Words From 18/5 And 23/5

Front 1

De hoofdstad

Back 1

The capital (city)

Front 2

leeftijdsgroep

Back 2

Age group

Front 3

Athene

Back 3

Athens

Front 4

Het eiland

Back 4

The island

Front 5

Een druilerige dag

Back 5

A dreary day

Front 6

Ik ben op vakantie

Back 6

I am on vacation

Front 7

Opening line when introducing yourself professionally on the telephone

Back 7

Hello, this is Wouter from Comtae. I am calling to ...... / regarding .....

Front 8

Complottheorie

Back 8

A conspiracy theory

Front 9

De oorzaak

Back 9

The cause

Front 10

Rezoning

Back 10

This is the process of turning a commercial part of a city into a residential area, or vice versa.

Front 11

Herroepen

Back 11

To take something back / to recant

Front 12

Vaag

Back 12

Vague

Front 13

What's wrong with this sentence? "I could saw a difference between the males and the females."

Back 13

Should be: " "I could SEE a difference between the males and the females."

Front 14

Onrechtvaardig veroordeeld

Back 14

To be incorrectly sentenced

Front 15

Je excuses aanbieden

Back 15

To offer an apology / to apology

Front 16

smokkelen

Back 16

To smuggle

Front 17

kunstmest

Back 17

Fertilizer

Front 18

Een chemie

Back 18

A chemical

Front 19

Betrokken met iets zijn

Back 19

To be involved with something

Front 20

Verklikken

Back 20

To rat on someone, to snitch on someone

Front 21

Iemand laten zitten

Back 21

To stand someone up (romatic)

Front 22

What's wrong with this sentence? "Since a couple of years now, I have been working at Walmart."

Back 22

Should be: "FOR a couple of years now, I have been working at Walmart."

Front 23

What's the typical English word structure?

Back 23

[Subject] [object] [indiret object] [all other details]

[I gave] [the ball] [to John] [when I was at his house on Friday night].

Front 24

In de omgangstaal

Back 24

In daily speech

Front 25

So far / before

Back 25

So far = tot nu toe

Before = nog nooit, ooit

Front 26

What's wrong with this sentence? "How long do you have your new car?"

Back 26

Should be: "How long HAVE you HAD your new car."

Front 27

In the present simple (I go, I see, I do) and the past simple (I went, I saw, I did) questions and negations are formed using the word DO and DID.

Example:
Question: "DID/DO you see him?"
Negation: "I DO/DID not see him

Which words use DO and DID and which ones don't?

Back 27

Words that don't use DO/DID: Be, Must, Can, Could, Would, Should

Words that do use DO/DID: All other verbs in language, including "do" itself."

Front 28

The present perfect (I have been) vs. The past simple (I was)

When are these two tenses used?

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Past Simple is used just to state facts or things that happened, and is used with specific times:
Ex. One hour ago, last week, March 14th, at two o'clock, When we were on vacation, Monday night, this morning, etc.

Present perfect is used just to emphasize the fact that something has or has not been done/completed. It is used with unspecific time: Ex. Just, already, before, not...yet, in a while, etc.

It is also used to talk about things that have started in the past and are still continuing. This does NOT mean that these actions are finished.
-You have been the owner of your own business for a number of years.
-I have worked as a language teacher for 5 years.

In the US/CAN, we have the tendency to use the present perfect continuous for this:
-I have been working as a language teacher for 5 years.

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The present simple (I eat) vs. The present continuous (I am eating)

When are these two tenses used?

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Present simple is used for:
-Things that happen regularly (I go work at 8 AM everyday).
-General statements (The sky is blue. You own your own business).

-Emotions/feelings/opinions/the senses (I don't believe that.; This cake is delicious).

The present continuous is used for:
-Things happening right now, this very moment (Ex. I am typing your cards into the system.)
-For planned actions in the near future (I am eating dinner with my family tonight).

-To add a layer of frustration/irritation on top of something (Ex. Neutral: John always comes to work late. Irritated: John is always coming to work late.)
-Things that are happening in your life for a period of time (for a few days, weeks, months, etc.) that will eventually end. (Example: I am studying medicine, and will graduate in 2016.; I am looking for a new apartment. I hope to buy it in the next few weeks.)