Remember that "He has appeared in several of his movies" is Quentin Tarantino because he is still alive, and so he could still appear in a new movie in the present or future.So the statement is talking about the past, but it's something that hasn't finished yet; something that is still possible.
"He appeared in several of his movies" is Alfred Hitchcock because Alfred Hitchcock is dead, and cannot appear in any more movies. Not unless it's a zombie movie. This is why it's simple past.
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| Zombie Alfred wants your brain! |
To continue practice on this distinction, look at this website which explains the various uses of simple past. Notice that there are exercises to work on in the site.
When you think you have a better idea of how to use these tenses, try working on this exercise, or on this one
If you still have questions leave a comment on this blog post and I will answer your question.
We also saw various forms of questions: present, past, and passive forms. To practice these structures, try looking at this website for an explanation, then try these activities: Activity 1, Activity 2 on responding to questions, and Activity 3 on passive questions.
Again, if you have any questions leave a comment on this blog post and I will answer your question!!!!
Have a great week, see you next Monday!
What does it means : "sorted" ?
ReplyDeleteHey Pauline,
ReplyDelete"Sorted" means to organize or arrange something by category.
For example, separating your pens by color, washing white clothes by themselves, or even separating students at Bordeaux 1 by English ability into "elementary", "intermediate", or "advanced". These are all things that have been sorted.
Ok! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHey!
ReplyDeleteI have a question about the second quizz : "Simple past and Present perfect by Dennis Oliver".
Why do we say : "I haven't yet finish this quiz "?
And not : " I haven't finish yet" ??? I don't really see the difference.
Hey,
DeleteIt's because when you have an object (this quiz), you have to keep it next to the verb (finished).
You could say:
"I haven't yet finished this quiz."
-or-
"I haven't finished this quiz yet."
but you can't say "I haven't finished yet this quiz" because you break the "finished this quiz" verb-object group.
However, you can take the object out of a sentence if it is obvious what you're talking about. For example:
A: Are you done with the quiz?
B: No, I haven't finished yet.
Hope that helps!
Yes indeed.
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