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REVIEW OF PAST TENSE

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FORM FUNCTION SIMPLE PAST -ed, irregular forms (was, had, etc) Used to describe a completed event, action, or state in the past. It is usually the main tense used to talk about the past. SIMPLE PAST WITH DID FOR EMPHASIS Did + base form Used  to describe a complete event, action, or state in the past and is used for emphasis often the contrast  PAST PROGRESSIVE Was/were + -ing Form Used to describe actions or states in progress at a particular time in the past. It is often used to describe background action (e.g. the weather). PAST PERFECT Had + past participle Used to describe a completed event, action, or state that took place before another past event, action, or state. It is used to talk about things that happened before the man action.  WOULD, USED TO, BE + ALWAYS + -ING FORM FUNCTION EXAMPLES WOULD (ALWAYS/NEVER) + BASE FORM Used to t

SEPARABLE AND NON-SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS

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Form: With separable phrasal verbs, you can put a noun between the verb and the participle. With non-separable phrasal verbs, you can`t. With separable phrasal verbs, we always separate the verb and the participle   when the object is a pronoun (you, it, them, etc.). Form Estructure Example Separable phrasal verbs Verb + participle + noun Verb + noun / pronoun + participle I don`t have to write down the information. I don`t have to write the information down. Non-separable phrasal verbs Verb + participle (+ preposition) + noun / pronoun I didn`t get along with my colleagues. Non-separable phrasal verbs Run into This phrasal verb means to meet someone by chance when you were not expecting to. The object (who we met) must always come at the end! Examples: Ø   This is such a big city! I'm always amazed when I run in