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Pharasal verbs

 Phrasal verbs are one of the most expressive, flexible, and—let’s be honest— tricky/hard parts of English. 🌟 What Phrasal Verbs Are Phrasal verbs are a verb + one or more elements (prepositions or adverbs) that together create a new meaning —often very different from the base verb. Verb : look, take, get, put, break Element : up, down, out, in, off, on, away, over… The magic is that the meaning is not always literal! 🎯 Why They’re sooo Difficult Meanings are often idiomatic . One single verb can have multiple meanings.  [Watch out Pick up the pen (raccogliere da terra) Pick up Spanish (prendere su - tipo imparare ascoltando)] They’re extremely common in spoken English . 🔍 How to Learn Them Effectively These strategies fit your style: • Learn them by theme Travel: check in, take off, get on Daily routine: wake up, get up, put on • Learn them by concept Movement ( go out, come in ) Change ( grow up, calm down ) Completion ( finish up, eat up ) • Use mini‑stories You c...

Past tenses

 Main past tenses Present Perfect Use: Past (recent) action with relevance in the present Form: Subject + have/has + past participle Example: She has finished her homework. Present Perfect Continuous Use: Past (recent) action with relevance in the present of which I want to stress the duration or just finished Form: Subject + have/has been + verb-ing Example: They have been working all day. Simple Past Use: Completed action in the past – I can find a temporal complement in my phrase Form: Subject + past verb Example: She visited Rome last summer. Used to W e use used to + base verb to show something happened regularly in the past. I used to ride my bike to school. → (I did this regularly in the past, but not anymore .) She used to live in London. → (She lived there before, but she doesn't now.) They used to be friends. → (They were friends once, but not anymore.) Structure: Positive: I used to eat cereal for breakfast. Negative: I didn’t use to...