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Sunday, February 19, 2012

An IDEA to HELP YOU!!!


THIS MORNING I woke up and 
had what I think is a fantastic idea! 




You know when it comes to choosing the right verb tenses, I always tell you not to translate and to concentrate more on the idea or message that you want to get across. 
WELL … I think that I have come up with something interesting and NEW!!  
Here goes!

We all know that there are things in life that exist and that just are.They are always there and never change; we have come to think of them as facts. When it comes to us personally, it’s the same situation, that is: we are who we are with our physiques and personalities or character traits. Now, we all experience life in different ways, such as daily habits, routines and emotions Things we usually do on our own time or daily schedule.
We also have had experiences in the past, at some time or another, that affect our lives in the present. Things we have done that we really liked and some that we regret or wish we hadn’t done. Some things are really finished and we can talk about them as such. We often refer to them as anecdotes or situations that have happened or happened to us in the past.
However some of our actions or decisions continue on till today. Some are never finished and are on going in our lives and the lives of those we love. Some we are doing right now, like reading!!
And as individuals that grow, we have plans and an outlook towards better things to accomplish. We all have dreams and wishes. We all want better lives so we try to improve or change or work towards our goals!! 
LIKE LEARNING to be BETTER in English!!  

So there! I think I have summed it up, don't you agree?
You will find all your verb tenses used here as EXPRESSED WORDS!! 
Always there to help!  SUZANNE   
Any comments???

  

2 comments:

Jeanne said...

Good job.
Do you really think I will speak a good English a day?
Tonight I'm laughing about that.....
I'm tired to do effort.

Bye

Suzanne said...

Thanks again! for your feed-back.

I know, I know and I know!Jeanne,
You get sooo tired after a while and have the feeling that you are stuck in a rut and cannot see the outcome to all your efforts.
You know Jeanne from experience I can tell you that YES! there comes a time when you hit 'the wall', but that's with everything we try and do, isn't it!
What's important for you to understand is that it's all there very present or hiding away in a little part of your mind ... soooo, you never lose what you have gained.
What you need is more practice, to actualize what you have learned, to open up that little drawer. And I can also tell you that it's OK to take a break!
but remember you haven't lost any of it. It's all there my Dear!!

Suzanne
P.S. Have a chat with Diane R. she too has the same feelings. You are not alone!