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Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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We’re so happy to see you again!
➔ Present Simple with 'be' (expressing a state/feeling)
➔ "We're" is a contraction of "we are". The present simple expresses a current state of being happy.
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How have you been?
➔ Present Perfect Continuous (asking about general well-being over a period of time)
➔ This questions uses "have" + "been" + V-ing (implied) to ask about someone's well-being since you last saw them. The continuous form emphasizes the ongoing nature.
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I’ve been good, thanks! Just busy with school.
➔ Present Perfect Simple (for a state that started in the past and continues to the present)
➔ "I've been good" is short for "I have been good". It means the person has been in a good state of well-being for some time leading up to now.
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I will visit my family. I haven’t seen them in a while.
➔ Future Simple (will) and Present Perfect Simple (negative form)
➔ "I will visit" expresses a plan for the future. "I haven’t seen them" indicates an action that started in the past and continues up to now.
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Let’s do this more often.
➔ Suggestion with 'Let's' (followed by the base form of the verb)
➔ "Let's" is a shortened form of "Let us". It is used to make a suggestion to do something together.
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I am doing well, thank you for asking.
➔ Present Continuous (describing current action/state) and Gerund Phrase (thanking for the act of asking)
➔ "I am doing well" describes current state. "Thank you for asking" uses gerund phrase to express thanks for asking.
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We hope these conversations gave you some examples of how to greet in different situations.
➔ Past Simple (gave), Noun Clause (how to greet)
➔ "Gave" is the past tense of "give". "How to greet in different situations" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb 'examples'.
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Remember, repetition is the key to improving your English.
➔ Gerund (improving)
➔ "Improving" is a gerund, a verb acting as a noun. It functions as the object of the preposition "to".
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