Present perfect- começaram no passado mas continuam, tempo indeterminado

has have + verbo participio passado (ed ou irregulares)

since for just yet already ever never

Past simple- começaram e terminaram num tempo bem definido

Suj+ verbo com ed ou irregulares
I didnt go to the school..
Did she go to the..

tie the knot- casar

head over heels- to be completely in love with someone
on the rocks- more fights, more tears
match made in heaven- a very successful combination of two people or things
lovey- when people show deles love for each other in public by touching each other and saying loving
things

Dear Joana

I am writing to see how you are.

Last time I saw you we were still in elementary school. It's been so long! How did your transition to such
a different level go?
I'll be extremely honest, mine wasn't good.
In the summer, before I started high school, a lot of people told me to change courses, either because
"it's too hard" or "it's going to ruin your mental health", and you know what? They were right. The
change really was immense and the leap I had to take was brutal.
The difficulty level increased and my goals and expectations increased even more. The fear of failure is
real, but just thinking about how I might let my parents and family down makes me extremely worried
and anxious. I really didn't want to break the high expectations they have for me and my future, but it's
been harder than I expected or what elementary school has prepared me for.
In addition to all these problems, we can still add the fact that this transition took place in a different
school. A TOTALLY different school, with people I had never seen in my life.
That was, without a doubt, the worst and most difficult part. At first I felt like I shouldn't be there, I felt
an totally outcast. I didn't have anyone to hang out with during breaks and I even thought about starting
spending breaks in the classroom or the bathroom, because think with me, I knew most of the people at
that school through Instagram, but none of them were my friends. So, they would see the new girl,
friendless, alone at breaks. Forget about it, very humiliating. Or maybe I was just overthinking. I don’t
know. What matters is that my family has always supported me and I ended up making friends, after all I
am part of a very united group.
And that's it, that's my story.
What about you? Tell me everything.
Love, Luana