THANKING PEOPLE AND REPLYING

TO THANKS

GRAMMAR FOCUS: BASIC TENSES

Ms. Desy/Meeting 1-2

EXPRESSING THANKS
 I’m very grateful for...
 Thank you so much
for...
 That was nice of you.
Thank you.
 I really appreciate...
Thanks.
 Thanks a million!
RESPONSE
 You’re very welcome
 Don’t mention it.
 It was my pleasure.
 Sure. It was nothing.
What are friends for?
 Don’t worry about it.
 Forget it.
Dialogue (example)
 Doctor : ...so the best thing now is to go home
and take these pills, and if you don’t feel
better in a couple of days, let me know.
 Patient : thank you very much, Doctor.
 Doctor : that’s quite all right. Good-bye.
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Oh, thanks. This is my
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new hairstyle...
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TENSES;

now

past future
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

 Expresses events or situations that exist always,

usually, habitually; they exist now, have existed in
the past, and probably will exist in the future, for
example:
I (always) learn about arranging a low-fat diet for
people with DM in this semester.

 Uses for universal statements, for example:

Human has a digestive system
The sun sets in the west
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

 This happened at one particular time in the

past.
 It began and ended in the past.
 For examples:

a. The students conducted the research on

diabetes patient a few weeks ago.
b. Mr.Bondan gave us a written assignment
discussing about our last research on
diabetes patient.
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
 This will happen at one particular time in the
future, for examples:
a. The students will check the glucose content
in human blood at a laboratory.
b. Sarah will see Mr. Jon for discussing her final
paper next week.
REFERENCES

 Quirk, R and Greenbaum, S. (1983) A University

Grammar of English. Longman. England.
 Tillit, B and Bruder, Mary N. (1985) Speaking
Naturally, Communication Skills in American
English. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.
 Azar, Betty S. (1993) Understanding and Using
English Grammar, Second edition. Bina rupa Aksara
& Prentice-Hall, Inc.