[English] Pattern Speaking #6

Topic: How to use the question "when"

When did you..?
= question to ask when you want to know the time something happened

• When did you see a movie?
• When did you go to school?
• When did you have a cellphone?
• When did you bake a cake?
• When did you make a dish?
• When did you take a bike?

When are you -ing?
= use to ask about plans

• When are you leaving for Toronto?
• When are you going to the department store?
• When are you moving to friend's home?
• When are you knitting mittens?
• When are you making something by knitting?
• When are you taking a bus?
• When are you having a party?

When are you going to + phrasal verb? 
= use to ask of time the person will do something

• When are you going to move out home?
• When are you going to talk about your friends?
• When are you going to work out your legs?
• When are you going to set up the computer?
• When are you going to set up te laundry?
• When are you going to bring down your plates?
• When are you going to bring down the books I have been borrowing?
• When are you going to check out from the hotel?

When is the best time to + verb?
= a question to ask about the best time to do something

• When is the best time to celebrate your birthday?
• When is the best time to bake cookies?
• When is the best time to watch a TV program?
• When is the best time to see a movie?

see = public view, watch with people
watch = inside the home

 

단어

• mittens n.장갑
• phrasal verb 구동사(‘동사+부사[전치사]’ 또는 ‘동사+부사+전치사’로 구성되어 특유의 뜻을 나타내는 동사)
• work out v.운동하다
• set up v.조립하다, 건립하다, 수립하다, 준비하다
• bring down v.낮추다, 줄이다