|
ESL Forum:
Techniques and methods
in Language Teaching
Games, activities
and teaching ideas
Grammar and
Linguistics
Teaching material
Concerning
worksheets
Concerning
powerpoints
Concerning online
exercises
Make suggestions,
report errors
Ask for help
Message board
|
ESL forum >
Grammar and Linguistics > How to say birthday
How to say birthday
|
kara305
|
How to say birthday
|
|
Dear, If the question is : WHEN IS YOUR MUM �S BIRTHDAY? Is it OK to say : IT IS ON September 2nd, 1974? Thank you |
20 Sep 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
kara305
|
|
But 1974 is in the past. Are you sure? |
21 Sep 2015
|
|
|
smartboutheina
|
|
It is correct to use the present simple because it is an event which is repeated every year You can use the past when you ask when was your mother born? |
21 Sep 2015
|
|
|
millmo
|
|
Hi When is your mom �s birthday? ANSWER: 1. It is on the second of September 2. It is on September 2nd 3 She was born on 2nd September 1974 You need to use "born" when referring to the year
|
21 Sep 2015
|
|
|
douglas
|
|
"My birthday is June 1st, 1962."
"I was born on June 1st, 1962."
"My birthday is June 1st."
All of these are correct. |
21 Sep 2015
|
|
|
Apodo
|
|
Birthday refers to the annual event. Date of birth refers to when you were born. My mum �s birthday is on the 2nd of September. (every year =present tense) My mum was born on the 2nd September 1974. ( one event in the past) My mum �s date of birth is the the 2nd September 1974. (We use present because her date of birth stays the same all her life. Like saying Her name is..... |
21 Sep 2015
|
|
|
douglas
|
|
It �s not often Marion, but I don �t fully agree with you on this one. Merriam-Webster defines birthday as EITHER "the day or anniversary of someone �s birth" .
I admit it is more common to use it as the anniversary, but it �s not wrong to use it otherwise either. Could this be a BE/AE/AusE thing?
Cheers,
Douglas |
22 Sep 2015
|
|
|
yanogator
|
|
I can �t officially disagree with you , Douglas, since you have back-up, but I only use "birthday" for the anniversary. If I give the year (which I won �t here), I would say the day I was born. Bruce |
22 Sep 2015
|
|
|
