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Verbal Tenses (Past Tenses (Past continuous (To talk about an action in…

- - - - My sister is going to adopt a child. (NOT will adopt…)
        LA MEVA GERMANA VA A ADOPTAR UN NEN
    - - It’s going to rain (Evidence: black clouds) VA A PLOURE
  - - - I’ll have the steak (at the restaurant) PRENDRÉ EL FILET
    - - I won’t tell anybody where you are
        NO LI DIRÉ A NINGÚ ON ETS
    - - I’ll carry that bag for you JO ET PORTARÉ LA BOSSA
    - - You will love NY T'ENCANTARÀ NY
    - - I’ll be at home all afternoon ESTARÉ A CASA TOTA LA TARDA
    - - Shall I help you? (offer) PODRIA AJUDAR-TE?
    - - I hope you will come to my apartment tonight.
        ESPERO QUE VINGUIS AL MEU APARTAMENT AQUESTA NIT
- - - - The night is dark LA NIT ES OBSCURA
    - - I feel happy EM SENTO FELIÇ
    - - I get up late EM LLEVO TARD
    - - I like onions M'AGRADEN LES CEBES
    - - The train arrives at 1am EL TREN ARRIBA A LA 1
  - - - She calls me every day, but today is not calling me
        EM TRUCA CADA DIA, PERÒ AVUI NO M'ESTÀ TRUCANT
    - - I’m going to Paris tomorrow and coming back on Tuesday. MARXO A PARIS DEMA I TORNO DIMARTS
- - - - I always thought dinosaurs were just science fiction. (finished action, why? Because she/he doesn’t think that anymore) PENSAVA QUE ELS DINOSAURES SOLS EREN CIÈNCIA FICCIÓ
    - - ANY MORE and ANY LONGER: To contrast with USED TO: solia fer, ara ja no faig... I used to go to the gym, but I don't (go) any more/longer
        
        BE USED TO and GET USED TO: estar acostumat/ acostumar-se: I am used to getting up early every day (estic acostumada a aixecar-me d'hora cada dia), Lola can't get used to living in the UK (Lola no es pot acostumar a viure en RU)
  - - - Sally has NEVER met Bill’s ex-wife
        *EVER and NEVER before the main verb, after auxiliary verb HAVE
        SALLY MAI HA CONEGUT A LA EXDONA DE BILL
    - - Our train has JUST left. *JUST before the main verb, after auxiliary verb have. EL NOSTRE TREN HA MARXAT ARA MATEIX
    - - ALREADY: With affirmative sentences. Before the main verb, after the auxiliary verb HAVE
        
        I have already seen this film twice. JA HE VIST AQUESTA PELÍCULA DUES VEGADES
      - YET: at the end of the sentence.
        
        With negative
        
        My brother hasn’t found a new job yet. EL MEU GERMÀ ENCARA NO HA TROBAT UN NOU TREBALL
        
        With interrogative
        
        Have you finished your homework yet? HAS ACABAT JA ELS TEUS DEURES?
  - - - I have been working here for 2 years. HE ESTAT TREBALLANT AQUÍ DURANT DOS ANYS
    - - It has been raining (the streets still wet) HA ESTAT PLOVENT
  - - - What were you doing at 6pm last night? QUE ESTAVES FENT ANIT A LES 18H
    - - I was driving along the motorway when it started snowing. ESTAVA CONDUÏNT PER L'AUTOPISTA QUAN DE SOBTE VA COMENÇAR A NEVAR
    - - WHILE I was doing the housework the children were playing in the garden. MENTRE ESTAVA FENT LA FEINA DE CASA ELS NENS ESTAVEN JUGANT AL JARDÍ
    - - It was a cold night and it was raining. I was watching TV in the sitting room. ERA UNA NIT FREDA I ESTAVA PLOVENT. JO ESTAVA VEIENT LA TV AL SALÓ
    - - I was going to spend the day at the beach, but I have decided to get my homework done instead. ANAVA A PASSAR EL DIA A LA PLATJA, PERO EN LLOC D'AIXÒ VAIG DECIDIR FER ELS MEUS DEURES
    - - I was wondering if you could baby-sit for me tonight. EM PREGUNTAVA SI PODRIES FER DE CANGUR PER MI AQUESTA NIT
  - - - COMPARE:
        
        When John arrived, they went out (1st John arrived, 2nd they went out) QUAN EL JOHN VA ARRIBAR, ELLS VAN SORTIR
        
        When John arrived, they had gone out (1st they went out, 2nd John arrived) QUAN EL JOHN VA ARRIVAR, ELLS JA HAVIEN SORTIT