Time, Change & Interpretation

General English · C1 · Full lesson: ~99 min · 8 parts

Learn to choose aspect according to what you want to foreground: duration, completion, evidence or the present interpretation of past change.

By the end of this lesson, you can:

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Distinguish completed results from ongoing processes
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Choose perfect or perfect progressive forms according to speaker viewpoint
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Use aspect to signal evidence for present interpretations
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Describe long-term change in careers, projects and institutions
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Shift aspect deliberately to foreground duration, completion or accumulated effect

You can take this lesson over several sessions. Finish one part and return to continue.

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Preview the English you will practise

trajectory · accumulate · sustained · milestone · evidence · interpretation · ongoing · measurable

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