Vocabulary & Grammar 2a ..
Vocabulary ..
Phrasal Verbs : verb + preposition .
An idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see to, or a combination of both, such as look down on.
Meaning .
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Verb + off .
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Meaning .
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Verb + on .
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Switch off ( stop )
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Turn off
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To hire , employ .
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Take on
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Postpone ( delay )
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Put off
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Put clothing
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Put on
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Start to fly
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Take off
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Switch on ( start )
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Turn on
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Not tread on something
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Keep off
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Continue
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Keep on
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Past Simple : .. Gramma 1-
Subject + verb 2 + object . Form
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Examples :
1- e.g. I visited Jeddah last week.
2-e.g. First I got up, then I had breakfast.
3-e.g.They were playing cards when the telephone rang.
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Usage :
action finished in the past . 1-
2- series of completed actions in the past .
3- together with the Past Progressive/Continuous
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Time Expression ( signal words ) : 1- yesterday, 2- last week, 3- ago, 4- in 2002 .
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2 / Verb to do ,
Did ( I , He , She , It , They , We , You )
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Kind of verbs :
1 / Verb to be ,
Was ( I , He , She , It )
Were ( They , We , You )
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Irregular verbs : ( Affirmative )
We visited Alaska last year .
We were in Rome yesterday .
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( : ( Affirmative
I played football .
We visited Alaska last year .
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Irregular verbs : ( Negative )
I wasn’t in Alaska last year .
We weren’t in Rome yesterday .
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Regular verbs : ( Negative )
I didn't play football .
We didn't visit Alaska last year .
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B / WH Q :
Where did you play football ?
When did you play football ?
Why Where did you play football ?
who & what ……
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Questions :
A / YES & NO Q :
Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do).
Did you play football?
Did he play football?
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Past Progressive .. 2-
Form
Subject + verb be ( was / were ) + verb +ing
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Examples :
1- What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night ?
I was having dinner .
2- While John was cooking, Leo was sleeping .
3- My grandfather was writing a book in those days .
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Usage :
1- To describe an action in progress at a certain time in the past .
2- To describe actions that were happening at the same time in the past . ( use while or as )
3- To describe temporary past state or action .
4- To describe background scene to a story .
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While , When , As .
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