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PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE ----> What is the past progressive tense? The past progressive tense describes an action in progress around a specific time in the past. Here are two examples: Q: What were you doing at 10:00 this morning? A: I was getting ready for school (at 10:00 this morning). Q: What were you doing when I called you? A: I was walking the dog (when you called me). Note that in all the sentences, a particular time is referenced. In the first example, both the question and the answer mention 10:00 am. In the second example, when you called me refers to a specific time which both speakers understand. (Perhaps, for example, the phone call was placed on a Saturday afternoon around 3:00. Both speakers know this, so the time is specific.) It's also important to note that we don't use the past progressive tense for repeated actions in the past. The simple past tense is used for any repeated actions that happened in the past. ----> W...

There is often very little difference between the future tenses. It often depends where you live (in Britain or the USA) and when you use the sentence (in spoken or written communication). • In newspapers we often use the will-future, when the going to-future is used in oral communication. - Newspaper: The headmaster will close the old gym. - Oral: The headmaster is going to close the old gym. - We can substitute the going to-future with the Present Progressive when using an expression of time. - She is going to see Frank at the airport at 8.30. - She is seeing Frank at the airport at 8.30. * There are several different ways in English that you can talk about the future. 1- will-future (will + infinitive). * Usage: Prediction, assumption; spontaneous action; action happens without the speaker’s intention -Example: He will carry this bag for her. 2- going to-future (to be (am, are, is) + going to + infinitive). * Usage: The auxiliary verb going to i...

Personal pronouns represent specific people or things. We use them depending on: number: singular (eg:  I ) or plural (eg:  we ) person: 1st person (eg:  I ), 2nd person (eg:  you ) or 3rd person (eg:  he ) gender: male (eg:  he ), female (eg:  she ) or neuter (eg:  it ) case: subject (eg:  we ) or object (eg:  us ) We use personal pronouns in place of the person or people that we are talking about. My name is Josef but when I am talking about myself I almost always use "I" or "me", not "Josef". When I am talking direct to you, I almost always use "you", not your name. When I am talking about another person, say John, I may start with "John" but then use "he" or "him". And so on. Here are the personal pronouns, followed by some example sentences: number person gender personal pronouns subject object singular 1st male/ female I me 2nd male/ female you you 3rd male he him female she her ne...

Level : Beginner The verb to be is used in a number of different ways in English. Here are the main uses of the verb to be for reference, self-study and in-class use. To be - Main Verb - Role To be is used as a main verb to indicate the role or position that one has at work, family, or other organization. Examples: Jennifer is my sister. Frank is a doctor. Alan was a guest at our house last week. To be - Main Verb with Adjective To be is also used as a main verb together with adjectives to express qualities about someone. It's possible to use only adjectives with Be, or adjectives which modify other nouns. Examples: She is a beautiful woman. Jack was a handsome man. She is interesting. They are ugly. To be - Main Verb - Location To be is used as a main verb to indicate location. Examples: They are at lunch. Our house is in the countryside. Alice is in the backyard.