Lesson 3

Verbs

To do, did To have, had To like, liked

To take, took To get, got

Vocabulary

Taxi History
Cab Museum
Taxi-Driver Bank
Cab-Driver Money
Meter Cash
Flat rate Notes
Business District Bill
City center Coins
Fare Change
Mile Some
Traffic Any
Tip About
Bus First
Shuttle But
Art Left

Expressions

To pull over To cash out

To depend on That sounds great
To hop in Yesterday
To hail a cab/bus Last night

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Grammar

Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs. Auxiliary verbs are used to make
sentences negative and also to ask questions. They are also used in
other grammatical tenses.

Do - Does - Did

I need some change. We took the cab.

I do not (don’t) need any change. We did not (didn’t) take the cab.
Do I need some change? Did we take the cab?
Do I need any change? Didn’t we take the cab?
Don’t I need change?

He likes vegetables. They got the bus.

He does not (doesn’t) like They did not (didn’t) get the bus.
vegetables. Did they get the bus?
Does he like vegetables? Didn’t they get the bus?
Doesn’t he like vegetables?

Have - Has - Had

The verb to have is used in the Present Perfect Tense and Past Perfect
Tense which will be explained later.

Be - Am - Is - Are -Was - Were

The verb to be is used in the Present Progressive (Continuous) Tense and
the Past Progressive (Continuous) tense which will be explained later.

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Taking a taxi

Where’s the nearest taxi stand?

It’s outside the arrival terminal.

How can I get a taxi from here?

You need to go over there and hail one.

TAXI!
How you doing? Need a taxi?
Yes, I do.

Where do you need to go?

I need to go to the Palace Hotel.

Do you charge by the meter or a flat rate?

I charge by the meter. It will cost $2.50 for the first eighth of a mile
I charge a flat rate of 30 dollars.

How far is it to get there?

It’s about 30 minutes away. But it depends on the traffic.

How much will it cost for the whole trip?

It will cost 33 dollars because it’s outside the business district.

That sounds great.

Hop in.

Is it your first time in the city?

Yes it is.

Where are you from?

I’m from Brazil.

We’re here. I’ll pull over at the entrance. That’ll be $33.50, thanks.
I only have a 50 dollar bill. Can you change it?

Sure. Here you go.

Thanks for the ride! See you later!

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Practice Now

I need to take a cab to the hotel.

I like to be happy.
Does she like France?
I like fruits and vegetables.
I want to go to Germany.
I need to take a taxi to the airport this morning.
I want you to take me to the art museum.
I don’t have to do anything this morning.
Does she want to go the history museum?
Did you arrive in the city center yesterday?
I had some change left for you.
It takes about 45 minutes to get there.
He took my money! Get the police!
The hotel was in the Business District of Atlanta City.
They wanted to go to the Museum of Art History, but they didn’t have any
money.
Do you have any 10 dollar bills?
Peter needs to go to the bank and cash out some money.
I have some coins and some notes, do you need any?
Charlie has some bills and change for Christine.
You need to get a Shuttle bus from the airport to the city center.
I wanted to take you to the Art Museum this evening.
Do we need to tip in America?
The cab-driver wasn’t very happy with us.
Did you get your passport?
You need to take Julia and Mark to the hotel.
Do you charge by the meter or a flat rate?
Pull over in front of the bank entrance, please.
Is that taxi-driver from Canada?
I had some friends from Japan.
Is that the taxi-driver?
It depends on the traffic.
Do you have any change left?
Do you want to go to the museum? Yeah, that sounds great!

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