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You still don`t understand the meaning of past contiuous .It is used to show that something was happening when another action interrupted it
Ex: The door bell rang while i was having dinner
we saw an accident while we were walking in the street
She fell asleep while she was studying

Present perfect

Tom is looking for his key.He can`t find it. He has lost his keys.
have/has+the third conjugation of a verb{this is present perfect tense}
Ex: Where is Sue? I don`t know . She has gone to the market.
My father has just arrived home.
I have already bought a new computer.

• We use this tense to express actions that ended a short time ago.
• We can use this tense with the following words{ just- already- ever-never-yet}
• We use yet in at the end of questions and negative sentences
• We use this tense to express actions that ended and have an effects now

Ex: Ann can`t walk now.she has a broken leg

we use ever in questions and in some sentences to express past experiences

Ex: I have just arrived home{ means I arrived a short time ago

He has never seen this scene.

I haven`t finished my work yet.

Has your uncle sold his old car yet?

I have never been to Paris.

This is the most interesting story I have ever read.

has/ have been to+ place{means went to it and returned}

has/have gone to+ place{means went to it and still there}

Ex: I have been to London three times this year

where is Sue? She has gone to the supermarket

Tom has gone out . He will return after half an hour

Past continuous

• Last night,Sue and Jack played tennis. they started at 10.00 and finished at 11.00 so at 10.30 they were playing



• was/were+verb+ing this is the past continuous tense



• We use it to express actions that lasted for a period of time in the past


• Ex.: This time last year I was living in China.


• what were you doing at 10.00 last night?


• I was walking home when I met Sue.


• We also use the past simple with the past continuous to say that something happened while something else was happening. We put the action that lasted for a period of time in the past continous and the other in the past simple


• Ex: While I was watching TV ,I slept.


• When my dad arrived at home,we were having dinner.


• There are some verbs that can`t be used in past continuous like{know-believe-want- understsnd-feel}


• Ex: I knew Sue very well.


• I was enjoying the party but my wife wanted to go home


• { EXERCICES}


• Use your ideas to complete the following sentences:


• 1-Tom burnt his hand while he .............................


• 2-The door bell rang while I .................................


• 3-We saw an accident while we.............................


• 4-Mary fell asleep while she..................................


• 5-The television was on but nobody.......................


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present continuous and present simple

We use present continuous only with actions like( running-walking-sweeping- eating- raining)but some verbs like( know-need-want-believe-remember-understand)are not actions so we must not use present continuous. we use present simple.so we can`t say I am knowing( this is wrong) we should say I know

SEE-HEAR_SMELL_ TASTE_SEEM (we use present simple (not present continuous)with these verbs)
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Past simple tense
we use this tense to express actions that happened in the past
I travelled to London last week./ we watched a nice film on Tv 3days ago.
We also use this tense in telling stories to describe what happened in the past.
we use the second conjugation of the verb

I saw suesy last night. She wrote the report.

In questions we use did( when did u meet your friend?) (How did you go to work yesterday?)
In negative we use didn`t( Ididn`t see my dad last Friday.)

Conjugations of verbs

1- Irregular verb
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beat beat beaten
become became become
begin began begun
break broke broken
build built built
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cut cut cut
do/does did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
fight fought fought
find found found
find out found out found out
fly flew flown
get got got
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
has-have had had
hide hid hiden
hit hit hit
hurt hurt hurt

present continuous and present simple

We use present continuous only with actions like( running-walking-sweeping- eating- raining)but some verbs like( know-need-want-believe-remember-understand)are not actions so we must not use present continuous. we use present simple.so we can`t say I am knowing( this is wrong) we should say I know

SEE-HEAR_SMELL_ TASTE_SEEM (we use present simple (not present continuous)with these verbs)
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Past simple tense
we use this tense to express actions that happened in the past
I travelled to London last week./ we watched a nice film on Tv 3days ago.
We also use this tense in telling stories to describe what happened in the past.
we use the second conjugation of the verb

I saw suesy last night. She wrote the report.

In questions we use did( when did u meet your friend?) (How did you go to work yesterday?)
In negative we use didn`t( Ididn`t see my dad last Friday.)

