🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

They have been experimenting with new flavors in their bakery.

💡 Example 💡 expire

expire (verb): This chafed the boar; his nostrils flames expire.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Where do you plan to go this winter?
- Alps, suppose.
- Oh, yes, you like skiing.
- Right.

🌜 Present Simple 🌛

He repairs broken toys.

✳ planning (verb)

Sounds:
- /ˈplænɪŋ/

planning (verb) senses:
1. present participle of plan

✳ planning (noun)

Forms:
- plannings (plural)

planning (noun) senses:
1. (uncountable) Action of the verb to plan.
2. The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.
3. The act of making contingency plans.
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🌜 Present Simple 🌛

The flowers need sunlight to grow.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- May I be of any assistance?
- I want to have a look at the microwave ovens.
- You can have a broad choice here. Are you interested in a particular brand?
- Not really. What are these toys over there?
- Ma'am, these are complimentary with each purchase. How about that one below the toys? This is the best seller. They are of the latest model that can be found in town.
- I don't like its color. A bit too bright. Do you have a grey one?
- Yes, we do. What a great taste you have! But we only have one left in stock.
- Really? How so?
- You know a good product will always sell! Would you mind waiting for a while, we'll get it right away.
- Okay.
- Here it is. It's very elegant, I think you will like it.
- How about its quality?
- Its durability will be a big surprise to you.
- What about the price?
- 500 yuan. And if you buy it today, there will be a 15 % discount for you.

💡 Example 💡 duff

duff (noun): Forest fires have often been started from wantonness; for the sake of making a big blaze, fires will be carelessly left by guides, or will be smouldering in the duff,* where it will burn for weeks. I have seen the smoke from fires in the duff even after the snow has fallen. * Local term for the vegetable growth covering the forest ground of the Adirondacks. under the spruce trees, the falling needles accumulate to considerable depth, forming the "spruce duff," a peculiar and interesting variety of forest humus.

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✳ negotiate (verb)

Sounds:
- /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /nɪˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /nɪˈɡəʊ.si.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ (US)

Forms:
- negotiates (present, singular, third-person)
- negotiating (participle, present)
- negotiated (participle, past)
- negotiated (past)

negotiate (verb) senses:
1. (intransitive) To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
2. (transitive) To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement.
3. (transitive) To succeed in coping with, or getting over something.
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🌜 Future Continuous 🌛

He will be renovating an old building to turn it into a community center.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Which do you prefer, sour peppery soup or four-jewel soup?
- Anything's all right with me. I'm not particular about soups.
- Then we'll have four-jewel soup.

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

She has been cleaning the house since morning.

✳ there (adv)

Sounds:
- /ðɛə(ɹ)/ (stressed)
- /ðɛː(ɹ)/ (stressed)
- /ðə(ɹ)/ (unstressed)
- /ðɛɚ/ (stressed)
- /ðɛɹ/ (stressed)
- /ðɚ/ (unstressed)
- /ðəɹ/ (unstressed)
- /ðeː(ɹ)/ (stressed)

there (adv) senses:
1. (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
2. (figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
3. (location) To or into that place; thither.
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