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Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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I can't believe this.
➔ Modal verb (can) in negative form
➔ "can" is a modal verb expressing ability; adding "n't" makes it negative: "can't" = "cannot".
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If sin didn't seem like a good thing, nobody would do it.
➔ Second conditional (past simple + would + base verb)
➔ The if‑clause uses the past simple "didn't seem" to talk about an unreal present, and the result clause uses "would" + base verb to express the imagined consequence.
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I'm guessing lust ain't happening tonight.
➔ Colloquial contraction "ain't" for "is not"
➔ "ain't" is a non‑standard, informal contraction used here for "is not"; common in spoken English but avoided in formal writing.
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What do you do? I press it.
➔ Simple present for routine / habit (question + statement)
➔ "What do you do?" uses the auxiliary "do" for a present‑simple question; "I press it" is a present‑simple statement describing a habitual action.
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I introduced them.
➔ Simple past of a transitive verb
➔ "introduced" is the past form of the transitive verb "introduce"; the object "them" receives the action.
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I couldn't find my keys, and then my car wouldn't start.
➔ Past modals "couldn't" (ability) and "wouldn't" (refusal/future in the past)
➔ "couldn't" = "could not" expresses inability in the past; "wouldn't" = "would not" expresses a negative expectation about a future event relative to that past moment.
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She went home and made that tuna casserole.
➔ Compound past tense with coordinating conjunction "and"
➔ Two actions in the past are linked by the coordinating conjunction "and": "went" and "made".
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I will not have innocent children walk through this house on Halloween and see a half‑naked woman.
➔ Causative "have" + object + bare infinitive; future simple "will"
➔ "will not have" expresses a future negative intention; after "have" the object "innocent children" is followed by the bare infinitive "walk" and "see", indicating that the speaker will prevent them from doing these actions.
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He went home and made that tuna casserole.
➔ Past simple tense with coordination
➔ "He went home and made that tuna casserole" links two past actions with the coordinating conjunction "and".
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I press the button and the floor opens up.
➔ Zero conditional (present + present) for cause‑effect
➔ Both clauses are in the simple present, describing a general truth: pressing the button causes the floor to open.
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