English Conversation

130 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Modal verbs Modal verbs have past tense forms, as follows: Present tense Past te ...

Retelling a conversation 131 present perfect → past perfect Joe: I have bought French bread every Sunday morning for five years. ...

132 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Pressure Pressure refers to the stress of responsibility people feel when too ma ...

Retelling a conversation 133 12 · 1 EXERCISE Circle the word or expression that best completes each of the following sentences. ...

134 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation I (see, not) a good movie in a long time. (you, do) your homework yet? They (bu ...

Retelling a conversation 135 12 · 4 EXERCISE Change the following direct quotes to indirect discourse. Scott: I’m leaving for t ...

136 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Sydney: When will you come back? Sydney asked me. April: Where do you go to s ...

Retelling a conversation 137 12 · 8 EXERCISE Listen to a conversation of eight to ten lines between two people, and write down e ...

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139 Electronic conversation While face-to-face conversations are still considered to be the best ones, people everywhere are dep ...

140 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation IM An IM is an “instant message,” designed to get the immediate attention of the ...

Electronic conversation 141 ASAP as soon as possible AWOL absent without leave (not being where one is supposed to be) [traditio ...

142 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation OBO or best offer [traditionally used in “for sale” ads] OK okay OMG oh my God! ...

Electronic conversation 143 13 · 1 EXERCISE “Translate” each of the following messages. Cn U cm ovr asap? AYS? im @schl. BBB it ...

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145 appendix a Irregular past tense and past participle forms Following are common verbs that have irregular past tense forms. U ...

146 Appendix A Verb Past tense Past participle find found found fit fit fit fly flew flown forget forgot forgotten forgive forga ...

Irregular past tense and past participle forms 147 Verb Past tense Past participle send sent sent set set set shake shook shaken ...

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149 appendix b Short tag questions and answers Present tense Be Questions Affirmative answers Negative answers I am, am I not? ( ...