past continuous tense rules in english

The Simple Past Tense and The Past Continuous Tense

The Simple Past Tense and The Past Continuous Tense

... 4. The past continuous tense : ( thì quá khứ tiếp diễn ) _ Formation : ( công thức ) S + was / were + V-ing S + wasn’t / weren’t + V-ing Was / Were + S + V-ing ? _ Usages : ( cách ... phoning Tom at 8 : 00. ___________ I phoned Tom at 8 :00. ___________ + Một hành động diễn ra suốt một khoảng thời trong quá khứ. e.g : Yesterday morning, from 9 :00 to 11 : 00 she was reading ... morning, from 9 :00 to 11 : 00 she was reading in her room. + Hành động xảy ra cùng một lúc trong quá khứ. e.g : While I was watching TV, ther were playing football outside. ( 1 ) ( 1 ) + Một...

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7 tips for writing in English

7 tips for writing in English

... 7 tips for writing in English! 7 mẹo nhỏ cho việc học Viết tiếng Anh Viết là một trong những kỹ năng ngôn ngữ tương ... "Yes" thì nghĩa là bài vit ca bn ó t yờu cu ri y! ã Bi vit ó rừ rng cha? ã Tt c cỏc ý cn din t ó din t c cha? ã Bn cú cm thấy hài lòng với những gì mình đang đọc không? (hóy nh l bn ó vit nú ... Di: My advice to you is always to remember to take an umbrella; you never know when it might rain. ã Ngn: Don't forget to take an umbrella. 4. Dùng câu rõ ràng Nếu bạn có nhiều ý muốn diễn...

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Phrasal Verbs Fce Cae Cpe Defined In English Polish Translations (Polskie Odpowiedniki)

Phrasal Verbs Fce Cae Cpe Defined In English Polish Translations (Polskie Odpowiedniki)

... to begin!" look into (inseparable): investigate / get more details about something: sprawdzić, zbadać. "Someone said there was a meeting at 9:30 but I haven't heard anything about ... less thin; gain weight: zaokrąglać się, wypełniać "Jerry used to be really skinny, but in the last year he's begun to fill out." find out (about) (inseparable): learn / get information (about): ... the meeting had been cancelled. I didn't find out (find out about it) myself until just a few minutes ago." get across (separable): make something understood; communicate something understandably:...

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1000 Most Common Words in English - Numbers Vocabulary

1000 Most Common Words in English - Numbers Vocabulary

... minute 492 tire 391 appear 442 strong 493 bring 392 road 443 special 494 yes 393 map 444 mind 495 distant 394 rain 445 behind 496 fill 395 rule 446 clear 497 east 396 govern 447 tail 498 paint 397 pull 448 produce 499 language 398 cold 449 fact 500 among 399 notice 450 street 400 voice 451 inch 401 unit 452 multiply 402 power 453 nothing 403 town 454 course 404 fine 455 stay 405 certain 456 wheel 406 fly 457 full 407 ... Word 251 open 297 color 343 told 252 seem 298 face 344 knew 253 together 299 wood 345 pass 254 next 300 main 346 since 255 white 301 enough 347 top 256 children 302 plain 348 whole 257 begin 303 girl 349 king 258 got 304 usual 350 space 259 walk 305 young 351 heard 260 example 306 ready 352 best 261 ease 307 above 353 hour 262 paper 308 ever 354 better 263 group 309 red 355 true ... 738 garden 639 roll 689 bottom 739 equal 640 temperature 690 key 740 sent 641 finger 691 iron 741 choose 642 industry 692 single 742 fell 643 value 693 stick 743 fit 644 fight 694 flat 744 flow 645 lie 695 twenty 745 fair 646 beat 696 skin 746 bank 647 excite...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 08:20

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Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English

Cambridge University Press Word Formation In English

... kind of process, i.e. the addition of meaning by means of vowel alternation, is evidenced in English in certain cases of past tense formation and of plural marking on nouns, as illustrated in ... expressing subjunctive infinitive or imperative, respectively. This brings us to the last possible interpretation, namely that (6) may refer to the linking verb BE in general, as we would find ... italicized words in (13) and think about the question whether kicks in (13a), drinking in (13b), or students in (13c) should be regarded as ‘new words’ in the sense of our definition. (13)...

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Writing In English

Writing In English

... functions 4.1 Agreeing and Disagreeing 35 4.2 Classifying 36 4.3 Comparing and Contrasting 37 4.4 Defining 39 4.5 Emphasising 41 4.6 Generalising 43 4.7 Paraphrasing 45 4.8 Quoting 47 5 Grammar ... will never continue to the end. A good introduction gets the reader wanting more. Points to include in an introduction In the introduction to an article you present your topic in general, ... will be of interest to compose … It might be of interest to compose… These findings suggest the following interpretation… These findings would / might / could suggest the following interpretation…...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 10:00

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C 1500 tests in English

C 1500 tests in English

... searching for a stranger dressed in white clothes. a. interviewing b. pulling in c. arresting d. looking for  d 27. The police decided to the department store after they had received a bomb warning. a. ... their babies arrive, the Johnsons hope painting and decorating the new nursery. a. having finished b. having been finished c. to have finished d. to have been finished >c 16. Nam with his parents ... photosynthesis enters leaves through tiny surface openings. a. contains b. contained c. containing d. it contains  c 36. I often my shirts by my younger sister. a. am having / made b. have / make c....

Ngày tải lên: 05/11/2012, 14:32

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Conversations In English

Conversations In English

... two of them. instructions for treating a burn instructions for replacing the film of a camera instructions for starting a computer instructions for joining a club instructions for mending a loose ... Yes, I’m going to do some shopping. What about you? A: Well, I think I’ll have to join you. I need to do some shopping myself. A: I’m throwing a house-warming party tomorrow and you’re invited. B: ... smoking in a No Smoking area. B: Oh, I didn’t notice the sign. I’ll go outside. Think of five things to complain to your partner. Then make your complaints. Your partner apologises. Take it in...

Ngày tải lên: 05/11/2012, 16:27

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An error analysis on the use ofcohesive devices in writing by freshmen majoring in English at thang long university

An error analysis on the use ofcohesive devices in writing by freshmen majoring in English at thang long university

... arise when a linguistic feature in the target language is unknown in the source language. In this case, definite article in English (the target language) is a linguistic feature unknown in Vietnamese ... to forget articles, especially definite article, when producing noun phrases in English. Definite article does not contain any information in itself, its meaning is that the noun it modifies ... from both sources, inter-lingual and intra-lingual, the inter-lingual contributed to the greater portion. The combination of two sources was also found posing effects on a certain number of students’...

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Negative questions in English and Vietnamese - A contrastive analysis

Negative questions in English and Vietnamese - A contrastive analysis

... missed in communication. There are a lot of types of question in English but in this paper I would like to devote all my interest in English negative questions in order to get more understanding ... meaning In English, some verbs have negative meaning and make up negative sentences without using negative words, which is used to distinguish other verbs having negative meaning by adding ... language. In communicative process in English as well as in other languages, questions play an important role in our daily life. We are not able to keep communicating going on well without asking...

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