Sun, 31 January 2016
If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! Reza is 'blowing his own trumpet'!
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This is Javier from Burgos. I am a lecturer of environmental chemistry at the University of Burgos. The other day, my eldest son got the "Play Station" as a Christmas present. Well, I guess that it is all a matter of time (spending time listening and listening) and never giving up. Finally, I would like to tell you that your podcasts are a good fun and you are funny too. Kind regards from Burgos, Listen to a wide variety of English accents to improve your listening (BBC, CNN, VOA, TV series, FIlms in original version, video games, songs in English, our podcasts! and TED talks: https://www.ted.com/talks
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Example: What were you doing at 10 o'clock this morning? I was making tea when Reza rang the bell. (compare with:”Reza rang the bell, he came in, I made tea, I took out the biscuits.”) Use the present continuous when two actions are happening parallel to one onother in the past: As I was making tea, Reza was telling me about his weekend. While Reza was preparing the dinner, his girlfriend was watching TV. I was dreaming about this beautiful girl when suddenly my alarm clock rang. What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?
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We also use the past continuous: for something that was happening again and again: I was practising Spanish every day for at least an hour. with verbs which show change or growth: My two daughters were growing up quickly. How do you form the past continuous? - Use the past of the verb TO BE (was/were) + ing - Examples: “I was editing a podcast when my mum rang.” / “Reza and I were having a beer when we saw a student walk past.” The question form: "What were you doing yeasterday at 11am?" The negative form: "I was NOT watching TV this morning." - "We were not drinking beer." - Contractions: "I wasn't watching TV, I was working on my computer." - "We weren't drinking beer, we were having a conversation." "I was wondering if you'd like to come out to dinner tonight." ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. We want you to give us some personal examples of past continuous and present perfect continuous. Answer the question: "What were you doing when you were listening to this podcast?" Send us a voice message. speakpipe.com/inglespodcast (90 seconds - need an app for mobile) Send us an email with a comment or question to craig@inglespodcast.com or belfastreza@gmail.com. On next week's episode: Politics and Government
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