Secrets and surprises

Secrets and surprises

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What language can you use when you notice or see something suspicious? Pippa and Phil talk about surprises they've had in their life, and our grammar guru Georgie explains language we can use when we're curious about what's happening.

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essi

الف) ساختار: در این ساختار بخشی از عمل را دیدیم یا شنیدیم. see / hear / notice + object (اسم یا ضمیر) + verb-ing مثال: I saw my friend standing in the queue. (دیدم دوستم در صف ایستاده است.) I saw him standing in the queue. (دیدم او در صف ایستاده است.) ب) ساختار: در این ساختار کل عمل را دیدیم یا شنیدیم. see / hear / notice + (that) + subject + was/were + verb-ing مثال: I saw (that) my friend was standing in the queue. (دیدم که دوستم در صف ایستاده بود.)

Nov 26th
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essi

my boyfriend at the time دوست پسرم در آن زمان، دوست پسر سابقم propose خواستگاری کردن Queue صف sense verbs افعال حسی personal pronouns ضمایر شخصی regular object مفعول ساده slithering خزیدن chant شعار دادن

Nov 26th
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