much will it cost?will it cost? Claire asked, “What time Claire asked, “What time do the banks closedo the banks close?”?”

Indirect question: Indirect question: She asked if She asked if I was I was willing to travel.willing to travel. I wanted to know what I wanted to know what you did you did in my spare time.in my spare time. Can you tell me Can you tell me how far it is how far it is to the airport?to the airport?