DESCRIBING CHANGES

​DESCRIBING CHANGES

​YOU CAN USE SIMPLE PRESENT TO DESCRIBE CHANGES

​I WEAR
GLASSES NOW

​DID I WEAR GLASSES IN THE PAST?

Multiple Choice

DID I WEAR GLASSES IN THE PAST?

• YES?

• I DON'T KNOW

• NO! I WEAR GLASSES NOW!

​YOU CAN USE SIMPLE PAST TO DESCRIBE CHANGES

​I HAD
A BABY IN 2023.

​DID I HAVE A BABY IN 2020?
DO I HAVE A BABY IN 2024?

Multiple Choice

DID I HAVE A BABY IN 2020?

• NO!

• YES!

Multiple Choice

DO I HAVE A BABY NOW IN 2024?

• NO!

• YES!

​YOU CAN USE PRESENT PERFECT TO DESCRIBE CHANGES

​I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A NEW APARTMENT!

DO I HAVE AN APARTMENT NOW?
DID I BUY MY APARTMENT RIGHT NOW, OR AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST?

Multiple Choice

DO I HAVE AN APARTMENT NOW?

• YES!

• NO!

Multiple Choice

DID I BUY MY APARTMENT RIGHT NOW, OR AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST?

• RIGHT NOW

• IN THE PRESENT

• AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST

​YOU CAN USE COMPARATIVES TO DESCRIBE CHANGES

​MY HAIR IS LONGER NOW!

IN THE PAST, DID I HAVE LONG OR SHORT HAIR?
TODAY, IS MY HAIR LONG OR SHORT?

Multiple Choice

IN THE PAST, DID I HAVE LONG OR SHORT HAIR?

• LONG

• SHORT BECAUSE MY HAIR IS LONGER NOW IN THE PRESENT

• SHORT BECAUSE NOW I HAD MY HAIR CUT.

Multiple Choice

TODAY, IS MY HAIR LONG OR SHORT?

• LONG

• SHORT

SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER

Multiple Choice

I AM AN ENGLISH TEACHER NOW

• IN THE PRESENT I DON'T TEACH ENGLISH

• IN THE PRESENT I TEACH ENGLISH

• IN THE PAST I WAS ALSO AND ENGLISH TEACHER

Multiple Choice

I HAD A SURGERY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER.

• I AM HAVING A SURGERY RIGHT NOW.

• MY LIFE IS THE SAME RIGHT NOW.

• MY LIFE IS DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW.

Multiple Choice

I HAVE GOTTEN A NEW JOB AND NOW I AM VERY HAPPY.

• I GOT MY JOB AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST.

• I GOT MY JOB IN A VERY SPECIFIC MOMENT IN THE PAST.

• I JUST GOT MY JOB TODAY, IN THE PRESENT.

Multiple Choice

I AM TALLER NOW :)

• I HAVEN'T GROWN UP A CENTIMETER.

• I WAS SHORTER IN THE PAST.

• I AM SHORTER IN THE PRESENT.