2013 / FLLS / LMA / An 1 / Sr 1 / Gr 3 / Sem 1 / Texte / Vasiliu DOC 02Present Tenses – Seminar 2

Simple present in future time clauses and if-clauses

Time clauses and if-clauses in the future do not use future tense; instead, they use one of the present tenses, usually simple present. Examples: After I will go * to the store tomorrow, I’ll give you a call. - goBefore Trixie will leave * for school next Tuesday, she’s going to do her English homework. - leaves When Paul will get * home tonight, he will cook dinner and then help his kids with their homework. - getsIf John will find * a new job, he’s going to have a party. - findsI’ll be at the library tonight if you will need * me. - needStative vs. dynamic (active) verbsStative (or State) Verb List Like know belongLove realize fitHate suppose containWant mean consistNeed understand seemprefer believe dependagree remember matterMind recognise seeOwn appear look (=seem)sound taste smellHear astonish denydisagree please impresssatisfy promise surprisedoubt think (=have an opinion) feel (=have an opinion)Wish imagine concerndislike be havedeserve involve include

Lack measure (=have length etc) possess

Owe weigh (=have weight)Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic:BeBe is usually a stative verb, but when it is used in the continuous it means ‘behaving’ or ‘acting’

you are stupid = it’s part of your personality

you are being stupid = only now, not usuallyThink

think (stative) = have an opinionI think that coffee is great

think (dynamic) = consider, have in my headwhat are you thinking about? I’m thinking about my next holiday

Have have (stative) = own

I have a car

have (dynamic) = part of an expressionI’m having a party / a picnic / a bath / a good time / a break

See see (stative) = see with your eyes / understand

I see what you meanI see her now, she’s just coming along the road

see (dynamic) = meet / have a relationship withI’ve been seeing my boyfriend for three yearsI’m seeing Robert tomorrow

Taste taste (stative) = has a certain taste

This soup tastes greatThe coffee tastes really bitter

taste (dynamic) = the action of tastingThe chef is tasting the soup('taste' is the same as other similar verbs such as 'smell')

1. Decide whether the following sentences are right or wrong:a) Since I came back home from my stay in Paris everything has felt different. I don't quite know why. b) While I was tasting the wine, the glass slipped out of my hand and broke on the floor. c) As soon as I walked in the kitchen I was smelling smoke. I then noticed that the dishcloth was on fire, so I quickly put it out. d) In one hour's time you will hear the phone ring twice. Don't pick it up, but wait until it rings again. Then you'll know it's me. e) The milk had been left out all night and was smelling very bad so I threw it away and went to get some fresh milk. f) We were looking at the moon when suddenly we saw some strange lights moving across the sky and then vanish suddenly.  g) I'm not sure what language they're speaking, but it listens like Russian. h) I must congratulate you on your cooking. The dinner is tasting wonderful. i) They were feeling very sad about leaving the house. After all, they had lived there for over 30 years. k) I won't be at home to watch the game on TV, so I'll just have to sound it on the radio. l) I see that you have decided to take my advice and get rid of the old car. How much was the new one costing? m) Would you like to feel the cloth? It's of the highest quality. n) I've got very bad flu at the moment and I can't taste anything. o) Monica's been very ill but she seems a lot better now. p) I love spring because I can go out and smell all the spring flowers. r) Barney is feeling the water in the swimming pool with his toe. s) My dog is looking ugly but he is having a heart of gold.2. Tick the sentences that are correct. Correct those that are not.

a) In all my life, I never spoke to someone who is quite so absent-minded.b) That is the second time you’ve forgotten to post something for me. (Translate: Este pentru prima

oară când întârzie.)c) The decorator is painting the children’s bedrooms this week so they are sleeping in the living

room. (Translate: Linda urmează un curs de master în economie.)d) I haven’t seen Peter since he begins working for the new company.e) I haven’t met anyone yet who can run as fast as him. f) Ever since we’ve met, you never asked me what I prefer to do. g) The number of cars on the roads is increasing rapidly each year.h) British people drink more and more wine apparently.i) Please be quiet, David. You always interrupt me!

3. Translate into English:

În anul 2000, când am pus bazele afacerii cu antichităţi, comerţul era înfloritor. Şi totuşi, după cum vă puteţi uşor imagina, nu am avut profit mai bine de 3 ani. Intrarea în afaceri nu îţi asigură neapărat succesul. Faptul că am înregistrat pierderi ne-a determinat să ne asociem cu o firma mult mai mare şi cu mai multă experienţă. De ce am făcut acest lucru? În primul rând ne era teamă că ne vom prăbuşi financiar încă dinainte de a intra pe piaţă. Ne era teamă că vom trage curând storurile. În al doilea rând, competiţia acerbă de pe piaţa de profil ne îndemna să credeam că doar un miracol ne va face să supravieţuim. În timp ce alte firme îşi permiteau să angajeze personal, noi abia ne târam de pe o zi pe alta. În cele din urmă, după 5 ani de muncă serioasă, cifra de afaceri a crescut constant şi am reuşit să atingem o valoare anuală de 100.000 de euro. Dacă ar fi să mă întrebaţi care a fost succesul afacerii mele, v-aş spune că acesta s-a bazat pe de o parte pe un studiu de piaţă corect iar pe de altă parte pe o combinaţie reuşită de efort, noroc şi intuiţie.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense:a) This message ………… (just arrive) and the man …….. (wait) in case you ……. (want) to send a

reply.b) Why you ………. (walk) so fast today? You usually ……… (walk) so slowly. – I ….. (hurry)

because I ………. (meet) my mother at 7 o’clock and she ……….. (not like) to be kept waiting.c) Mr. Smith, you …….. (whisper) to the student on your right for the last five minutes. You

………. (help) him with the exam paper or ………. he (help) you?d) She …………. (always borrow) from me and she never ……… (remember) to pay back.e) Stonehenge ……………. (be) the subject of archaeological debates for many years. No one

……………… (yet explain) satisfactorily why and how it was built although teams of experts ……….. (excavate) the site for years and a team of American scientists ………… (recently start) working in the area with sophisticated new equipment.

f) Terry Poole is an engineer who ……… (work) for an international aid organisation. Although he normally ………… (work) in Indonesia, at present he …………. (supervise) a project in Rwanda which ……… (involve) the co-ordination of local people, aid workers and engineers like himself. Although he ……….. (enjoy) the experience, he ……… (doubt) the project will be finished soon.

g) I think I’m not alone in my aversion to the big city. According to a programme I ………. (just hear) on the radio, more and more people ………… (stop) working in London recently, and a lot of large companies ………… (choose) to move away from the centre.