Marry      : Hi Mohamed, I’m sitting over here.

Mohamed: Ok I’ll get a couple of coffee and join you, my friend Juanita is with me, is it right with you if she joins us?

Marry      : Sure, that sounds great.

Mohamed: Marry; I would like you to meet Juanita. She’s from Guatemala.

Juanita this is Marry, she’s from China.

Marry      : Hi Juanita, it’s nice to meet you, how long have you been in the United States?

Juanita      : It’s nice to meeting you too; I lived just over a year.

Mohamed  : Juanita is see around this scholarship, she is been studying  in a computer science program.

Marry       : Wow! And you’re studying English too.

Juanita      : Yes, I really need to study English.

Mohamed  : Well, this is the best school for learning English.

Marry       : Is computer science a hard skill to learn?

Juanita      : It’s not too difficult; I studied some at home in Guatemala. The hard part is understanding everything since it’s all in English.

Marry       : That would be hard; I went to university and get a business degree.

Juanita      : Well, you’re English is pretty good now. I am going to plan to university soon.

Marry       : Probably in about a year, how about you Mohamed? What are your plans?

Mohamed : I’m working in community bank right now and I hope to continue my biology studies one day.

Juanita      : Your English is quite good too; you should not have to terrible.

Mohamed : Thanks, I guess just I have to be patience.

Marry       : It such a nice day, I was thinking of going outside to eat my lunch. Do you want to come with me?

Juanita      : Sure that’s sounds great.

Mohamed : I was just thinking about lunch, I’m hungry. 

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We will read each conversation two times for the first of conversation listen, for the second time of the conversation is read listen and repeat. So first listen and then listen and repeat.

In the highway outside the classroom:

Marry      : Hi

Mohamed: Hello, How are you doing today?

Marry      : Great thanks how are you?

Mohamed: pretty good, by the way, I’m Mohamed

Marry      : Nice to meet you, I’m Marry.

Mohamed: Nice to meet you too, where are you from?

Marry      : I am from China, how about you?

Mohamed: I’m from Jordan.

Marry      : Oh, really. How long have you been living in the United States?

Mohamed: I’ve been here for three years; I want to immigrate to the US and I plan to bring my family here too, how about you? How did you move here?

Marry      : Well, I’ve only been here for six month; I plan to study English here and stay with my family.

Mohamed: Wow, you’ve been here for six months, you speak English very well.

Marry      : Thanks, I studied English in China before I left. How long did you study English?

Mohamed: I’ve been study English for ten years since I was in junior high school.

Marry      : That’s a long time, looks like it’s time to going to the class now; would you like to meet after the class for the café?

Mohamed: That sounds great; I’ll see you in the cafeteria.

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Simple Present use to talk about everyday and mounts that happen over the time, the action doesn’t have to take the place at the time of speaking.

For example:

1) Mohamed: Where is Marry from?

                       Marry is from China.

2) Marry: Where’s Mohamed from?

                 Mohamed is from Jordan.

Verb to be:

                      

Subject	Verb
I	am
You	are
He	is
She	is
It	is
We	are
You	are
They	are

Subject	Verb
I	‘m
You	‘re
He	‘s
She	‘s
It	‘s
We	‘re
You	‘re
They	‘re

Ex: I am Mohamed and I am Jordanian.                  Ex: John: What is Jasmine doing now?

                                                                                        Katy: She’s talking on the phone.

Usually we use short forms when we speak and full forms when we write.                 

Most of the other simple present verbs conjugate like this:

Subject	Verb
I	speak
You	speak
He	speaks
She	speaks
It	speaks
We	speak
You	speak
They	speak

 

Ex: Marry speaks English very well.

Norris that the third person (He, She, It) adds a ‘’s’’ monidise conjugate.

Here is another example:       

Subject	Verb
I	miss
You	miss
He	misses
She	misses
It	misses
We	miss
You	miss
They	miss

Ex: I miss Bahaa sunny days back home.

