2. 1. EVER SINCE = SINCE
USE IT WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT FOR SOMETHING
THAT BEGAN IN THE PAST AND IS STILL TRUE IN THE
PRESENT.

3. EVER SINCE I WAS A CHILD, I HAVE NEVER BEEN
BORED.
EVER SINCE I WAS A CHILD, I HAVE BEEN STUDYING.
EVER SINCE I WAS A CHILD, I HAVE NEVER SMOKED.

4. 2. WHEN I WAS A CHILD = A TIME IN THE PAST THAT
IS NOW FINISHED.

5. WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I WAS POOR.
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I WAS NAUGHTY.
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I LIKED SWEET STUFF.

6. 3. I STARTED ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL IN THE PAST.
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT STARTED AT THAT
TIME AND IS STILL TRUE.

7. I HAVE IMPROVED MY GRAMMAR SKILLS EVER SINCE
I STARTED ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL.
I HAVE MORE ENERGY EVER SINCE I STARTED
ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL.
I HAVE HAD TO DO A LOT OF HOMEWORK EVER SINCE
I STARTED ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL.

8. 4. YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED IN THE PAST EITHER
AT THE SAME TIME AS YOU STARTED
OR
IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU STARTED.
IT’S NOT SOMETHING CONTINUING IN THE PRESENT.

9. I SAW A LOT OF NEW STUDENTS WHEN I STARTED
ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL.
I GOT A GIRLFRIEND WHEN I STARTED ATTENDING
THIS SCHOOL.
I WAS AFRAID TO EAT THE FOOD WHEN I STARTED
ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL.

10. 5. UNTIL = BEFORE
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WAS TRUE
AND THEN FINISHED.

11. I NEVER SPOKE ENGLISH UNTIL I CAME TO THE U.S.
I WORKED HARD UNTIL I CAME TO THIS SCHOOL, BUT NOW I
DON’T HAVE TIME OR ENERGY TO WORK SO HARD.
I NEVER EXERCISED UNTIL I GOT FAT = I NEVER DID EXERCISE
UNTIL I GOT FAT.
I NEVER SMOKED UNTIL I LOST MY JOB.

12. 6. WHEN THE SEMESTER BEGAN: WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENED AT THE SPECIFIC TIME WHEN THE SEMESTER
BEGAN, OR JUST AFTER THAT.

13. WHEN THE SEMESTER BEGAN, I STARTED
TO DO A LOT OF HOMEWORK .
WHEN THE SEMESTER BEGAN, MANY
STUDENTS REGISTERED IN THIS CLASS

14. 7. SINCE: TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT
BEGAN WHEN THE SEMESTER BEGAN
AND IS STILL TRUE.

15. SINCE THE SEMESTER BEGAN, I HAVE
BEEN WORKING HARD.
SINCE THE SEMESTER BEGAN, I HAVEN’T
HAD ENOUGH TIME FOR MYSELF.

16. 8. WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING IN THE
PAST THE PAST THAT HAPPENED WHEN
YOU WERE A CERTAIN AGE.

17. MY SISTER WAS BORN WHEN I WAS TWO YEARS
OLD/I WAS TWO.
I CAME TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN I WAS 23.
I COULDN’T DRIVE A CAR WHEN I CAME TO THE
UNITED STATES.

18. 7. UNTIL
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WAS TRUE IN THE
PAST AND THEN STOPPED. USE SIMPLE PAST.

19. I LIVED WITH MY PARENTS UNTIL I WAS MARRIED.
I DEPENDED ON MY FAMILY UNTIL I WAS ABOUT 15.
THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE UNTIL THE FIREMEN CAME. (THE
FIREMEN STOPPED THE FIRE.)
I ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL UNTIL I WAS 18.

20. 10. EVER SINCE FOR SOMETHING THAT BEGAN AT CERTAIN
AGE AND IS STILL TRUE.

21. I HAVE BEEN FAT EVER SINCE I QUIT SMOKING WHEN I
WAS 35.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD EVER SINCE I WAS 18.
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN ALBANY EVER SINCE MY
NEIGHBOR’S SON WAS BORN.

22. 11. WHEN I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, I GOT AN
OFFICE JOB.
WHEN I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE IN 1970, THERE
WERE A LOT OF ANTI-DEMONSTRATIONS GOING ON.

23. 12. SINCE I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, I HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN WORKING.
SINCE I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, I HAVE
BEEN WORKING HARD.
(YOU GRADUATED IN THE PAST, AND YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT STARTED AT THAT
TIME AND IS STILL TRUE.)

24. 13. UNTIL I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, I COULD NOT GET A
GOOD JOB.
UNTIL IS IN THE PAST, NOT TRUE NOW. IT FINISHED AT THE
TIME.
UNTIL I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, I HAD A PART TIME JOB.
(I GOT A FULL TIME JOB AFTER I GRADUATED.)
UNTIL I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, I COULD NOT BUY A CAR.
(NOW, I CAN.)