Η Janet Yellen είναι οικονομολόγος, ήταν στο παρελθόν υπουργός οικονομικών (Treasury Secretary), πρόεδρος της Ομοσπονδιακής Τράπεζας των ΗΠΑ (Federal Reserve Bank) και καθηγήτρια στο Berkeley ενώ έχει διδάξει και σε πολλά άλλα πανεπιστήμια.

Ας χρησιμοποιήσουμε αυτό το 2-λεπτο βίντεο (*) για να εξασκηθούμε στην χρήση των χρόνων:

• Pres. Trump inherited an economy where growth was very strong … (simple past of the verb to be)
• The labor market was functioning very well … (past continuous tense)
• … inflation, while … , was coming meaningfully down … (past continuous tense)
• … this morning we saw … (simple past of the verb to see)
• We had a very well functioning economy … (simple past of the verb to have)
• … has taken a wrecking ball to it … (present perfect of the verb to take)
• … how would you grade …? (modal verb would)
• … I could not give it a passing grade. (modal verb could)
• … tariffs could cost the average household … (modal verb could)