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Unit 3 lesson 1 • The simple present and the simple past tenses. The Simple Present tense is used in English for the following purposes: Use When Example Repeated actions With frequency adverbs such as always, usually, often, sometimes, never, once a year, etc I always come to school early. She frequently arrives on time. Statement of facts To state a fact or ask a question without any time reference. I live in France. She plays soccer, but she doesn't like it. World truths Rules of nature

always) her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) me to do them for her. 15. Samantha (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) there when the Berlin Wall came down. Verb Tense Exercise 4 Simple Past / Past Continuous Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) . She said she (call) me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait) for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall

Temp/Pacing & Mood of Christmas Past, Present, & Future The ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future all had a message for Scrooge, but they all went about telling him in their own ways. The ghost of Christmas Present was more demanding and cheerful, he wanted peace on earth and goodwill to men. Whereas, the ghost of Christmas Future looked like the Grim Reaper” and he showed Scrooge what would become of him if he didn’t change (dead). But, the ghost of Christmas Past was kind of adorable, he was

Octavia Butler highlights how Dana’s fear of the past will interfere with the present. Butler demonstrates how Dana tries to fit into the 1800s to accomplish her goals and not have consequences in the present. The patriarchy is shown in both time periods although it grows or manifests differently. In kindred Dana travels back in time to save Rufus her ancestor who always seems to get himself in trouble. Dana is trying to make a difference in the past but it is very hard when all she does is cause more

Since the dawn of man, the past has played some part in one’s future. Not all memories and experiences in the past are good, some bring deep depression, others violent thoughts and behavior, whatever the case maybe, the past has potential to alter who a person becomes. A person should not let their actions and experiences in the past shape your future, because if one is focused on their past, they cannot develop their true potential in life. To begin with, there are many examples within life and

trip back to memory lane and looked at photos of their old friends, family, and more notably, themselves. But as they start to experience nostalgia at it’s finest, is it really healthy? Nostalgia has commonly been used to relive our fragments of the past, yet has it ever been considered to be toxic to our brains? It may be one thing to remember what you used to do, but another to deny reality and seek what used to be. Nostalgia has always had the effect to manipulate the present depending on the memory

“Oh yes, the past can hurt, but you can either run from it, or learn from it.” Rafiki, from The Lion King. Rafiki said this, because adult Simba was talking about facing something from his past that he’s been running from, so Rafiki hit him on the head. Simba says “Ow what was that for?”, and Rafiki says “It doesn’t matter it’s in the past.” The past can be hurtful, but it has to either be ran from or learned from. This quote fits in society, because people all across the world have to live with

now a curriculum specialist at Bellaire Elementary has a good insight into how the educational system has changed over time. Transition: N/A Paragraph One: Past and present generation behavior Topic Sentence: Past and present behavior has differed between the generations. Transition: Main Point One: Behavior in the past was much better. Past generations did not have adult problems placed on

According to historians, history should not repeat itself; however, the pervasive influence of a past that holds resentment and regret due to wars is unavoidable. Although countries emerge from war, each individual is left with a pain that restricts their future. Harry Mulisch, in The Assault utilizes characterization and recurring images to demonstrate that there is no healthy way to individually and globally deal with world wars as they have long lasting emotional repercussions on civilian survivors

Throughout Beloved the use of jumping between the past and present is deployed as a way to get the story of these characters across. A book about slavery, Morrison uses this jumping around to make us feel what it was like to be a slave, the never being completely sure of where you are and where you stand. She also uses it to solidify this concept of rememory to the reader by making you feel as if your inside the characters’ heads and can see and almost feel what they are thinking and seeing in their