Simple Past Tense * Expresses an activity/ activities that happened at a specific time in the past. * From : V + d‚ ed‚ ied Irregular verb action verb * Negative – did + not + base V Was/were ‘be’ verb * Negative – was/were + not * Time expression : yesterday‚ two days ago last year‚ just now‚ in 1998 * Example : 1. Mariam finished her homework last night 2. They graduated two years ago.
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The Past‚ Present and Future Throughout the last 50 years‚ humanity has witnessed many changes that have attired and changed our lives in many ways. The emergence of technology in our lives‚ for example‚ has caused life to become simpler by making connections easier between people. Changes such as these have caused many differences between each generation. Whilst comparing the life of our generation and our parent’s generation we can see that various aspects have changed like technology‚ education
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problems in the past and perhaps they will face new difficulties in the future.In the past‚ black Americans and other racial groups have been discriminated against and enslaved.Throughout the history black people have been denied many important things.Black Americans could not work‚ live‚ shop‚ eat‚ or travel where they wanted.They couldn’t vote‚ they were forced to go to separate schools and were also excluded from universities.A large majority of blacks lived in poverty.Many years have past since those
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Past and Current Trends Daniel Muldoon Psy/425 May 20th‚ 2013 Barbara Nosal Past and Current Trends Illicit drug use in the United States has been around for many years. Just because it has been around for this long does not mean that it is good for the people. This type of illegal activity has been known to bring around violence‚ gangs‚ prostitution‚ and other illegal activities. To see how the use of illegal drugs has evolved‚ one must look at the past trends of drug use and the current
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Compare and contrast the way the childhood is presented in "Piano" by D.H. Lawrence‚ "My parents kept me from children who were rough" by Stephen Spender and "Half-past two" by U. A. Fanthorpe In all three poems the poets present childhood in different and exceptional way. In "Piano"‚ childhood is presented in a very idealistic way. The poet is remembering the good old times when he was sitting under the piano and listening to his mother tenderly singing a powerful song. He remembers his loving
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experiences. This definition‚ however‚ reveals only a fraction of the truth about memory. Memory can be a friend‚ though a fickle one at best‚ or it can be a relentless enemy‚ ever haunting ‚ even in sleep. But I believe memory serves as a funnel to the past. Most of my early childhood is but a fog‚ filled with little snippets of memories: a family party which I rode around in a little red pedal car in a black dress and red shirt‚ or the Christmas I got SnoozeNSnore Ernie‚ the tea parties I would throw
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Nostalgia comes from the longing of youth and of the desire or longing of home. This is elaborately illustrated in Into the Wild‚ written by Jon Krakauer. This book captures the journey of a man named Christopher McCandless who shuns himself from society to find his childhood passion and relive it. He leaves his family behind‚ changes his name‚ and becomes a person who only lives for his passion --- and himself. Krakauer shows the understanding that passion and longing of youth ends when someone
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By allowing the reader to reconstruct the dates chronologically and untangle the characters experiences on their own‚ Faulkner provides a complex transition from one section to another. In‚ “A Rose for Emily‚” the concept of time present and time past is explored. By making a parallel between the main character‚
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In the book Sold by Patricia McCormick Lakshmi is a thirteen year old girl who lives a life different from most thirteen year old kids with her siblings and her stepfather in a village in the Himalayan mountains. Lakshmi stepfather sells and sends her away with a stranger to become a maid for 10‚000 rupees. “She says full payment is due‚ as well as 50 rupees extra for interest”.(36) She is basically saying she wants the full amount that she is worth. The value of human life is worth more than just
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a) Kotler‚ Keller and Burton discuss the advantages and disadvantages of globalization. List and describe these‚ using examples to illustrate your answer. (10 marks) b) Once a company decides on a particular country‚ it must determine the best mode of entry. List five modes of entry discussing one (1) mode of entry in detail (10 marks) Advantages: 1. Economies of scale in production and distribution 2. Lower marketing costs 3. Power and scope 4. Consistency in brand image
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