Time phrases:

Always, every, day/month/year, never, often, normally, seldom, sometimes, usually, twice a week/day…, all the time.

Simple paste:

Simple past use:

- To talk about actions performed in the past (with finished time expressions).

For example:

I met my friend yesterday.

- To talk about a succession of past actions (stories).

For example:

He opened the door, switched on the light and fed his cat.

- To talk about an action taking place in the middle of another action.

For example:

He fell asleep while the teacher was explaining new grammar rules.

Rules:

	Regular verbs + ed: worked, played Irregular verbs - || column: went, ate

1) Affirmative form:

* First example: work (Regular verb)               * Second example: go (Irregular verb)

Subject	Verb
I	worked
You	worked
He	worked
She	worked
It	worked
We	worked
You	worked
They	worked

Subject	Verb
I	went
You	went
He	went
She	went
It	went
We	went
You	went
They	went

Ex: The train left at 3 tomorrow.

2) Negative form:

* First example: work (Regular verb)                 * Second example: go (Irregular verb)

Subject	Verb
I	Did not / didn’t work
You	Did not / didn’t work
He	Did not / didn’t work
She	Did not / didn’t work
It	Did not / didn’t work
We	Did not / didn’t work
You	Did not / didn’t work
They	Did not / didn’t work

Subject	Verb
I	Did not / didn’t go
You	Did not / didn’t go
He	Did not / didn’t go
She	Did not / didn’t go
It	Did not / didn’t go
We	Did not / didn’t go
You	Did not / didn’t go
They	Did not / didn’t go

Ex: they didn’t live in Washington.

3) Interrogative form:

Am	I	work?
Is	He /She / It
Are	We / You / They

Am	I	go?
Is	He /She / It
Are	We / You / They

Ex: Did you go to the seaside last summer?

Time phrases:

Yesterday, 2 minutes/ hours/ days/years ago, in 1970, the other day, last month/ year/ week/ Sunday.

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I- The form:

Have ( in the present ) + Past participale of verb.

Ex: To walk

    Affirmative                          Negative                              Interrogative

I have walked                    I have not walked                    Have I walked
You have walked              You have not walked                Have you walked?
He has walked                  He has not walked                    Has he walked?
She has walked                 She has not walked                  Has she walked?
It has walked                     It has not walked                     Has it walked?
We have walked                We have not walked                Have we walked?
You have walked               You have not walked               Have you walked?
They have walked              They have not walked              Have they walked?

Rule:

• Affirmative   : Subject + Have + Past participale.
• Negative      : Subject + Have not + Past participale.
• Interrogative: Have + Subject + Past participale.

II - The uses:

• An action which started in the past and continuous in the present.

Ex: - I have studied English for 3 years.
      - I have known him since 1994.

• We use it for an action performed during a period that has not finished yet.

Ex: - I have been in the cinema twice this week.
      - I have visited Clevelend twice.

• We used for a repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and the present.

Ex: - We have visited UK several times.

• We used for an action that was completed in the recent past expresed by "Just".

Ex: - I have just finished my homework.

• For an action where time is not important ( we are interrested in the result ).

N.B: When we want to give details we do not use the present perfect ( when, where, who ... )

Time pharases:
Ever, never, already, yet.

Ex: - Don't write to John, I have already done it.

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The action is not finish, the action is going to continue, the action is happening at the time of speaking.

For example:

Marry      : How are you doing? You’re doing fine right now.

Mohamed: Juanita is studying English. Marry and Juanita are meeting for the first time.

Rules:

1) Affirmative form:

I	Am	Verb + ing
He /She / It	Is
We /You /They	are

Ex: Sarah is going at home.

2) Negative form:

I	Am	not	Verb + ing
He /She / It	Is
We /You /They	are

Ex: I am not riding the bike.

3) Interrogative form:

Am	I	Verb + ing?
Is	He /She / It
Are	We / You / They

 Ex: Are Andrew doing a language course in New York?

Time phrases:

For, since; how long…?