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#6 A2 Past Simple & Continuous Hi, and welcome back to English for French podcasts with me, Alison. Today we are looking at the difference between using the Past simple vs. Past Continuous. When you tell a story, Past Continuous builds the background scene (the atmosphere and ongoing actions), while Past Simple captures the main events that move the story forward! These tense aspects work in all notions of time. Read the following explanation to understand. The idea is the same for the aspects, whether they are present, past, or future, even if today we are concentrating on the past tenses. Time and Aspect: • Time: Both tenses happen entirely in the past. They describe events that started and finished before now. • Aspect (Simple vs. Continuous): o Simple Aspect: Focuses on completed events, whole actions, or sequences of events. o Continuous Aspect: Focuses on duration, ongoing processes, or background activities at a specific moment. 1. Interrupted Action (Continuous + Simple): A long action in progress is…
#6 A2 Past Simple & Continuous Hi, and welcome back to English for French podcasts with me, Alison. Today we are looking at the difference between using the Past simple vs. Past Continuous. When you tell a story, Past Continuous builds the background scene (the atmosphere and ongoing actions), while Past Simple captures the main events that move the story forward! These tense aspects work in all notions of time. Read the following explanation to understand. The idea is the same for the aspects, whether they are present, past, or future, even if today we are concentrating on the past tenses. Time and Aspect: • Time: Both tenses happen entirely in the past. They describe events that started and finished before now. • Aspect (Simple vs. Continuous): o Simple Aspect: Focuses on completed events, whole actions, or sequences of events. o Continuous Aspect: Focuses on duration, ongoing processes, or background activities at a specific moment. 1. Interrupted Action (Continuous + Simple): A long action in progress is…
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Episode 6 A2: Past simple vs Past continuous
已收聽#6 A2 Past Simple & Continuous Hi, and welcome back to English for French podcasts with me, Alison. Today we are looking at the difference between using the Past simple vs. Past Continuous. When you tell a story, Past Continuous builds the background scene (the atmosphere and ongoing actions), while Past Simple captures the main events that move the story forward! These tense aspects work in all notions of time. Read the following explanation to understand. The idea is the same for the aspects, whether they are present, past, or future, even if today we are concentrating on the past tenses. Time and Aspect: • Time: Both tenses happen entirely in the past. They describe events that started and finished before now. • Aspect (Simple vs. Continuous): o Simple Aspect: Focuses on completed events, whole actions, or sequences of events. o Continuous Aspect: Focuses on duration, ongoing processes, or background activities at a specific moment. 1. Interrupted Action (Continuous + Simple): A long action in progress is…
Episode 5 A2: Past continuous
已收聽#5 A2 Past Continuous Podcast transcript Hi, and welcome back to English for French podcasts with me, Alison. Today, we are looking at a past tense that helps you paint a dynamic picture when telling stories: the Past Continuous. Have you ever wondered how to describe an action that was happening right in the middle of a specific moment in the past? That’s exactly what this tense is for! How to Build It: Structure The Past Continuous is formed using two simple elements: the auxiliary, to be and the verb form Base verb + ing. Subject+was / were+Verb-ing Was: I, he, she, it Were: you, we, they Examples Positive: I was reading a book at 8 PM yesterday. Negative: They were not (weren't) watching TV when I called. Question: Were you sleeping when the phone rang? Spelling Rules for Verb + -ing Before starting the exercises, review how to spell verbs with -ing: Rule Base Form Verb + -ing Example Most Verbs: Add -ing work, listen, watch working, listening, watching I was listening to music. Verbs ending in -e: Drop…
Episode 1: B1/B2 Tense review
已收聽Episode 1: B1/2 Tense review Podcast Episode & Master Guide: The Secret Code of English Grammar — Master the 4 Aspects Welcome back to English for French podcasts.I’m Alison, and today let’s talk about time travel—English grammar style.I love the English tenses , if you get the idea of aspects, then the conjugations become easy. Don’t forget for every aspect, one auxiliary ,which we conjugate depending on when the action happened )and one, invariable verb form. If you’ve been studying English for a while, you’ve probably seen the classic 3x4 grid— Past, Present, Future crossed with Simple, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous. Twelve tenses in total. And usually, middle-school textbooks force you to memorize them by starting with Time: What did you do yesterday? What are you doing today? What will you do tomorrow? Let’s change this outdated way of thinking about tenses in English Forget about time for a second. Time is easy! Clock and calendar time—Past, Present, Future—is simple. You already know if…
LA THEORIE DES INTELLIGENCES MULTIPLES ET LA METHODE E4F
已收聽Découvrez d'où vient la "Méthode E4F"... de Harvard USA ! Une série de 9 podcasts pour vous présenter la célèbre théorie, les 8 intelligences détaillées une par une et ses applications à E4F.
An English autumn
已收聽Hi a new podcast describing an English way of looking at autumn , with some anecdotes, adjectives and descriptions of autumnal days Hope you enjoy it would love some feedback