my home is my castle grammar in use. complete the table: pres.s.pres.cont.pres.perf.pres.perf.cont....

My Home Is My Castle

Grammar In Use

Complete the table:

Pres.S. Pres.Cont. Pres.Perf. Pres.Perf.Cont.

work she I we he

run he they I you

have I he you they

do we she he I

play you we she she

Present Tenses

Time Expressions

Present

Simple

Usually, often, always, seldom, every day/week …,in the morning/ evening …, at night/the weekend, on Fridays, etc

Present

Continuous

Now, at the moment, at present, these days, nowadays, still, today, tonight, etc

Present

Perfect

For, since, already, always, just, ever, never, so far, today, this week/month …, how long.., lately, recently, still (in negations), etc

Present

Perfect

Continuous

For, since, how long …?, all day/morning/month …, lately, recently

State Verbs

Present Simple Present Continuous

I think she’s a very good teacher. (=believe)

We are thinking about going on holiday. (=are considering)

He has hundreds of CD’s. (=own, possess)

I am having a great time. (=experiencing)

I can see our house up from here. (=it is visible)

I see what you mean. (=I understand)

I’m seeing the optician at ten. (=am meeting)

State Verbs

The dessert tastes delicious. (=it is, has the flavour of..)

Bill is tasting the curry to see if it is spicy enough. (=is testing)

The food smells very good. (=has the aroma)

She is smelling the flower. (= is sniffing)

He appears to know what he’s doing.(=seems to be)

He is appearing in a play at the Grand. (=is performing)

The dress fits her perfectly. (=it is the right size)

Mike is fitting a new lock on the door. (=is attaching)

Phrasal Verbs

The car has been broken out.

The band have just brought out their new album.

=make someone

behave in

the best way

they can

Students at the Wellington International School

break up for the summer holidays.

Has he really broken up with Licy?

How to bring up children properly?

Her house was broken into last night.

The fire broke out at the border area of Qinhuangdao

City's Funing County.

She felt the need to break up of her daily routine.

Burglarproof Your House

How could the house be broken into?

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What can we do to protect our houses from burglars?

put locks on the doors and windows; have an alarm system installed; have lighting installed all around the house; ask your neighbours to collect your mail, open

and close your curtains every day switch your lights on and off, mow your lawn.

Idioms & Fixed Phrases

once in a blue moon

to be black and blue all over

Are you green?

I think that most people would admit that a little white lie now and again doesn’t hurt. I bet a large majority of people would agree

with that. I definitely know people who disagree though. They think that lies are

never OK, and in the end telling the truth is always the best way to go.

I respect that, I just disagree.

black and white = simple and clear

He wants to clear the air.