Happy Birthday English

Turning (age) 🎂

Today is my birthday. I am turning 26 years old.

Meaning: We use "turning" to talk about the change from one age to another.

26-year-old 📅

As any good 26-year-old person, I am not going to go out and get drunk. I'm going to spend it having good food and going to bed early.

Grammar note: When the age is used as an adjective, don't add an S to "year"

Get-together 🎉

I usually don't go to many parties anymore, but I also don't want to be alone. So something just in the middle is perfect for me. My friends and I will have a get-together.

Meaning: A group of friends meeting for conversation, casual drinks, food, etc.

To hang out with someone 👫

I usually like to hang out with my friends on my birthday and do something I enjoy.

Meaning: To spend time with a friend doing something simple.

Good laugh 😄

We always have a good laugh together.

Meaning: A time or person that is fun or funny (Tim is a good laugh!)

To crash at 🛋️

Because I live far away from them, I often end up crashing at their house too.

Meaning: To sleep at someone's house on the sofa or floor

Future Tenses & Age 🔮

I will turn 30 tomorrow – Simple way to use future tense

I turn 30 tomorrow / I am turning 30 tomorrow – Present tenses are used to talk about something fixed or pre-planned in your calendar in the future

I will be 30 tomorrow – This is fine but isn't specific. For example, I will be 30 tomorrow, but I will also be 30 the next day, and the day after that – "turning" only happens once.

Future Perfect ⏰

Used to make predictions about what you think will be completed in the future and when.

I will have been working here for 5 years on my birthday

I will have been alive for 26 years tomorrow

They will have been eating that cake for 2 hours in 15 minutes.