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Reproduced by kind permission of Erik Smitterberg (PhD, Docent), Department of English, Uppsala University

A-level Grammar 5: Verbs and Verb Phrases II. Reproduced by kind permission of Erik Smitterberg (PhD, Docent), Department of English, Uppsala University. Some Tense Differences between English and Swedish I. I forget the name of the singer, but I hear that she’s good.

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Reproduced by kind permission of Erik Smitterberg (PhD, Docent), Department of English, Uppsala University

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  1. A-level Grammar5: Verbs and Verb Phrases II Reproduced by kind permission of Erik Smitterberg (PhD, Docent), Department of English, Uppsala University

  2. Some Tense Differences between English and Swedish I I forget the name of the singer, but I hear that she’s good Jag har glömt namnet på sångerskan, men jag har hört att hon är bra It’s (/high/about/) time we sold our car Det är /dags/hög tid/ att vi säljer vår bil Who wrote Wuthering Heights? Vem /skrev/har skrivit/ Svindlande höjder? Were you born in Uppsala? Är du född i Uppsala?

  3. Some Tense Differences between English and Swedish II I have lived in Uppsala since 1993 Jag /bor/har bott/ i Uppsala sedan 1993 I will do the dishes after the news Jag diskar efter nyheterna When you read this letter, I will have arrived in London När du läser det här brevet /har jag/kommer jag att ha/ anlänt till London

  4. The Conditional 1st: If you practise more you will beat him 2nd: If you practised more you would beat him 3rd: If you had practised more you would have beaten him present tense will + infinitive … /slår/kommer du att slå/ honom would + infinitive past tense past perfect would have + past participle Om du (hade) övat mer /hade du/skulle du ha/ slagit honom

  5. Voice I: The Active vs. the Passive active verb phrase active S active O The board members accepted the proposal The proposal was accepted by the board members passive S passive verb phrase (be + past participle) passive by-agent (only in c. 20% of cases)

  6. Voice II: Swedish/English Differences The Swedish s passive is not used in English! Beslutet tas av styrelsen The decision is made by the board *The decision makes by the board In English, be, not become, is the passive auxiliary! Djurgården blev nästan nedflyttat förra året Djurgården was almost relegated last year *Djurgården almost became relegated last year

  7. Aspect I: The Progressive Used for Ongoing Action I am making sandwiches I am making sandwiches ‘now’ I was making sandwiches when the phone rang I was making sandwiches the phone rang

  8. Aspect II: The Simple Form Used for Habits and Sequential Action I make sandwiches (every day) I make sandwiches ‘now’ I made sandwiches when the kids came home from school I made sandwiches X may cause Y the kids came home from school

  9. Verb Complements: Some Swedish/English Differences Jag vill att föreläsningen ska ta slut nu I want the lecture to end now Jag fick honom att lämna tillbaka boken I made him Ø return the book Jag ogillar att kritisera mina kollegor I dislike criticizing my colleagues

  10. Further Reading • Compendium: • Unit 5, Verbs and Verb Phrases II • A University Grammar of English (UGE): • Chapter 5, sections 5.2.1.1; 5.4-5.5; 5.7

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