14th-18th October

 

15th October 2024

 sunny, cool 

Tuesday

HARD TIMES 

Objective : reading 

to tend to = a avea tendinta sa .../ a avea grija de ...a crede ca ...

to stock with = a aduna / a se aproviziona

lodger = chirias 

warehouse = depozit 

Exercises 

1/ 18 

2/ 18 

HARD TIMES 

Objective : past simple/ continuous

Past Simple ( perf. compus)	Past Continuous( imperfect )
-          Actiuni incepute si terminate in trecut	-          Act in desfasurare intr-un anumit moment din trecut care este precizat
-          Act  obisnuite pentru o perioada , care nu mai sunt de actualitate ( used to )
-last week / Friday / autumn -two weeks ago - yesterday / the day before yesterday	-at 5 pm last Monday , yesterday at night, when I noticed you …
AFFIRMATIVE
S + V+ed / V2   Ex. I woke up early yesterday.	S + was/ were + V+ing   Ex. We were learning when you came to our house.
NEGATIVE
S + did not + V1 Ex. I  didn’t wake up early yesterday.	S + wasn’t/ weren’t+ V+ing   Ex. We weren’t  learning when you came to our house.
INTERROGATIVE
Did + S + V1 ?     Ex. Did I wake up early yesterday ?	Was/ were + S + V-ing ?   Ex. Were we learning when you came to our house ?

16th October 2024 

partly sunny, cool

Wednesday 

HARD TIMES 

OBJECTIVE : past perfect 

PAST PERFECT (mai mult ca perfectul ) 

- act inceputa si terminata inaintea alteia din trecut 

- ...before he arrived ...by the time he arrived 

AFFIRMATIVE 

S + had + V3 

ex : She had finished her breakfast before she left the house.

NEGATIVE

S + had   not + V3 

ex : She hadn't  finished her breakfast before she left the house.

INTERROGATIVE 

Had + S + V3 ? 

ex : Had she finished her breakfast before she left the house ? 

page 18 

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  •  to smash(ed) = a zdrobi   to
  • rage(ed)= a se infuria  to 
  • dive(ed)= a se scufunda / plonja 
  • flee- fled - fled = a fugi/ a evada 
  • strike- struck - struck = a lovi pe neasteptate 
  • demolish (ed)
  • grab(ed)
  • scream- screamed/ screamt - screamed / screamt 

• Replace the underlined words with words from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary.
• 1. He picked up a stone and broke the windscreen of the car.

  smashed
• 
  
• 2. The thief stole a motorbike and ran away. - fled
• 3. When I got there, I heard somebody shouting with fear.- screaming
• 4. They knocked down the houses to make space for new shops.-demolished
• 5. The man took my wallet from me quickly and ran away.- grabbed
• 6. The car lost control and hit another vehicle.- struck 
• 7. He took off his clothes and jumped into the water. - dived 

 

Additional

https://english-practice.net/practice-listening-english-exercises-for-a2-life-in-the-future/