🌜 Present Continuous 🌛

The baby is babbling and making funny noises.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Okay, here's the lease. Read it over before you sign it. As you can see, the deposit is $ 300.
- Oh, okay. I can get it back when I move out, right?
- Yes, assuming there's been no damage to the apartment. Before you move in, you can make a list of any marks, scratches, and so forth that are already there.
- All right. Here's the lease and the check for the deposit.
- Great. You can move in next Monday. Your first month's rent is due then.

✳ consistent (adj)

Sounds:
- /kənˈsɪstənt/

Forms:
- more consistent (comparative)
- most consistent (superlative)

consistent (adj) senses:
1. Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
2. Compatible, accordant.
3. (logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

✳ consistent (noun)

Forms:
- consistents (plural)

consistent (noun) senses:
1. (in the plural, rare) Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
2. (Eastern Orthodoxy, historical) A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.

🌜 Past Simple 🌛

The sun rose early in the morning.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- What do you think of your teacher?
- He's very strict with us.
- And I hear he gives very good lectures.
- Indeed.He ' s strict with himself too.

💡 Example 💡 irrelephant

irrelephant (adj): Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant.

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🌜 Past Perfect 🌛

She had read the book before it became a bestseller.

✳ anticipate (verb)

Sounds:
- /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (UK)
- /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/ (US)

Forms:
- anticipates (present, singular, third-person)
- participle anticipating (present)
- anticipated (participle, past)
- anticipated (past)

anticipate (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
2. to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
3. to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
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Audio (US)

🗣 Conversation 🗣

It was time to leave the amusement park in the late evening, but Austin did not want to leave.
- (Austin) My least favourite part of visiting the amusement part is closing time.
- I know what you mean. It is always hard to end a good time.
- Yeah we were having so much fun and then it was time to leave and I got really bummed out.
- I guess that is what makes visiting so special each time.
- That's true I am looking forward to the next visit.
- Of course! I am hoping I get to go soon. Maybe I can take you along!

🌜 Future Simple 🌛

The flying cars will be powered by renewable energy.

💡 Example 💡 dipped

dipped (adj): The Lawyers … Opposed all Registers, that Cheats / Might make more Work with dipt Estates ….

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- What are you listening to? Is that Beethoven or Mozart?
- It's Beethoven. Do you like it?
- I think Beethoven's music is incredible. I've heard that listening to it can make you more intelligent, too. Do you believe that?
- I don't know about that, but I do think that it helps people relax.
- What other kind of music do you listen to?
- Actually, I mostly just listen classical music. What about you?
- To be honest, I think classical music is too complicated for me.
- What kind of music do you prefer then?
- I like pop music. Do you?
- Not really. I don't think pop music has much depth.
- I see what you mean. I think that's way I like it so much.
- How long have you been in to pop music, then?
- I've always been into it. Have you always liked classical music?
- Not really. When I was little, we didn't really listen to music at all.
- So, how did you become interested in it?
- Well, when I was about 10 years old, I started playing the piano. I think that's how it all started.
- Do you still play piano?
- Yes, it's one of my hobbies.