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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/03%3A_Book_3/3.07%3A_Perfect_Tenses_in_English/3.7.01%3A_Present_Perfect_Continuous_Explanation_and_FormationThe difference between them is that the present perfect continuous tense emphasizes that the action of the verb is “in progress” as the person is either writing or speaking. Sometimes if it ----------...The difference between them is that the present perfect continuous tense emphasizes that the action of the verb is “in progress” as the person is either writing or speaking. Sometimes if it --------------- (be) just very cold for a long time, we ----------- (wait) for the ice on the pond in back of our house to freeze, and then we --------------- (walk) down the hill to the pond and --------------- (skate) until our mother --------------- (call) us in for dinner.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/03%3A_Book_3/3.03%3A_Non-continuous_Tenses/3.3.01%3A_The_Continuous_Tenses_in_English_(Active_Voice)The future continuous with will and other modals stresses the on-going action of the modal in the future time. The present perfect continuous says that an action began in the past, continues to the pr...The future continuous with will and other modals stresses the on-going action of the modal in the future time. The present perfect continuous says that an action began in the past, continues to the present, and may continue to the future. It stresses that the action of the verb is in progress and not finished as the speaker is speaking. The future perfect continuous tense talks about an action in the future which will be in progress before something else happens in the future.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/03%3A_Book_3/3.01%3A_Idioms/3.1.01%3A_Sickness_Idioms_I/3.1.1.01%3A_Sickness_Idioms_QuizWhen the doctor told the boy to say ah, the boy The poor teacher had a terrible case of the runs. The doctor took the patient's blood pressure in order to When the nurse took the patient's pulse, she ...When the doctor told the boy to say ah, the boy The poor teacher had a terrible case of the runs. The doctor took the patient's blood pressure in order to When the nurse took the patient's pulse, she told him to be seated. In order for the doctor to find out what the man's problem was, he needed to take some blood right away. My poor friend came down with a terrible cough and had to stay in bed for three days. He went into the little room in order to do what was necessary to give a stool sample.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/03%3A_Book_3/3.06%3A_Past_Tenses_in_English/3.6.01%3A_Two_Types_of_Past_Tense_Verbs-__Regular_and_Irregular/3.6.1.01%3A_Past_Modal_Verbs_Used_in_the_Simple_Past_Time_for_Past_Repeated_Actions/3.6.1.1.01%3A_Past_Modals_for_Single_Actions_in_the_Past-__The_Simple_Past_Tense/3.6.1.1.1.01%3A_Had_To_Exercise/3.6.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Past_Modal_Exercise/3.6.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Growing_Up/3.6.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Past_Continuous_TenseThe action of longer duration uses the past continuous tense; the action of shorter duration takes the simple past tense. Note: The past continuous tense may be used for a single action in the past, b...The action of longer duration uses the past continuous tense; the action of shorter duration takes the simple past tense. Note: The past continuous tense may be used for a single action in the past, but this usage is rare and it is employed only when the speaker wishes to emphasize the continuous action of the verb. The past continuous tense can also be used when two or more actions take place in the past for the same duration of time. “While I was working in my garden, my wife was cooking.”
