Saturday, October 15, 2022

Some Grammar Stuff

Recently we did 2 verbs exercises. Many students had trouble.


eat - ate - eaten

  • eat there every day.
  • ate there this morning.
  • Has he ever eaten there? Yes, he has eaten there before.


Things we do often, always, sometimes, never, etc. = present tense (現在形)

  • I often eat a donut in the morning.
  • I always eat breakfast.
  • I sometimes eat a banana.
  • I never eat natto.


Things done in the past = past tense. (過去形)

  • I ate there this morning.
  • She studied for the test last night.
  • We ordered that book online a week ago, but it hasn't arrived yet.


However, the question form is different!

  • Did you eat breakfast this morning?
  • Did she study for the test last night?
  • Did we order that book online?


Helping verbs 'have', 'has' = past participle (過去分詞)

  • have been to France.
  • She has seen that movie.
  • Has he ever eaten there?

He has eaten there.
そこで食べたことがあるそうです。

Has he ever eaten there?
彼はそこで食事をしたことがありますか?


Grammar Exercises (we did last week)


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Causative Verbs

Last week ...
3) They made us ___ 12 hours a day. [to work, work, working, works]
4) The police ordered the man ___ out of the car. [getting, get, to get, gets]
*6) Jim was made ___ outside.  [to wait, waiting, wait, waits]

  • make someone do something  させる
  • have someone do something   させる
  • help someone do something  てつだう
  • let someone do something  やらせる

but ...
  • cause someone to do something  させる
  • force someone to do something  強いる
  • order someone to do something  命ずる
  • *be made to do something  やらされる

made her do the homework again.  もう一度、宿題をやらせた。
forced him to give me his money.  無理やり金を出させた。

The mother let her child ride on the horse.  母親は子供を馬に乗せた。
The father caused his child to laugh loudly.  父親は、子供を大笑いさせた。

*The smoker was made to use the smoking area.  喫煙者は喫煙所を利用させた。


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