❇️ The past continues tense

The past continuous is used to indicate that something happened over a period of time in the past.
زمان گذشته جاری به عملی دلالت می‌کند که در گذشته برای یک مدت خاص در جریان بوده باشد.

Past Continuous

♦️ To discuss things that were in progress the past.
برای نشان دادن کاری که در گذشته در جریان بوده استفاده می شود.

✅ They were studying all night.

✅ He was sleeping during class.

✅ I was waiting for a long time.

Past Continuous

♦️ To discuss something that happened in the middle of something else.
برای توصیف کاری که در جریان کار دیگری اتفاق افتاده باشد.

✅ The children were sleeping when we got home.

✅ I was watching a movie when you called.

✅ People were sleeping when the smoke detector went off.

Past Continuous

♦️ To discuss two actions that were in progress at the same time in the past.
برای نشان دادن دو عملی که در عین زمان در گذشته در جریان بودند.

✅ I was watching TV while she was cooking.

✅ We were playing chess while they were studying.

✅ While we were playing football, they were looking for us.

🛑 Negative Past Continuous

✅ We were not playing soccer today.

✅ He was not studying last night.

✅ They were not walking to school yesterday.

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❇️ Idiom

♦️ gut reaction

👉 It is is a reaction that you have immediately and strongly, without thinking about something or being aware of your reasons.
این اصطلاح زمانی استفاده می شود که بخواهیم یک عکس العمل آنی و بدون فکر را بیان کنیم.

✅ At first my gut reaction was to never talk to him again, but later I decided to forget.

✅ I am trying not to trust my gut reaction in certain situations.

✅ My initial gut reaction was that the prices would go up, but I was wrong.

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❇️ Idiom

♦️ to put something off

👉 to postpone something
چیزی را به تعویق انداختن

✅ Many students put off doing their assignments until the last minute.
شاگردان زیادی کارخانگی های خود را تا دقیقه آخر به تعویق می اندازند.

✅ Let's put the party off until next weekend, okay?
بیایید که مهمانی را تا هفته ی آینده به تعویق بندازیم، درسته؟

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❇️ Sweet talking tips

♦️ Give Respect
Give respect to everyone. Sometimes, a simple smile from you can make the entire day of someone. Never forget to thank the liftman when he opens the lift for you, or your chauffeur, when he opens the door of your car. Give a bright smile to your colleagues as well as the others around you. You would start feeling the change from the next day itself. When you are happy, the world will also be happy for you. Moreover, when you respect someone, you are in least danger of hurting him/her and there is the score for you. So, stick to this motto and see the world changing around you.

♦️ Be Sympathetic
We, as human beings, are given the power of understanding and if we don't integrate it in our life, how can we expect to justify our humane side. Everyone wants sympathy, especially when he/she has gone through a really bad phase in life. Don't you love it when your friend sympathizes with your grilling schedule at work? So, don't be a miser for words and let people know that you care.

♦️ Humor Mechanism
Everyone likes funny people. Integrate humor in your life and try to search the sunny - side up in everything. You would soon find the ultimate secret of being happy. Tell jokes, poke harmless fun, and see the gloomy mood changing in an instant. However, refrain from sarcasm, as only a few of us can really pull it off without hurting someone's feeling. Stick to light humor instead.

♦️ Be Confident
For sweet talking, being sympathetic alone is not enough. You also need confidence. Don't let yourself be cast out as too mellow or pushover, as the world will start using you then. Be a confident and levelheaded person, who knows what he/she is doing. Make sure the world knows it too. Don't give anyone a chance to take advantage of you or typecasting you a patsy or a softy.

♦️ Flirt A Little
A little flattery never hurts! Be the first one to notice the positive change in a person and compliment on it. For instance, if your colleague is donning a new shirt, don't forget to shower an admiring compliment on him/her. Congratulate your colleagues on successfully finishing a project. A little flirting with your client can help seal your success. However, never ever give a cheap remark or go over the top in flattery.

♦️ Be Spontaneous
Whenever you say something, make sure that it doesn't look like a prepared speech or something well thought of (in advance). It should come out in a spontaneous manner, giving a genuine appearance to your words. If you are a serious person, who doesn't talk much, it's time for you to open up. You can practice with your friends and family members and then employ it elsewhere too.

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❇️ The Future Perfect
آینده کامل

👉 This tense is used to express an act that is predicted to be finished within a certain span of time in the future. Such sentences are formed by 'will' + 'have' + 'past participle of the verb'.
این زمان برای بیان کاری که پیش بینی می شود تا یک زمان مشخص و یا قبل از یک عمل دیگر در آینده تکمیل شود استفاده می شود.

✅ You will have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.

✅ Will you have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.?

