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Simple past + Past continuous. When and While.

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  Simple Past and Past continuous ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€   ALL the "continuous" tenses (past, present, future, perfect) ALWAYS have 2 elements: - Verb "be" ( was, were , am, is, are, been) -A gerund ( verb + ing )   ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€ *Simple Past Picture source: https://7esl.com/past-simple-tense/   ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€   NEVER combine verb "be" with did, didn't in the simple past. ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€ *Past Continuous/ Past Progressive Picture source: https://7esl.com/past-continuous-tense/ ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€     The simple past and the past continuous can be combined to indicate that a long action in the past was interrupted by a sh...

Pronunciation: Schwa and ษ

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  ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€ Pronunciation โ‹† โœข โœฅ โœฆ โœง โ‚ โ‰ โœฑ โœฒ โœด โœต โœถ โœท โœธ โ‡ โœน โœบ โœป โœผ โˆ โœฎ โœกโ‹† โœข โœฅ โœฆ โœง โ‚ โ‰ โœฑ โœฒ โœด โœต โœถ โœท โœธ โ‡ โœน โœบ โœป โœผ โˆ โœฎ โœก *Pronunciation chart ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒฟโ˜˜๐Ÿ€ *Schwa sound : ษ™   Video Watch the video: https://youtu.be/m1mDSUSwNls Pay special attention to the explanation on how to make the sound at 00:54: https://youtu.be/m1mDSUSwNls?t=54 Practice the sound with the words in the video ************************************************************************ *Listen Open the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1smsUS62YqErkrUD1pjmNrnw4-IH512L1/view?usp=sharing Listen to the audio Highlight the schwa vowel in each word Example: tel e graph alphabet utilize depending photograph papa prevent imitate breakfast control alarm Answer key: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-oyYG_PRekfE0NGrBoGjXyDTkQ0dtpjG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=1031034181...