LEVEL 2 Flashcards
What is a stative vs a dynamic verb
-Stative verb: state or condition
-Dynamic verb : action
What important do I have to remember with the stative verb
It cannot be used in any continuous tense. So never ing with any of this verbs.
Order of normal yes/no questions
Auxiliary + subject + verb + other words
Order of normal information questions
How did you get that ?
Question word + auxiliary + subject + verb + other words
What is different with the verb to be when we use yes/no questions?
no auxiliary in the present and in the past
What is different with the verb to be when we use information questions?
Question word + verb + subject + other words — in the present and the past tense
When the question word is the subject, we do no use an _________
Auxiliary
What is different when we use the verb to be in a tag question?
No auxiliary in the tag in the present and past tense
What is a statement
An affirmation
When the subject is this or that, the pronoun in the tag is __
it
When the subject in a statement is these or those, the pronoun in the tag is ____
they
When the subject in a statement is there, the pronoun in the tag is ____
There
Uses of the past continuous tense 3.
- to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point in time/during a certain period of time in the past.
- to describe two actions that were simultaneously in the past (ing_ing)
- to describe an action that was in progress when another action happened or interrupted
During
intervals of time
When
Ce qui était entrain de se passer (initial) , quand la chose s’est produit. (ing-past)
While
La chose s’est produit, pendant que l’autre chose était entrain de se passer (initial). (past-ing)A
As
a very short and fast action
Difference between simple past and past continuous
-The simple past is used to show that an action happened in the past.
-The past continuous is used to show that an action was IN PROGRESS in the past
The use of the futur continuous tense
used ton show that an action will be in progress in the future
Expression with nouns not countable or that refer to general categories 3
-How much
-Much
-(a) little
What do I have to remember with Much
questions and negative sentences
Expression with nouns that are countable 3
How many, many, (a) few
Expressions with countable and uncountable nouns 4
-A lot (of), lots (of), some, any
When do we us a lot (of) and lots (of)
in affirmative sentences