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/04%3A_Book_4/4.13%3A_Transition_Words_Used_as_Conjunctive_Adverbs_versus_Introducers_and_Interrupters/4.13.01%3A_Conjunctive_Adverbs-_Sentence_Connectors_versus_InsertersI ate lunch in the cafeteria; as a result, I had to pay for the meal. I have to work all day long; moreover, I have to work at home in the evening. He said I had told him to leave; on the contrary, I ...I ate lunch in the cafeteria; as a result, I had to pay for the meal. I have to work all day long; moreover, I have to work at home in the evening. He said I had told him to leave; on the contrary, I had told him not to leave. It cost me $125 to get my car out of the impound station; in addition, it cost me $35 for a parking ticket. She told everyone I was too tired to go to the party; on the contrary, I felt great.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/04%3A_Book_4/4.07%3A_Relative__Adjective_Clauses/4.7.01%3A_WHO_and_WHOM/4.7.1.01%3A_Relative_Clauses_(Who)/4.7.1.1.01%3A_Relative_Clauses_(Whom)/4.7.1.1.1.01%3A_Relative_Clauses_(Who___Whom)/4.7.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Relative_Clauses_(Which)/4.7.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Relative_Clauses_(That)/4.7.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Relative_Clauses_(Who_Whom_Which)/4.7.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Relative_Clauses_(Whose)/4.7.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Relative_Clauses_(When_and_Where)The mountain range is located in the western part of the United States. This grammatical construction will always have the full quantity expression followed by a comma after it with the part of the qu...The mountain range is located in the western part of the United States. This grammatical construction will always have the full quantity expression followed by a comma after it with the part of the quantity expression following the comma the preposition “of.” Then, depending on noun it refers to, the relative pronouns “whom, which, or whose will be used. The store bought 12 boxes of glasses from the manufacture, seven of which were damaged in route to the store.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/03%3A_Book_3/3.06%3A_Past_Tenses_in_English/3.6.01%3A_Two_Types_of_Past_Tense_Verbs-__Regular_and_Irregular/3.6.1.01%3A_Past_Modal_Verbs_Used_in_the_Simple_Past_Time_for_Past_Repeated_Actions/3.6.1.1.01%3A_Past_Modals_for_Single_Actions_in_the_Past-__The_Simple_Past_Tense/3.6.1.1.1.01%3A_Had_To_Exercise/3.6.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Past_Modal_Exercise/3.6.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Growing_Up/3.6.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Past_Continuous_Tense/3.6.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Simple_Tenses_versus_Perfect_TensesThe perfect tenses (present perfect, present perfect continuous, the past perfect, the past perfect continuous, the future perfect, and the future perfect continuous), on the other hand, move between ...The perfect tenses (present perfect, present perfect continuous, the past perfect, the past perfect continuous, the future perfect, and the future perfect continuous), on the other hand, move between time zones. The present perfect begins in the past time, moves to the present time, and can continue into the future time. The past perfect moves from the past further into the past for two actions that happened at different times in the past.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/05%3A_Book_5/5.09%3A_Academic_Writing_Overview/5.9.01%3A_Choosing_a_Place_to_Go_on_a_VacationFor example, in the sentence "Driving on freeways requires both skill in handling the car and attention to the road," as a writer you would go on to write about the skills needed to drive on freeways ...For example, in the sentence "Driving on freeways requires both skill in handling the car and attention to the road," as a writer you would go on to write about the skills needed to drive on freeways and then the necessity of attention to the road. Traditionally in America, women stayed home and took care of the house and family, while the men worked outside of the house to “bring home the bacon.” Looking at this in today’s America, it seems as if it is some kind of fantasy.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/03%3A_Book_3/3.05%3A_Review_ExercisesExercise 1: Change the following sentences to the negative, please. We fought with the thief who tried to rob the old lady. Some of the food on the table is spoiled. My friends drank a lot of wine at ...Exercise 1: Change the following sentences to the negative, please. We fought with the thief who tried to rob the old lady. Some of the food on the table is spoiled. My friends drank a lot of wine at the party on Saturday. Students must learn to read and write in order to be successful in college. I swept the floor in my house this morning. Exercise 3: Change the following sentences to WH Questions with the question words that follow the sentences, please.
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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Languages/English_as_a_Second_Language/ESL_Grammar_The_Way_You_Like_It_(Bissonnette)/03%3A_Book_3/3.01%3A_Idioms/3.1.01%3A_Sickness_Idioms_I/3.1.1.01%3A_Sickness_Idioms_Quiz/3.1.1.1.01%3A_Sickness_Idioms_II/3.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Sickness_Idioms_II_Quiz/3.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_General_Idioms_I/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_General_Idioms_I_Quiz/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_General_Idioms_II/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_General_Idioms_II_Quiz/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Body_Idioms_I/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Body_Idioms_I_Quiz/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Body_Idioms_II/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Body_Idioms_II_Quiz/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Driving_Idioms_I/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Driving_Idioms_I_Quiz/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Driving_Idioms_II/3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.01%3A_Driving_Idioms_II_QuizThe foolish young boy made his father very angry when he left the lights on in the car last night and his father had to jump start the car this morning. The owner of the company gave his son the green...The foolish young boy made his father very angry when he left the lights on in the car last night and his father had to jump start the car this morning. The owner of the company gave his son the green light to try out his new ideas for improving production in two of their plants. The directions said to take a right at the fork in the road in order to get to my friend's house.
