Saturday, September 23, 2006
This weekend I am having a very quiet, but busy, time at home. I'm doing all kinds of boring jobs like organising my paperwork, tidying my house and writing business letters. I'm also reading magazines, surfing the net, cooking and watching TV.
Question: Why did I write that paragraph in the present continuous (I am _____ing)?
Answer: Because the weekend is happening now, and I am doing these things now.
What else?
Yesterday I talked with a friend in Qatar on the phone and also I called my daughter who is studying in Scotland.
Question: Why is that sentence in the past tense?
Answer: Because it is about yesterday.
And finally... Today is an important day for all Muslims because it is the first day of Ramadan. I am going to ask my students to write about Ramadan next time.
Question: Why did I write that paragraph in the present continuous (I am _____ing)?
Answer: Because the weekend is happening now, and I am doing these things now.
What else?
Yesterday I talked with a friend in Qatar on the phone and also I called my daughter who is studying in Scotland.
Question: Why is that sentence in the past tense?
Answer: Because it is about yesterday.
And finally... Today is an important day for all Muslims because it is the first day of Ramadan. I am going to ask my students to write about Ramadan next time.
# posted by Heather Maria @ 2:09 pm 
