27.02.2015

I have to write another small note just so I won't blame myself tomorrow for doing nothing today.

Today was a good day, I've got a very important task at work and I need it to be finished tomorrow. Other people in my company depend on the results of my work, so I do not have much room for mistakes. If I do everything correctly, then other people will be able to do their part of the project. The only weird thing is that my colleagues will have to work on the weekend to finish the project. I at least hope at least that it was their choice how to spend the weekend working.

I've got a bunch (American) of plans for this weekend - going to carry on visiting the swimming pool - I skipped (past simple! last week is finished) the training on the previous last week, but I won't skip it this week (yaya;)). Also I've got to meet a couple of friends of mine and one of them was born on 28th of February, therefore I need to find an interesting gift for him. I don't have anything in mind at the moment, though I'll manage to find something interesting and useful to give him.

As for developing my English I have to start learning tenses this weekend, at least I hope that I will. I've got a perfect, solid book for upper-intermediate or advanced students - 'English Grammar In Use', and it starts with a tenses explanation, which is perfect for me. I also feel also that I have to do different types of writings every time - essays, paraphrasing, or describing something as everything I write here is about me, and it wouldn't get me very far if I continoue to write only about myself only. I hope I'll be able to find some materials that will help me with this issue.

Hard time occurred.

My last note was written four days ago. (passive voice = was/were + verb 3rd form)
There were many troubles happening on these days. (plural)
Some good events was happened too. (past simple)
I had repaired wash of windshield the windscreen wipers? on my car. (past simple)
But how long has my wife had been hated me? (present perfect)

You only need past perfect (had repaired/had hated me) when you already have the past simple in the same sentence, to show that one action happened before the other. e.g.

1. My windcreen wipers broke, even though I had repaired them last week. (I repaired last week, then they broke)

2. I realised my wife was unhappy, but how long had she hated me? (she hated me for some time, then I realised she was unhappy)

Hope it helps:)

Is it all about the Past Tense?
I think, I've missed something...

My new notebook

I've got a couple of free minutes to write a short note here on italki. This time it'll be about my new notebook which I have bought to use as a notebook for English (tut tut;)). It's a lovely, red, Infolio Tweed notebook and I do enjoy how it is made. 

The main purpose for buying it, is that I would like to have a notebook where I can write things the way I like them to be arranged (as any other person does, I would say). You can probably can achieve this more easily using electronic tools as they allow you to do more things to make your notes more interesting and attractive by inserting photos, videos, and links, but I feel that a common notebook, made of paper, is the best way to in which I can write all of the new things I learn every day (alright, let's be fair, not every day :) ) Therefore this lovely, simple, red notebook does fits my needs perfectly.
I have already started writing new words and expressions in it as you can see from the photo below. I hope, it'll be full of exciting new words and expressions soon and it'll be easy to remember (and use) all of them.

Not bad;) Until next week....