The Perfect Aspect
Present perfect X simple past
Present perfect: life experiences, not specific, connected to the present
Simple past: specific moment in the past, no connection to the present
Over X Under
Give examples!
majority X minority
For countable nouns:
majority: large quantity
minority: small quantity
It's not appropriate.
What is "inappropriate"?
She _______ many series lately.
She HAS BEEN WATCHING many series lately.
What is "to nest"?
It's to fit one object inside another.
Amount X number
Amount: uncountable
Number: countable
What is "scruffy"?
It's untidy and looking a little dirty.
When we want to talk about something that is going to be in progress at some time before and/or until a given time in the future.
When do we use the future perfect continuous?
What is "ruthlessly"?
It's a way that shows no thought or worry about pain caused to others when deciding what you need to do.
as much X as many
For comparisons:
much: uncountable
many: countable
When you make an assumption, you...
...accept something to be true without question or proof.
When do we use the past perfect continuous?
When we want to look back at a situation that was in progress before a given time in the past.
If you need to "sleep on it", you need to...
...wait until the next day to make a decision.
Almost the quantity, but not exactly.
What is "virtually"?
Emigrate X immigrate
Emigrate: to leave a country permanently and go to live in another one.
Immigrate: to come to live in a different country.
He __________ by the time I arrived. (He left before I arrived)
He HAD LEFT by the time I arrived.
It's asking a lot of people to contribute with ideas, for example, especially over the internet.
What is "crowdsourcing"?
"27% of the people lost their cell phones at one point". Use a replacement for 27%.
A little over a quarter
It's something that has, exhibits or conforms to good taste
What is "tasteful"?