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I am not naming names, assuming you all remember what you have recently written about here. In no particular order, ta da:-
1)Do and make...
This subject takes a long time to talk about. Let us cross the bridge when we come to it, OK? That is an idiom, feel free to use it. It means that you should deal with each situation as and when it arises. No need to worry about everything at once.
For the purposes of this week:
MISTAKES... We all have done or made them? We all have made a mistake is the answer.
One thing that we should know is that languages are not exact. There are rules because people think rules help you learn languages quickly. But have you noticed that for every set of rules, there are also exceptions. Here is a rule for you, if you cannot sleep well without one! Haha.
In general, use MAKE when you creat or make something specific not activities.
For examples, make dinner, make love not war, make hay while the sun shines, make a funny face, make a fortune, make your mind up ( to do something), make your mark, make a living, make a wish, make money and make and honest man or woman (out) of someone which means marry someone.
Use DO when you refer to vague, general or indefinite activities. Examples?
- Do something/ anything/ nothing/ everything.
Those ...thing words are not definite or specific, are they?
- Have you done your chores/ tasks / homework?
Here chores, tasks and homework are general activities.
- I need to do some studying tonight.
This is again not specific. Verbs + ing tend to follow DO, such as do the washing, do gardening, do the ironing, do some cooking and do some resting. You can ' have a rest' as well, by the way!
2) As a Thai, I know how tricky it is to use the right definite and indefinite articles such as 'the' and 'a/an' respectively.
I have migrane... should have been ' I have a migrane...' Same goes for stomach pain, headache, etc.
3) Someone specifically said that they were confused about what tenses to use... How much time do we have?
Let us talk about IF since we have been talking about what we would do if we had invented a time machine.
The topic says a lot, doesn't it?
We don't think a time machine is going to be invented ever, right?
No, we don't.
I am leaving this for you. When I have a free moment, I shall come back. Any questions are welcome.
I have quoted the following text from the British Council:
... "if" clauses and hypotheses
Some clauses with if are like hypotheses so we use past tense forms to talk about the present and future.
We use the past tense forms to talk about the present in clauses with if :
for something that has not happened or is not happening:
He could get a new job if he really tried = He cannot get a job because he has not tried.
If Jack was playing they would probably win = Jack is not playing so they will probably not win.
If I had his address I could write to him = I do not have his address so I cannot write to him.
We use the past tense forms to talk about the future in clauses with if:
for something that we believe or know will not happen:
We would go by train if it wasnt so expensive = We wont go by train because it is too expensive.
I would look after the children for you at the weekend if I was at home = I cant look after the children because I will not be at home.
to make suggestions about what might happen:
If he came tomorrow we could borrow his car.
If we invited John, Mary would bring Angela.
When we are talking about something which did not happen in the past we use the past perfect in the if clause and a modal verb in the main clause:
If you had seen him you could have spoken to him = You did not see him so you could not speak to him
You could have stayed with us if you had come to London = You couldnt stay with us because you didnt come to London.
If we hadnt spent all our money we could take a holiday. = We have spent all our money so we cant take a holiday
If I had got the job we would be living in Paris = I did not get the job so we are not living in Paris.
If the main clause is about the past we use a modal with have:
If you had seen him you could have spoken to him. = You did not see him so you could not speak to him.
You could have stayed with us if you had come to London. = You couldnt stay with us because you didnt come to London.
If you had invited me I might have come. = You didnt invite me so I didnt come.
If the main clause is about the present we use a present tense form or a modal without have:
If I had got the job we would be living in Paris now. = I did not get the job so we are not living in Paris now.
If you had done your homework you would know the answer. = You did not do your homework so you do not know the answer...
PS. The highlight of this week for me... ;) ;)
'I love my parents mostly.'
Well, is this a Freudian slip? I love it! You are a genius!!! I feel the same mostly.
What does mostly mean then?
I love my parents the most! Although, I love them more than anyone, I can at most love them most of the time. We fight but we make up.
Meaning?
I love my parents the most! Although, I love them more than anyone, I can only love them almost all the time. We fight but we make up.
Mostly means a large part of, most often or most of the time
Let me end my post with this...
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. ~Hodding Carter, Jr.
Take care.
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