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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

past perfect simple (part 1)

     Used to describe: 

    • A completed action in the past before the specific moment in past. 
    • A completed action in the past before another action in past. 
    Form: (had + verb in past simple)

    • I/He/ She/It/You/We/ They had loved
    • I/He/ She/It/You/We/ They had not/hadn't loved
    • Had I/He/ She/It/You/We/ They loved?
    * for irregular verbs in past we use second form 
    Examples:

    • By 2000, he had raised several millions pounds for charity. 
    • U2 had performed in 1985 Live Aid concert before they played in the live 8 concert in 2005. 

    Friday, March 14, 2025

    past simple (part 2)

    1) Four years ago my wife and I went to Escorial as tourists. While we were there we visited two sites. The first was the "Escorial Palace" with a museum inside. The second was a great mount called "Pico de Abantos". It was a really fun trip!

    2) A few weeks ago my daughter and I visited museum of Guadalajara in Spain. We saw many antique items there, including table cutlery, weapons, and tools from primitive civilizations. It was an awesome walk!

    3) A few years ago, my friend and I went to the great mountain called 'Siete Picos' in Madrid. We spent three days there. While we were there, we were cooking over a fire and we were sleeping in the open air. I remember how we encountered a wild goat there. It was a wonderful weekend!

    4) Two years ago, my wife, my daughter, and I visited Seville in Spain. While we were in Seville, we visited my sister Natalia and her husband. Then, in the evening, we went to the beach - not to swim, as it was winter. We were just watching the sunset. It was so beautiful.

    One man, whom we can call Joe, met another one in a casino. Another man was spending all his money until Joe said to him, 'Man, just put all your money on number two'. The other man did this and finally won a lot of money. This man was so happy. He wanted to give half of his money to Joe. But Joe said to the man, 'No, thanks, I don't need money. But if you want, you can give me a 'blank check.' As the man was so happy, he gave him the paper, and it was a mistake. Joe was a liar. He was 'working' with the casino staff, making the man win, but then used the blank check to take out much more money. Okay, so Joe took all this money and went to spend it with a prostitute. In bed, after having sex, he was telling her: I told this man that my lucky number is two, and it was true. The number two is my favorite number. It's because many years ago I was driving my car in the countryside, on a forest road. Two black cats jumped into the road, and I had an accident with my car. Then I was walking in the forest until I saw a very big house. I went into the house looking for a phone. It was a wonderful house. There, I saw those two cats. Suddenly, two beautiful women came into the room. They were identical. At first, they were scared. But then we were talking and becoming friends. I was in love with both of them, and they were too. I wanted to marry them so I could have this big house of my own. As I was very clever, I decided to do something. I told them that I have a brother who is identical to me. So, one weekend, I was in the house with one of these women, and the next weekend, it was still me, pretending to be my brother, who I told her was exactly like I am. So I could marry one of them, and my invented brother could marry the other one. I had everything I wanted: a big house, a lot of money, and two beautiful women. But suddenly, those women realized that it was a lie. They saw me changing my clothes to appear as my brother. One of them said, 'We have only one man!' The other one said, 'He is mine. They wanted to fight, but then they changed their minds. One of them said, 'Let's share him. One half for me, and the other half for you.' They took a chainsaw, went into Joe's room, and cut him in half. So they killed him, and one of them had one half, and the other had the other.

    Four years ago

    A couple days ago

    Yesterday

    Last weekend / week

    A few weeks ago

    Last month


    •  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH2GfNTfqsE
    • exercise irregular verbs: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-1.html




    past simple (part 1)

    Used to describe: 

    • completed actions in the past
    • completed actions in the specific moment in the past 
    • action that occurred while another one was in process. 

    form:
    each person have a same form for past simple:

    • i/he/ she / it/ you/ we / they lived
    • i/he/ she / it/ you/ we / they didn't live
    • did i/he/ she / it/ you/ we / they live?
    Also, like a short answer for affirmative form can be - yes i did

    Some irregular verbs:
    • go - went
    • get - got
    • make - made


    time expressions:
    • ago, yesterday, last week...

    examples: It is very frequently to find this tens in stories:

    • The boy started running, he stopped and listened. 



    exercise
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgsG98vByiw
    • https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-1.html


      Wednesday, March 5, 2025

      present continuous (part 1)

       Used to describe: 

      • Actions that are happening now: Paul is sending Sandra a WhatsApp. 
      • Actions prolonged in the present: I'm winning this game of tennis. 
      • Monotonous and repetitive actions: We are always buying a new clothes. Something you doing in your life. 
      • Concrete plans in the future: We are coming home on Monday. 

      Verb forms:

      • I am living / She is living / they are living
      • I am not living / He is not living / You are not living
      • Am i living?/Is it living/Are we living?
      Contracted form: 
      • i'm, you're, she's, we're, they're
      frequently time expressions:
      • now, at the moment, at present, tomorrow, this weekend...
      Spelling rules: 
      • give - giving, study - studying, die - dying
      • plan (one-syllable) - planning...
      I thing is easiest than present simple because it clear when you should use it. However, all the time, i'm thinking about use present simple and present continuous in same context. I can say I learning English right now it is focused on action. When i say I learn English it is about a fact of learning English. 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFdhrR6Dpco
      https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-5.html

      past perfect simple (part 1)

        Used to describe:  A completed action in the past before the specific moment in past.  A completed action in the past before another actio...