The document provides an overview of key concepts in linguistics including definitions of language, tenses, functions, conditional sentences, and the subjunctive mood. It defines language as a method of human communication using words structured in a conventional way. It then outlines the basic tenses in English including present, past, perfect, and future. Examples are given for the present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses. The document also covers conditional sentences using "if" clauses and the subjunctive mood which is used to express something contrary to fact.
2. LANGUAGE
lan·guage
ˈlaNGɡwij/
noun
the method of human communication, either
spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in
a structured and conventional way.
the system of communication used by a particular
community or country.
3. TO BE
PRESENT
IS
AM
ARE
PAST
WAS
WERE
PERFECT
HAVE/HAS
HAD
BEEN
FUTURE
WILL/CAN/
MAY
TO…
BE
BASIC FORM OF LEARNING
7. Present Perfect VS
Present Perfect Continuous
1. I (play) have been playing football for five years.
2. My team (win / only) …………… two matches so far.
3. Are we not there yet? We (walk) ………… for hours.
4. I (finish/just) …………… my homework.
5. Martin (date) …………… three girls this week.
6. How long (wait / you) ……………for us?
8. SUBJUNCTIVE
1. WISH …
2. AS IF …
3. AS THOUGH …
4. WOULD RATHER …
5. IF ONLY …
KEYWORD FOCUS
1 2
2 3
She WALKS as if She WERE a model
I SAW the horror film, yesterday. I wish I HAD NOT SEEN it
9. SUBJUNCTIVE QUESTION
1. I wish you …… tomorrow
a. have gone
b. are going to go
c. will go
d. shall go
e. would go
2. The naughty student behaved as if he ……
the exercise
a. had been doing
b. was doing
c. is doing
d. would do
e. must have done
3. My aunt came yesterday.I’d rather
that she…… the day before
a. arrived d. would arrived
b. has arrived e. were arriving
c. had arrived
4. I can’t do these sums alone. I
wish he …… here now
a. is d. were
b. be e. are
c. was
10. CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
KEYWORD FOCUS
1 = V1
2 = V2
3 = V3
If I eat rice, I will go to Japan
If I ate rice, I would go to Japan
If I had eaten rice, I would have gone to Japan
11. IF QUESTION
1. If the weather …… bad tomorrow, I will not go for trip.
a. will b. will be c. is d. was
2. If They had sung that song, They …… in Jakarta.
a. will have been b. will had been c. might have been d. could be
3. If the students … late to submit the task. They would not be listed at all
a. be b. are c. were d. was
4. “How was your test?”
“Not very good. I …… much better If I had not misread the direction”
a. might do c. could have done
b. should do d. should had done