🌜 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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🗣 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.

✳ silence (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsaɪləns/ (General-American)

Forms:
- silences (plural)

silence (noun) senses:
1. The absence of any sound.
2. The act of refraining from speaking.
3. Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.

✳ silence (verb)

Forms:
- silences (present, singular, third-person)
- silencing (participle, present)
- silenced (participle, past)
- silenced (past)

silence (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
2. (transitive) To repress the expression of something.
3. (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
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✳ silence (intj)

silence (intj) senses:
1. (imperative) Be silent.

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