ANIA C1 Group 6 (12:30pm)

Class

The English Tense System

Simple versus continuous aspect
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The%20English%20Tense%20System

Homework 

1.  Look at the expamples of perfect and non perfect sentences on the worksheet. What is different about the situations they describe?

2. Look at the examples below. What does the speaker want to emphasise with the tense he/she has chosen.

A) The bus leaves at 9 on Monday.

B) The bus is leaving at 9 so you'd better get ready.

C) I think I'll take the 9 o'clock bus.

D) The bus will leave at 9 unless there is a problem at the station.

E) The bus will be leaving at 9 whether you are on it or not. 

Going further

English grammar as an expression of distance.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41658221/English%20Grammar%20and%20Thinking%20in%20English