in a few years' time or in a few year's time
11.1
1 every?, sometimes, at?, on Sunday
I leave home for school at 7 every morning. ?
2?
The earth moves around the sun.
Shanghai lies in the east of China. ?
3
Pride goes before a fall. ?
Columbus proved that the earth is round.
4?
I don't want so much. ?
Ann writes good English but does not speak well.
Now I put the sugar in the cup. ?I am doing my homework now. ?
now11.2
1yesterday, last week, an hour ago, the other day, in 1982?
Where did you go just now
2
When I was a child, I often played football in the street.
Whenever the Browns went during their visit, they were given a warm welcome.
3It is time for sb. to do sth "" ""It is time for you to go to bed.
It is time that sb. did sth. "?" "?" ?It is time you went to bed. ?
would ?had? rather sb. did sth. '?'I'd rather you came tomorrow.?
4? wish, wonder, think, hope I thought you might have some. ?
Christine was an invalid all her life.Christine has been an invalid all her life.?
Mrs. Darby lived in Kentucky for seven years. ?
Mrs. Darby has lived in Kentucky for seven years.
1?want, hope, wonder, think, intend ?
Did you want anything else?
I wondered if you could help me.
2? could, would
Could you lend me your bike
11.3 used to / be used to
used to + do?""?
Mother used not to be so forgetful.
Scarf used to take a walk.
be used to + doing? "?"?to?
He is used to a vegetarian diet.
Scarf is used to taking a walk. ?
---- Your phone number again? I ___ quite catch it.
---- It's 69568442.
A. didn't B. couldn't C. don't D. can't
A.
11.4 ?
1? shall?will will
Which paragraph shall I read first?
Will you be at home at seven this evening
2? be going to +?
a. ?What are you going to do tomorrow
b. The play is going to be produced next month?
c. Look at the dark clouds, there is going to be a storm. ?
3? be +
We are to discuss the report next Saturday.?
4? be about to +?
He is about to leave for Beijing.
be about to do ?tomorrow, next week11.5 be going to / will ?be going to?,will?
If you are going to make a journey, you'd better get ready for it as soon as possible.
Now if you will take off your clothes, we will fit the new clothes on you in front of the mirror.
11.6 be to?be going to
be to be going to
I am to play football tomorrow afternoon. ?
I'm going to play football tomorrow afternoon.
11.7
1?come, go, arrive, leave, start, begin, return?
The train leaves at six tomorrow morning.
When does the bus star? It stars in ten minutes. ?
2here, there
Here comes the bus. = The bus is coming.
There goes the bell. = The bell is ringing.
3?
When Bill comes ?will come?, ask him to wait for me.
I'll write to you as soon as I arrive there.
4hope, take care that, make sure that?
I hope they have a nice time next week. ?
Make sure that the windows are closed before you leave the room.
11.8
come, go, arrive, leave, start, begin, return
I'm leaving tomorrow. ?
Are you staying here till next week
11.9 ?
have ?has? +?
11.10 ?
1
2
yesterday, last weekago, in1980, in October, just now for, since, so far, ever, never, just, yet, till/until, up to now, in past years, alwaysthis morning, tonight, this April, now, already, recently, lately
3live, teach, learn, work, study, know.?
come, go, leave, start, die, finish, become, get married?I saw this film yesterday.
I have seen this film. ?
Why did you get up so early?
Who hasn't handed in his paper
He has been in the League for three years. ?
He has been a League member for three years. ?
yesterday, last, week, in 1960? Tom has written a letter to his parents last night. Tom wrote a letter to his parents last night.11.11
1?It is the first / second time.... that
It is the first time that I have visited the city.
This is the first time ?that? I've heard him sing. ?
It was the third time that the boy had been late.2?This is ++thatthat ?
This is the best film that I've ?ever? seen.
1? ---Do you know our town at all?---No, this is the first time I ___ here.
A. was B. have been C. came D. am coming
B. This is the first time B?
2? ---Have you ____ been to our town before?---No, it's the first time I ___ here.
