In this grammar refresh, we'll start by looking at a few of the uses, the past tense.
Now, the first use is its most obvious use, and that is to just talk about a definite action that
has been completed in the past.
So this action has happened.
It's done.
And that's when we use this past tense.
For example, here I sent my CV and references exactly a week ago.
Here I sent.
Asked tents, this action has happened, it has been completed.
But we can also use to talk about how someone felt about something so you can see in this last sentence
it says, I don't think they liked my bold move.
So here we're talking about how.
What we think they felt right and we think they didn't like.
Or I don't think they liked my bold move, but let me read the full example.
I sent my CV and references exactly a week ago, they haven't replied yet, I didn't want to wait.
I called them first.
I don't think they liked my bold move.
So we can pick out all the possible tents we have sent here, haven't replied, I have not replied,
but that is in the past simple tents they didn't want, did not want.
There and liked.
The next part of the grammar refresh is talking about introductory elements.
These are things that you put in the beginning of your main sentence.
There are within the main sentence, but at the beginning of it, it kind of adds a pause to the sentence.
It's kind of sets up the main point.
Now, when you're writing these, you're always going to place a comma at the end of them.
When you're speaking, you're always going to pause after that.
All right, let's take a look at our examples, the first one, after a week of waiting, I finally
got a job after so you can see the comedy here.
The introductory phrase is after a week of waiting.
And you notice I put that puzzle after a week of waiting.
I finally got a job offer.
The next example since I'm relocating.
I need to find a new job.
And the last one.
In the end.
I can only wait for their decision now.
So, again, make sure you have the collar in there if you're writing, and make sure you add a little
bit of a pause if they're using these when you speak.