✅ You will not have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.

Structure
[will have + past participle] --with 'will'
[am/is/are + going to have + past participle] ---with 'Be Going To'

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علاقه مندان جهت معلومات بیشتر می‌توانند به اداره مؤسسه علمی نانونت به تماس شوند.
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❇️ Idiom

♦️ To spoil someone’s plan

پلان کسی را خراب کردن

✅ The heavy overnight rain spoilt our plan of playing cricket the next morning.

✅ Don’t spoil my plan! I am going to surprise him tonight.


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❇️ Idiom

♦️ To be up in arms about something

👉 To be extremely upset and angry about something

از چیزی خیلی ناراحت بودن

✅ The entire country is up in arms about the new tax rise policy.

✅ Your father looks to be up in arms about your decision.

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❇️ Tips to develop natural leadership

♦️ Constant or periodic evaluation of one's strength and weaknesses is very essential to set the foundations of leadership. One will be able to perform better only when one is aware of one's drawbacks and shortcomings. At the same time, it is equally important to be aware of one's potential as this acts like the motivation or the driving force to keep one going.

♦️ Natural leaders take in-depth information about their surroundings and assess people around them. It is only through a better understanding of your surrounding environment can you aspire to influence them with your words and actions.

♦️ Consider every obstacle, every failure as a stepping stone which will lead you closer to your goal as a leader. Learn to judge a situation in terms of both pros and cons and act accordingly. It is only when you truly assess a situation can you think of leading others in a particular situation.

♦️ Try to follow the example of other leaders and if possible, pursue mentors to help you in the process. Leadership is not a quality that is absolute and complete. It requires frequent appraisals and refurbishing. You can either seek the direct help of the mentors or try to figure out their line of thoughts and actions. It is extremely vital that you understand how such people think and act in order to inculcate their ways. However, it is not necessary that you actually mimic their actions. All you need to do is establish a fine connection between your own ideas and the already established ones of proven natural leaders.

♦️ Knowledge is the key to all answers and one can only gain information through regular and constant reading. Books are a great way to come across different kinds of opinions and ideas and get different types of outlooks about a particular issue. It is not mandatory that you agree to and follow each and every instruction jotted on paper. You can also critically evaluate these issues either personally or with a group. It is only through such constructive criticism that one can aim to inculcate and adopt the inherent characteristics of a natural leader.

♦️ Learn to gain control over your fears. Being human, it is but natural that you will come across qualms, suspicions and worries. It totally depends on you how you gain control over your anxieties and lead a life that is inspiring for others.

♦️ The ability to make quick and sensible decisions is very important for a leader. It should be kept in mind that a leader never dilly-dallies or puts off issues. Rather, they try to come to a conclusion in a timely manner.

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❇️ Expressing a wish or a regret
بیان کردن یک آرزو و یا افسوس

Expressing a wish:
بیان آرزو
Form:
♦️ If only / I wish + simple past

✅ If only I knew how to use a computer. (I don’t know how to use a computer and I would like to learn how to use it)

✅ I wish I knew how to use a computer.

👉 Use:
To express a wish in the present
ساختار فوق برای بیان یک آرزو در حال استفاده می شود.
The simple past here is an unreal past.
فعل گذشته در این جملات حالت غیر واقعی دارد و به گذشته دلالت نمی کند.
When you use the verb to be the form is “were”.
زمانیکه همراه با فعل to be استفاده شود، با تمام فاعل ها were استفاده می شود.

✅ I wish I were a millionaire!

Expressing regret:
بیان افسوس
♦️ If only / I wish + past perfect

✅ If only I had woken up early. (I didn't wake up early and I missed my bus.)

✅ I wish I had stayed with my parents.
Use:
👉 To express a regret.
ساختار فوق برای بیان افسوس و پشیمانی استفاده می شود.


Complaining:
برای شکایت کردن
Form:
♦️ I wish / if only + would + verb

✅ I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time (I'm annoyed because you always come late and I want you to arrive on time)
✅ If only you wouldn't arrive so late.
Use:
👉 To complain about a behavior that you disapprove.
ساختار فوق برای توضیح رفتاری که مورد تائید شما نیست استفاده می شود.

👉 Expressing impatience, annoyance or dissatisfaction with a present action.
هم چنان این ساختار برای بیان کم تحملی، اذیت و عدم رضایت استفاده می شود.

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❇️ Idiom

♦️ Couch potato

👉 A lazy person who spends a lot of time sitting at home watching TV
برای توصیف شصی که وقت زیادی را به نشستن در خانه و تنبلی کردن سپری می کند استفاده می شود.

✅ Stop being a couch potato! Turn off the TV and go out.

✅ All he ever does is watching TV. He has become a couch potato.

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