Hi there! I’m so proud of a student of mine who mastered the use of the expression “Off we go”, kind of (kinda) difficult to understand, that we saw in class!!
“Off we go…” Means that you are leaving to go somewhere.
She could have said “Off we go!” or “Off we go to New Zealand!”
It is usually used right when you are actually setting off (starting to go somewhere, moving). An example would be like you’re in the car and someone presses on the accelerator and says, “Off we go!”
Yesterday we learned how to tell the time. Now it’s time to practice!
The best exercises I know are here! Have fun!
There are two common ways of telling the time.
Say the hours first and then the minutes.
Example: 7:45 – seven forty-five
For minutes 01 through 09, you can pronounce the ‘0’ as oh.
Example: 11:06 – eleven (oh) six
Say the minutes first and then the hours. Use past and the preceding hour for minutes 01 through 30. Use to and the forthcoming hour for minutes 31 through 59.
Example: 7.15 – fifteen minutes past seven
Example: 7.45 – fifteen minutes to eight
Another possibility of saying ’15 minutes past’ is: a quarter past
Another possibility of saying ’15 minutes to’ is: a quarter to
Another possibility of saying ’30 minutes past’ is: half past
Example: 5:30 – half past five
Use o’clock only at the full hour.
Example: 7:00 – seven o’clock (but 7:10 – ten past seven)
In English ordinary speech, the twelve-hour clock is used.
Example: 17:20 – twenty past five
For times around midnight or midday you can use the expressions midnight or midday / noon instead of the number 12.
Example: 00:00 – midnight
Example: 12:00 – midday or noon
To make clear (where necessary) whether you mean a time before 12 o’clock noon or after, you can use in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night. Use in the morning before 12 o’clock noon, after 12 o’clock noon use in the afternoon. When to change from afternoon to evening, from evening to night and from night to morning depends on your sense of time.
Example: 3:15 – a quarter past three in the morning or a quarter past three at night
More formal expressions to indicate whether a time is before noon or after are a.m. (also: am – ante meridiem, before noon) and p.m. (also: pm – post meridiem, after noon). Use these expression only with the formal way of telling the time.
Example: 3:15 – three fifteen a.m.
It is not usual to use a.m. and p.m. with past/to.
Example: 3:15 – fifteen minutes past three or a quarter past three
Beside past Americans often use after.
Example: 06:10 – ten past/after six
But: in time expressions with half past it is not usual to replace past by after.
Beside to Americans often use before, of or till.
Example: 05:50 – ten to/before/of/till six
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/time
Que tal praticarmos o Present Simple?
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets:
1 – My dad doesn’t work, but my mom ___________ a lot. (to work)
2 – He _________ to stay here. (to have)
3 – Carol _______________ to the gym every single day. (to go)
4 – I’m not OK with that, but my husband ____________ the idea. (to like)
5 – He ___________ his homework in the morning. (to do)
6 – She _____________ to read a book. (to prefer)
7 – The baby ___________ to eat. (to need)
8 – She ____________ to travel abroad. (to want)
9 – My son ______________ in the morning. (to study)
10 – Her daughter ______________ professionally. (to sing)
11 – His kid _____________ TV all day long! (to watch)
12 – She always _____________ to music. (to listen)
Check your answers now!
1 – works; 2 – has, 3 – goes; 4 – likes, 5 – does, 6 – prefers, 7 – needs, 8 – wants, 9 – studies, 10 – sings, 11 – watches, 12 – listens
Bye for now, guys!
By Bruna Iubel 15/abr/2017 https://blog.influx.com.br/exercise-o-presente-simples-em-ingles-terceira-pessoa-do-singular
Conjugar os verbos em inglês é mais simples que em português. Enquanto em português, falamos “eu trabalho”, “você trabalha”, “nós trabalhamos”, etc, em inglês, a conjugação no presente muda somente para he, she, it. Vejam:
Eu trabalho muito. I work a lot.
Você trabalha muito. You work a lot.
Nós trabalhamos muito. We work a lot.
Agora, se quisermos dizer “ela trabalha muito”, “ele trabalha muito”, teremos:
She works a lot. Ela trabalha muito.
He works a lot. Ele trabalha muito.
Logo, para falar “eu trabalho”, diremos I work, ao passo que “ela trabalha” é She works. De forma geral, isso vai se aplicar para quase todos os verbos.
Pensando nisso, observem o seguinte:
Acompanhem essas combinações em frases:
She works Monday to Friday. Ela trabalha de segunda a sexta.
He works at the school. Ele trabalha na escola.
She studies English. Ela estuda inglês.
He never studies Math. Ele nunca estuda matemática.
She always listens to music. Ela sempre escuta música.
He usually listens to music. Ele geralmente escuta música.
He has to stay here. Ele tem que ficar aqui.
She has lots of books. Ela tem muitos livros.
E para fazer mais frases, com outros verbos, é muito simples. Vejam:
She prefers… Ela prefere…
He prefers… Ele prefere…
She likes… Ela gosta…
He likes… Ele gosta…
She goes to… Ela vai pra…
He goes to… Ele vai pra…
She wants to… Ela quer…
He wants to… Ele quer…
Fácil, não é mesmo?
E para o pronome it? Anotem algumas frases e combinações comuns com o it, e lembrem-se que nem sempre ele tem tradução:
It rains a lot here. Chove muito aqui.
It works well. Funciona bem.
It tastes good. Tem um gosto bom.
Based on Bruna Iubel 7/fev/2017 https://blog.influx.com.br/o-presente-simples-em-ingl%C3%AAs-terceira-pessoa-do-singular