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Can you think of any unforgettable moments in your lifes?
Do you get excited about new experiences or do they frigthen you?
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adjectives
Adjectives ending in –ed indicate or
describe emotions
Adjectives ending in –ing describe
characteristics of someone or something
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adjectives
We were tired from the
journey.
It was nice but it was a bit
tiring
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When to use it?
1. For actions that were happening at a
specific point of time in the past
2. To describe background scenes to a story
3. For actions that were happening at the
same time in the past. In this case, we
usually use while
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When to use it?
1. I was watching TV at 7 o´clock yesterday
evening.
2. Jill was walking in the forest and it was
raining.
3. While I was watching TV, my father was
cooking
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examples
I was playing yesterday at school
Tom wasn´t sleeping t in the classroom.
They were studying for the exam yeaterday
morning.
Was Many drawing last Monday at class?
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vocabulary
PitayaGrasshoppersSnailsSeaweedScorpionsHorse SteakFrog´s legs
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vocabulary
Merchant a person that sells things
Handed synonym of give
Raising moving something upwards
Entire synonym of whole
Reponse synonym of answer
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We use the Past Progressive and the Past Simple in the same sentence when
one action interrupted another in the past. We use the Past Progressive for the longer action and the Past Simple for the shorter action. In this case we
usually use while, when, as
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I was sleeping when the
telephone rang.
As/While I was driving, I saw a cat in
the street.
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important
We use as soon as with the Past Simple
"As soon as they left, we started cleaning up the house
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example
While I was travelling on the underground, I saw a strange sign.
One action was in progress when the other happened
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example
I was looking at the merchant while he was cutting the fruit in
half
The two actions were happening at the same time
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example
As soon as I finished eating the piece, the merchant offered me
more
The two actions happened one after another
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speaking
Do you like trying unusual food? Why?
Have you ever had a strange food experience? What happened?
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Vocabulary
SUDDENLY all of a sudden
FINALLY in the end
FORTUNATELY luckily
AMAZINGLY to my surprise
THEN after that
UNFORTUNATELY unluckily
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When to use it?
For an action which happened in the past, but we don´t mention when exactly
To talk about a state which started in the past and continues up in the present
For an action which happened in the past and finished, but the results are obvious in the present
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examples
I have travelled to the USA twice
I have lived in Athens since 1990.
I´m tired. I have just finished
studying
Look! Mike has broken his leg