The China Chronicles

I was teaching my oral class yesterday, and we were going over ways to apologize. I told them that the last five ways listed in their book needed a verb that was in past tense, such as "I regret that..." I had them practicing apologizing for certain things (losing a book, tearing a sweater, etc.). I was walking around the classroom listening to them, and I began hearing, "I apologize for broking your window." I realized that "I apologize for..." was one of the last five patterns in their book, and I hadn't read it closely enough to tell them that it needed a present tense verb. Some grammar teacher I am. But it was funny. Maybe you had to be there.

posted by Sara @ 1:02 AM