A. even, come B. even, have come C. ever, come D. ever, have come
D. evernever?
I have received his letter for a month. I haven't received his letter for almost a month.11.12 since?for
Since ?for
I have lived here for more than twenty years.?
I have lived here since I was born.
for ?
I worked here for more than twenty years. ?
I have worked here for many years.
for/since?
1 Tom has studied Russian for three years. = Tom began to study Russian three years ago, and is still studying it now.
2 Harry has got married for six years. = Harry began to get married six years ago, and is still getting married now.
Harry got married six years ago. ? Harry has been married for six years.11.13 since?
1? since +1980, last month, half past six?
I have been here since 1989. 1989?
2? since ++ ago
I have been here since five months ago. ?
3? since +
Great changes have taken place since you left.
Great changes have taken place since we were here. ?
4? It is ++ since
It is two years since I became a postgraduate student. ?
11.14 ?
1?
?
He has completed the work. ?
I've known him since then.
2? till / until?
"?" "?"
He didn't come back until ten o'clock. 10 ?
He slept until ten o'clock. ?10
1. You don't need to describe her. I ___ her several times.
A. had met B. have met C. met D. meet
B. several times
2. ---I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
---Oh, not at all. I ___ here only a few minutes.
A. have been B. had been C. was D. will be
A. ?
11.15 ?
1?
----|----------|--------|----> had +?
2?
a. ?told, said, knew, heard, thought?
She said ?that?she had never been to Paris. ?
b.
When the police arrived, the thieves had run away.
c. ?hope, wish, expect, think, intend, mean, suppose"?"
We had hoped that you would come, but you didn't. ?
3? before, by, until , when, after, once, as soon as
He said that he had learned some English before. ?
By the time he was twelve, Edison had began to make a living by himself.
Tom was disappointed that most of the guests had left when he arrived at the party.
The students ___ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ___ in the office.
A. had written, left B?were writing, has left C. had written, had left D. were writing, had left
D. "?"?"?""?"when?""when
had hardly? whenI had hardly opened the door when I he hit me.
had no sooner?than
He had no sooner bought the car than he sold it.
11.16 ?
1? then?and?but
When she saw the mouse?she screamed.
My aunt gave me a hat and I lost it.
2 ?
When I heard the news, I was very excited.
3?
Our teacher told us that Columbus discovered America in 1492.
11.17 ?
1? will have done
2?
a. ?
They will have been married for 20 years by then.
b. ?
You will have reached Shanghai by this time tomorrow.
11.18 ?
a.
We are waiting for you. ?
b. ?
Mr. Green is writing another novel.
c. get, grow, become, turn, run, go, begin?
The leaves are turning red.
It's getting warmer and warmer. ?
d. ?always, constantly, forever ?
You are always changing your mind.
My dictionary ___, I have looked for it everywhere but still___ it.
A. has lost, don't find B. is missing, don't find C. has lost, haven't found D. is missing, haven't found.
D. ?
11.19
1have, belong, possess, cost, owe, exist, include, contain, matter, weigh, measure, continue?I have two brothers.
This house belongs to my sister.
2know, realize, think see, believe, suppose, imagine, agree, recognize, remember, want, need, forget, prefer, mean, understand, love, hate?I need your help.
He loves her very much.
3?accept, receive, complete, finish, give, allow, decide, refuse?
I accept your advice.
4seem, remain, lie, see, hear, smell, feel, taste, get, become, turn?
You seem a little tired.
11.20 ?
1?
2?
3? this morning, the whole morning, all day yesterday, from nine to ten last evening, when, while?
My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself. ?
It was raining when they left the station. ?
When I got to the top of the mountain, the sun was shining.
1? Mary ___ a dress when she cut her finger.
A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes
C. ?when"?"?
2? As she ___ the newspaper, Granny ___ asleep.
A. read?was falling B. was reading? fell C. was reading? was falling D. read?fell
B.?as = when, while?"?" "?"? fell?fall?fall sick?