Skill 13 Listen for emphatic expressions of surprise

Expressions of emphatic surprise

Verb

be

Emphatic form

be, with emphasis

Example

Then, he is here!

Meaning

I thought he was not here.

Verb

Modal

Verb

Present tense

Verb

past tense

Verb

perfet tense

Emphatic form

modal, with emphasis

Emphatic form

do (es) with emphasis


Emphatic form

did, with emphasis

Emphatic form

have, with emphasis

Example

Then, you can go!

Example

Then, you go play tennis!


Example

Then, she did read it

Example

Then, he has gone there

Meaning

I thought he was not here

Meaning

I thought you did not play tennis

Meaning

I thought she had not read it

Meaning

I thought he had not gone there