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Wednesday, October 7th, 2020

Vocabulary
“camping” Past perfect

Tent When do we use it? We use the past perfect to talk about events in the past.
Sleeping bag In a story where there are many actions in the past, the first action
Campfire will be in the past perfect and the other actions in the simple past.
Compass
Flashlight What´s the structure?
Folding chair
Binoculars + I had gone to the store in the morning.
Penknife s + had + v.p.p + co
Deck chair
Grill - My brother hadn´t gone to work.
First aid kit s + hadn´t + v.p.p + co.
Camper
Fishing pole ? What had you done in the afternoon?
(info) + had + s + v.p.p + co?

Yes, s + had/ No, s + hadn´t


What are some When: introduces the simple past
Keywords? Before: introduces the simple past
By + expression: introduces the past perfect
By the time: introduces the simple past
After: introduces the past perfect
Because: introduces the past perfect
Examples
I had driven to work when he called me. (I drove to work before he called me)
Before my teacher came, I had finished my homework. (I finished my homework before my teacher came)
By 2 p.m yesterday, I had played soccer. ( I played soccer before 2 p.m.)
By the time I got to the house, the radio program had finished. (The radio program finished before I got to the
house)

After I had watched tv. , I went to bed. (I watched tv and then I went to bed)

Adverbs in the past perfect


Already: the situation happened earlier. I had already watched the movie. I had watched the movie already.
To emphasize that the action
finished

Never: to emphasize that the action I had never watched the movie. I hadn´t ever watched the movie.
didn´t happen
the situation happened 0 times.

Just: the action recently happened. I had just watched the movie.

Only: It can be a synonym of just. I had only watched the movie.


Inseparable phrasal verbs

Examples get off: finish work get the feeling: think


*get out of: escape/not do *get through: finish
*get it: understand everything/don´t understand get to know: know someone/something better
get over: forget (superar) *get around to: find the time to do something
get going: leave get along (well) with: have a good relationship
*get away with:be able to/ no consequence
*get used to: habituate (acostumbrarse)
get home: arrive to your house

* We put get it at the end of the sentence. I don´t get it.


* With these you use a verb-ing or a noun I get out of writing my homework.

What´s the
Structure?
+ I got off at 7 p.m. yesterday.
Subject + phrasal verb + complement
- He hasn´t been getting to know his school.
Subject + aux + not + verb (base, v.p.p) + complement
? Is he getting home in the morning ?
Aux + s + verb + co?

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