1.2. BFF
Focus on
As you can see this section is called BBF. It is an abbreviation for Best Friends Forever. There are some other expressions which are similar such as To be buddy buddy or best buddies/mates. What about your best buddy/mate?
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Do it yourself
In the following exercise you will find a list of phrasal verbs with the verb get. In the questions above we have come across some of them:
- Get on with: When people like each other and are friendly with each other. It is a synonym for get along with.
- Get in touch: To speak or write to someone.
Match the phrasal verbs with the verb get with the correct meaning. Write the letter in the space provided:
Do it yourself
Moving on
Now, it's time to check your understanding by doing this activity with get phrasal verbs. |
Do it yourself
Listen to a conversation between two people talking about friendship. The following sentences are mentioned in this conversation. Write a number (1-8) next to each one according to the order in which they appear.
SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD3zSUdIL54
In the conversation above speakers have used PAST SIMPLE. What do you remember about the form and uses of PAST SIMPLE? What about PAST CONTINUOUS?
If you don't remember about the form and uses of PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS have a look at the presentation below before answering the following questions:
1. Which auxiliary is used to form negative and interrogative forms of past simple?
2. Which auxiliary is used for the third person singular of a sentence in past simple?
3. Look at this sentence: While I was having breakfast, the phone rang. Which verb tenses have been used?
4. How is past continuous formed?
5. Why in the following sentence has the same tense been used in the main clause and in the subordinate clause?
While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes
1. Didn't is used for negative sentences and Did for interrogative sentences.
2. The same auxiliary is used for the third person singular (DID). There is no -s for the third person singular of a sentence in past simple.
3. There is a long action (was having breakfast) which is interrupted by a short action (the phone rang). For the long action, past continuous is used whereas for the short action the verb tense is used in simple past.
4. Affirmative: was / were + -ing form
Negative: wasn't / weren't + -ing form
Interrogative: was / were + subject + -ing form?
5. Past continuous has been used in both parts of the sentence because two actions are happening at the same time in the past.
Moving on
Don't forget that in English there is a group of verbs called STATIVE OR STATE VERBS which cannot be used in continuous or progressive forms.
Let's check your knowledge of Past simple and Past continuous |
Now, it's time to review how to pronounce the past simple regular ending -ed. As you already know it can be pronounced as /t/ /d/ /Id/. |
Watch the video below and complete the rules for the correct pronunciation of the -ed ending:
- RULE NUMBER ONE: If the ending of the base verb is unvoiced, ....
- RULE NUMBER TWO: If the ending of the base verb is voiced, ....
- RULE NUMBER THREE: If the base form of the verb ends in the /d/ or /t/ sound, ...
- RULE NUMBER ONE: If the ending of the base verb is unvoiced, the past simple -ed ending is pronounced /t/
- RULE NUMBER TWO: If the ending of the base verb is voiced, the past simple -ed ending is pronounced /d/
- RULE NUMBER THREE: If the base form of the verb ends in the /d/ or /t/ sound, the past simple -ed ending is pronounced /Id/ and a new syllable is added.
Do it yourself
Look at the list of regular verbs in the grid below and decide which the correct pronunciation of -ed is. Write 1 next to those verbs whose ed- pronunciation is /t/, write 2 for those which are pronounced with a /d/ sound and finally write 3 if the pronunciation is /Id/
For a full list of past simple regular verbs, watch the video below and repeat the pronunciation.
It's speaking time!Now that we have reviewed how to use past simple, past continuous and how to pronounce past simple regular verbs, it's time to talk about past actions:
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