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INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE N°21
DR.RICARDO ROJAS
LANGUAGE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION I


Tenses

Paraphrasing

1. I promise to help you with your homework later. USE AN APPROPRIATEWAY TO EXPRESS PROMISES
(I will help you with your homework later)

2. My brother has the annoying habit of listening to very loud music. ANNOYING HABITS
(My brother isalways/continually/constantly/forever listening to very loud music)

3. I plan to visit my grandmother tomorrow. PLANNED ACTIVITIES
(I’m going to visit my grandmother tomorrow)

4. Do you have any intention of travellingabroad this summer? USE AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO EXPRESS PLANNED INTENTION
(Are you going to travel abroad this summer?)

5. The last time I saw Mary was in 2002. SINCE
(I haven’t seen Mary since2002)

6. The last time I saw Mary was in 2002. FOR
(I haven’t seen Mary for ten years)

7. I have never listened to this song on the radio before. FIRST TIME
(This is the first time I havelistened to this song on the radio)

8. Going to bed before 11 o’clock doesn’t suit me at all. USED acostum
(I’m not used to going to bed before 11 o’clock)

9. I have arranged to meet myfriends on Saturday night. USE AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO EXPRESS ARRANGEMENTS.
(I’m meeting my friends on Saturday night)

10. Tom left the house before his father arrived. HAD
(When his father arrived,Tom had left the house)


11. I saw my best friend five years ago. FOR
(I haven’t seen my best friend for five years)


12. I haven’t read a book for ages. IT´S
(It’s been ages since Iread a book/since I last read a book)

13. This is the most difficult exam I have ever sat for. NEVER
(I’ve never sat for such a difficult exam)

14. It’s typical of her to talk all the time inclass. REPEATED / ANNOYING ACTIONS
(She is always talking in class)

15. I was about to go to bed. I heard a loud noise. INTERRUPTED ACTIONS
(I was about to go to bed when I heard a loud noise)...