🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

She has been practicing deep breathing exercises for relaxation.

💡 Example 💡 who would have thunk it

who would have thunk it (phrase): He stayed until he saw she had recovered her self possession, then he left, telegraphed to Mr. Hinsdale of Helen's safe arrival—always the same thoughtful fellow—and then went home and wrote sonnets to his lady love. "Who'd have thunk it of 'im?"

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✳ always (adv)

Sounds:
- /ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ (UK)
- /ˈɔːl.wɪz/ (UK)
- /ˈɔl.weɪz/ (US)
- /ˈɔl.wiz/ (US)
- /ˈɔl.wəz/ (US)
- /ˈɑɫ.weɪz/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈɔləs/ (Southern-American-English)

always (adv) senses:
1. At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
2. Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
3. (informal) In any event.

🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

They have renovated their backyard.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Come in, come in, what can I do for you?
- Professor Donald, are you giving your advanced geology course again next semester?
- Yes, I am applying on it.
- I wonder if I could enroll in it. I know it is a graduate course and I ' m a junior, but ...
- Aren't you a bit young? I have a lot of qualified seniors to take the course and they usually have a hard time keeping up.
- I know, but geology of the American west is my major interest and I have done a large reading in the field.
- Well, if you think you are ready, I'll let you enroll.
- Oh, thanks, professor Donald. This is really very nice of you.

🌜 Future Simple 🌛

By 2035, AI will have surpassed human intelligence in certain tasks.

💡 Example 💡 equison

equison (noun): In France escuere is a stable; in England esquire was the ‛Squire of the stable. Equison was an old name for a horse jockey. We have equestrian, equestrienne, equitant, equitation, equitancy, for riders and riding; equine and equinal, pertaining to the horse; equivorous, horse-flesh eating; equinia, glanders. Equipage, as applied now to a carriage, is not derived from equus, as it might at first sight be supposed.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

Aubrey needed to sell her merchandise but didn't know who to market too. Sasha determined Aubrey's customer base for her.
- (Sasha) Aubrey needed help to sell her inventory
- Did you help her?
- Yes! She needed her merchandise to sell to a typical client who would enjoy her soaps
- Did you set it up in your store?
- Next to the bath items
- Awesome thinking

✳ along (prep)

Sounds:
- /əˈlɒŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈlɔŋ/ (General-American)
- /əˈlɑŋ/ (General-American)

along (prep) senses:
1. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
2. In a line with, with a progressive motion on; onward on; forward on.

✳ along (adv)

along (adv) senses:
1. In company; together.
2. Onward, forward, with progressive action.

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🌜 Past Perfect 🌛

We had met before, but I couldn't remember where.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- How nice of you to come!
- It's been a long time, hasn't it? How have you been?
- Just fine, thanks.And you?
- I've never been better, thanks.

💡 Example 💡 buy when it snows, sell when it goes

buy when it snows, sell when it goes (proverb): According to Carlo R. Besenius, CEO of Creative Global Investments in Luxembourg, the trade, known as "buy when it snows, sell when it goes," was profitable in 53 of the past 61 periods. In a recent note, he pointed out that Munich, Geneva, Luxembourg, and Calgary had their first snowfall on Sunday, Oct. 28. He credits annual recurring events such as transactions for tax purposes and the holidays, among others.

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