Conjugations of verbs

1- Irregular verb
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beat- beat -beaten
become- became- become
begin -began- begun
break- broke- broken
build- built -built
buy -bought -bought
catch -caught -caught
choose -chose -chosen
come- came -come
cut- cut- cut
do/does- did -done
draw -drew- drawn
drink- drank- drunk
drive- drove -driven
eat- ate- eaten
fall -fell- fallen
feed -fed- fed
fight- fought- fought
find- found -found
find out- found out -found out
fly -flew -flown
get -got-got
give- gave- given
go -went- gone
grow -grew -grown
has-have ---had-- had
hide- hid- hiden
hit- hit -hit
hurt -hurt- hurt
keep -kept- kept
know -knew- known
leave-left left
let-let-let
lie-lied-lied
make-made-made
meet-met-met
put-put-put
read-read-read
ride-rode-ridden
ring-rang-rung
run-ran-run
say-said-said
see-saw-seen
sell-sold-sold
send-sent-sent
sing-sang-sung
sink-sank-sunk
sit-sat-sat
sleep-slept-slept
smell-smelt-smelt
spend-spent-spent
stand-stood-stood
sweep-swept-swept
swim-swam-swum
take-took-taken
teach-taught-taught
tell-told-told
think-thought-thought
throw-threw-thrown
wake up-woke-woken
wear-wore-worn
win-won-won
write-wrote-written

Passage (1)

Read the following passage then answer the questions
The train was rather full. At the last station before the frontier, a small man with a fat stomach got in,carrying.a big paper package.It was carefully packed.but feet of two ducks could be seen outside the paper.The man found an empty seat,put the packet in the middle of the floor,took out a newspaper and began to read it.the other passengers knew that people were not allowed to take food across the frontier,so they were surprised that the little man was foolish enough to leave the ducks legs where they could be seen so easily.
When the train reached the frontier ,a policeman came in to look at the passengers passports and examine their luggage.

.Of course,he saw the package with the ducks legs at once he said "Whose is that package?" Nobody answered.The policeman repeated the question and added,"I shallhave to take it away from the owner.Nobody`s allowed to take food out of the country."well,then" said the small man with the fat stomach" Hurry up and take it.We want to get home" The policeman took the package and went on to thenext carriage.At the next station,when they wrer safely across the frontier,the small man got up,smilled at the other passengers and said" I hope that They will enjoy the duck`s feet,the rest of the package had nothing but rubbish in it" Then he opened his coat and pointed to another paper package which he was carrying under it .It was tied tightly over his stomach

which was not really fat"I have the rest of the two ducks in this packages" said the small man.
QUESTIONS
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A- Answer the following questions
1- Why were the passengers surprised? 2-Why did the man look fat?3-find words in the passage that means( waste material- the area of the land between two countries)
B- Choose the correct answers
1-the small man left the package in the middle of the floor in order to be seen by..........( the policeman-passengrs-the thief)
2-When he opened the parcel the policeman found(two ducks-rubbish-some food- two chickens)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter writing
You have just returned from your trip in Europe and you had a lovely time.Write aletter to your friend Jack telling him about what you did and advising him to go on a similar holiday.
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Write a composition about:
Our sons and daughters are the pleasure of our eyes this is why we have to bring them up well and teach them good manners . we should be neither passive nor strict with them.

present simple tense

We use the present simple to talk about things in general. we use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly. it is not important whether the action is happening at the moment of speaking.
Ex: Nurses look after patients ./ I usually go out at weekends./ The earth goes round the sun.
NOTE:1- we should add " s' or "es' to the main verb if the subject is " He- she-It"
Ex: She sleeps in the afternoonse very day./ He goes to work at 7 in the morning.
2- We use " does - do" in questions and negative
Ex: when do you usually go to work?[ We use "does" with [ He -She - It- singular nouns]
I don`t go to work on sundays. [ We use" do" with[ We - you- they-plural nouns ]
What does this word mean? / Rice doesn`t grow in cold countries.
What do you do?[ means what`s your job?]
3- we use the present simple when we say how often we do things
I get up at 5.00 every morning./ Sue doesn`t drink tea very often
EXERCISES
A- Compelete the following sentences using one of the following words
cause"s" close{s} drink{s} live{s} open{s] take{s] place speak{s]
1- sue-----German very well.2-I never------coffee3- The swimming pool-----at 9 o`clock and at 18.00 everyday. 4- Bad driving------- many accidents.5- My parents------ in a very small flat.
6-The Olympic Games------ every four years.
B- Put the verb in the correct form
1-Sue-------[not/ drink] tea.2- what time------[the bank/close]in Britain?
3-where -----[Martin/come] from?" He`s Scottish" 4- What----[you/do]? ' i`m an electrical engineer"
5-It-----[take] me an hour to get to work 6-I [play] the piano but i-----[not/play]very well
7-What --------[this/word/mean]?