What's Up American Idioms
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Examples:
Soon you will come in contact with a person who will influence your life.
The next time you are treated for a medical problem, you will fall in love with your doctor.
Being single is fun,
but it's time to settle down.
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Appendices |
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Infinitive |
Past |
Past Participle |
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run |
ran |
run |
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settle |
settled |
settled |
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sign |
signed |
signed |
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stand |
stood |
stood |
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stick |
stuck |
stuck |
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suffer |
suffered |
suffered |
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swear |
swore |
sworn |
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take |
took |
taken |
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tell |
told |
told |
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throw |
threw |
thrown |
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tide |
tided |
tided |
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treat |
treated |
treated |
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turn |
turned |
turned |
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vote |
voted |
voted |
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win |
won |
won |
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work |
worked |
worked |
APPENDIX F: TAPE SCRIPTS
Chapter 1 — Sports
1.Terry isn't patriotic at all. He never roots for the American team.
2.Big Bob is definitely going to win the heavyweight boxing championship. He's competing against a boxer who's ten years older.
3.Elaine doesn't think she can win the piano competition this year, but she's going to go for it next year.
4.Many employees believed that some day Walter would become president of the company because he really stood out as a manager.
5.As a child, Maria liked to make speeches. Her parents knew she'd be good at politics when she got older.
Chapter 2 — F a m i l y
1. Barbara and Paul are always fighting, because Paul doesn't want Barbara to work. He thinks she should stay home and take care of their 3-year-old daughter, but Barbara wants to get a babysitter.
2. Frank was born in Chicago, but he was brought up in London. That's why he speaks English with a British accent.
