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- neither did i.
- i was busy the whole day.

🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

The musician has composed a catchy tune.

✳ serious (adj)

Sounds:
- /ˈsɪɚ.i.əs/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɪɹ.i.əs/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɪː.ɹɪ.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Forms:
- more serious (comparative)
- seriouser (comparative)
- most serious (superlative)
- seriousest (superlative)

serious (adj) senses:
1. Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition
2. Important; weighty; not insignificant
3. Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving
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✳ serious (adv)

serious (adv) senses:
1. (colloquial, dialect) In a serious manner; seriously.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

Carson couldn't bring all their things when they moved so Skylar packed up their things for them.
- (Skylar) I just packed up the last of Carson's items to ship to him.
- Why did he leave it behind?
- He couldn't fit it all when he was moving so I offered to ship it to him.
- That's really nice. I hope it didn't cost a lot.
- No, it was cheap and he's paying. He just needed someone to help out.
- You're a good friend to do that.

🌜 Future Simple 🌛

By next month, they will have finished their studies and graduated.

💡 Example 💡 apertive

apertive (adj): In this part the author leaves the stylus method and passes on to the interference method, which is very valuable because it can resolve scratches down to a width of about 0.00002" or 0.00003", provided that a high apertive microscope objective is used.

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🌜 Future Perfect Continuous 🌛

By the time we finish this project, we will have been working for hours.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Daniel, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at school now?
- The same question to you.
- Well, we shall make it a secret between us.
- Deal, Where is Gucci?
- She is the cheer-leader. They are required to put on a performance. Look! Here they come.
- Oh, look at her. She looks like one is the basketball babies in NBA.
- I want to be like her.
- Get real. Don't be so pathetic.
- Hey, young man! I'm your sis. Don't talk to me like that.
- Oh, man, look at her, go! She is amazing! She should be my sis.
- Boy, you've got such a crush on her, haven't you?
- Yes, I want to be her boyfriend. Just like in the movie.
- Are you out of your mind?
- She told me she liked my new haircut. She thought it was cool.
- Go ahead, have a try and be a joke.

✳ chief (noun)

Sounds:
- /t͡ʃiːf/

Forms:
- chiefs (plural)

chief (noun) senses:
1. A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
2. All firefighters report to the fire chief.
3. (heraldry) The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
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✳ chief (adj)

Forms:
- chiefer (comparative)
- more chief (comparative)
- chiefest (superlative)
- most chief (superlative)

chief (adj) senses:
1. Primary; principal.
2. (Scotland) Intimate, friendly.

✳ chief (verb)

Forms:
- chiefs (present, singular, third-person)
- chiefing (participle, present)
- chiefed (participle, past)
- chiefed (past)

chief (verb) senses:
1. (US, slang) To smoke cannabis.

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