Tiếng Anh cận đại (Modern English) được các nhà ngôn ngữ học cho là bắt đầu vào thế kỷ 16 và người có công nhất trong sự tiến triển này là văn hào nổi tiếng của Anh, William Shakespeare. Đây chính là tiếng Anh được dùng phổ thông trên thế giới hiện nay. | What is Mary doing She is taking things from a drawer. What are those things in the drawer I I I They are knives forks and spoons. I I I Í knife fork spoon I The drawer has knives forks and spoons in it. Mary has a knife a fork and a spoon in her right hand. ---------------- I I I She took them from the drawer. j She will put them on the table. I i These are drawers. One of them is open. I The other two drawers are shut. 77 John Is talcing the seats to the table. Mary is getting the soup. These are plates of SOUP Mary is in her seat at the table. John is in his seat. They are in their seats at the table. 78 Now they are taking their soup. John is saying to Mary I took the hat up. Mary is saying to John Where did the money come from They have their spoons in their hands. John said I saw it I there under the hat. Mary said But who Í put it there I I I I Ỉ John said Nobody put it there. The money was there and the wind came and put the hat down over the money. Nobody no man or woman or boy or girl or baby. .
