LEC I, sem II

Ianuarie 2020

1. Negative forms – Section 1.2 (Ch. 1) – pp. 10-12.

2. The morpho-syntactic properties of auxiliary verbs (NICE properties; position relative to

adverbs; position relative to quantification adjuncts) – Section 1.3.3 (Ch. 1) – pp. 14-16.

3. Past participle (participle as verb form /vs./ participle as adjective; complementation;

occurrence with seem; modification by very and too) – Sections 3.1 & 3.2 (Ch.2) – pp.23 -25.

4. Gerund participle (verb form /vs./ participial adjective; verb /vs./ noun) – Section 3.3 (Ch.1) –
pp. 25-29.

5. Base form – Section 3.5 (Ch.1) – pp. 30-31.

6. Present tense (present tense with present time reference; present tense with past time
reference; present tense with future time reference) – Sections 3.1.1 + 3.1.2 + 3.1.3 + 3.1.4 +
3.1.5 (Ch. 2) – pp. 45-52.

7. The preterite (occurrences; states; special uses) – Section 3.2 (Ch. 2) – pp. 53-54.

8. Present perfect /vs. / the preterite (restrictions on the use of the present perfect with past time
adjuncts) – Sections 4.2 & 4.3 (Ch. 2) – pp. 55-56.

9. The uses of the present perfect (continuative /vs./non-continuative; experiential; the perfect of
the recent past; the resultative perfect) – Section 4.4 (Ch. 2) – pp. 56-59.

10. The perfect preterite – Section 4.5 (Ch. 2) – pp. 59-60.

11. The subjunctive (forms; uses) – Sections 1 + 1.1 + 1.2 (Ch. 4) – pp. 89-92.

12. The spelling of regular verb inflections – seminar handout.