UNIT 1
CATCHING UP P. 5
FUTURE 4
Future English for Results 4 - Pearson /Longman
Elizabeth Celeste Coiman-Lopez, BAT, MS
Houston Community College, School of Continuing Education
RULES:
1. Use it to talk about usual activities or general
statements of fact.
Example:




Ann takes a shower every day.
I always work later in the day
Susan doesn’t usually work at night.
Do you work mornings or evenings?
PAST
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……..
PRESENT
SIMPLE
……….
PRESENT
FUTURE
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RULES:
1. Use it to talk about:
1. things happening now, like today, this week, this month
2. things happening temporarily
3. things began in the past but it is in progress now, and
probably continue into the future.
Example:
 I cannot come because I’m working every day now.
 Susan isn’t working today.
 Are they working today?
PAST
Unit 1 – p. 8
PRESENT
or
FUTURE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(-ing)
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RULES:
1. They are non-action verbs
2. Use them in the simple present only not
continuous or progressive.
3. They are verbs about:

The senses, emotions, mental states, possession and
relationship, wants and preferences, and appearance
and value
Example:
 Arturo needs more time off this week.
 I know Mrs. Miller.
 Anh wants to eat.
Unit 1 – p. 8
STATIVE VERBS /Non-Action Verbs 4
SENSES
EMOTIONS
feel
hear
see
notice
smell
sound
taste
POSSESIONS
& RELATIONSHIP
belong
contain
have
own
possess
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admire
adore
appreciate
care
dislike
doubt
fear
hate
like
love
regret
respect
trust
MENTAL STATES
agree
assume
believe
consider
disagree
expect
guess
hope
imagine
know
mean
mind
realize
recognize
remember
understand
suppose
think
wonder
APPEARANCE & VALUE
appear
be
cost
equal
look (seem)
matter
represent
resemble
seem
weigh
WANTS & PREFERENCES
STATIVE VERBS
hope
need
prefer
want
wish
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WILL
BE GOING TO
RULE:
1. To express a
willingness or
promise to do
something
2. To express a
decision the
speaker makes at
the moment of
speaking.
Example:
 I will take day
classes and work at
night.
RULE:
1. To express a prior
plan made before
the moment of
speaking.
Example:
 I am going to take
computer classes
next semester.
Unit 1 – p. 14
FUTURE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
RULE:
1. To talk about plans
or things that
someone intends
to do in the future.
2. Use future words
like tomorrow.
Example:
I am starting
classes next week.
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RULE:
1. Use it to talk about actions, feelings, or situations that began and
ended in the past. (yesterday, last night, two months ago)
2. Regular verbs are form by adding –ed to the verb.
3. Irregular verbs have their forms of past tense.
4. BE verb in the past is WAS and WERE.
5. The auxiliary word is DID.
Example:




Mark realized that he wasn’t happy.
She didn’t forget her mother’s present.
Did you work yesterday?
Was she in class last week?
Unit 1 – p. 20-21
SIMPLE
PAST
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REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION + -ed
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RULE:
1. Use it for repeated past actions, feelings, and
situations that no longer exist in the present.
2. Use it to contrast between the past and the present
Example:
• Uiko used to study agriculture in Japan.
• Thanh didn’t use to have a car, but now she has a
Lexus.
• Did you use to live in Paris?
• I never used to drink coffee, but now I always have
coffee in the morning.
Unit 1 – p. 20-21 USED TO + BASE FORM OF THE VERB
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