Tenses&Modals for Distancing

Which tenses are used for Distancing?

• Present tenses

• Past tenses

• Perfect tenses

• Future tenses

Which situation that we don't need to use formal conversation.

• Business meeting

• Family gathering

• Talking with teacher

• Presenting the science project to the judge panel

Which one is not verbs of perception?

• Hope

• Wonder

• Think

• Look

[At the hotel] Receptionist: Greeting! Do you want to check - in?

Which one is correct?

• Do

• Does

• Did

• Are

Company meeting:

Patterson: I just want to inquire Mr. Markus that Did you checked the price of the products lately?

Markus: Well no, I was thinking whether Ms. Lea had done it already.

Find the error

• Did

• checked

• was thinking

• had done

Have you got a reservation?

Change the underline verbs using distancing

Which sentence is correct sentence for distancing?

• I wondered if Mr. Mario replied an email soon.

• I am wondered if Mr. Mario is replying an email soon.

• I was wondering if Mr. Mario replied an email soon.

• I am wondering if Mr. Mario is replying an email soon.

Which one is the direct question for distancing?

• Did Mr. Weng get contact directly?

• What were you thinking of the new clothing shop: "The pink lady" in town?

• Justin was wondering: is the library busy?

• Could you tell me how far is the park from here?

Which choices are incorrect about distancing technique?

• We use past simple "Did" to asking or making a request.

• In the second clause of the sentence, we use Present simple for distancing.

• If the sentence is direct question, it needs to contain colon (:) before question.

• We cannot use past tense if the sentence contains verb "wonder"

• Distancing only use when talking about event in the past.

In my opinion, people are less careful about spelling in an email.

• I would like that people are less careful about spelling in an email.

• I want that people are less careful about spelling in an email.