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Conditional Sentences Type 2

·                             Conditional Sentences Type 2
This type refers to situations in the present. An action could happen if the present situation were different.
We don't really expect the situation to change, however. we just imagine „what would happen if …“
Form :
          if   +   Simple Past        ,  Simple Past Future
                    If       I found her address ,       I would send her an invitation
 (I would like to send an invitation to a friend. I have looked everywhere for her address, but I cannot find it. So now I think it is rather unlikely that I will eventually find her address.)

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Conditional Sentences Type 1


Conditional Sentences

·         Conditional Sentences Type 1
It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form:
                   if        +        Simple Present ,     Simple Future
                   If                 I find her address ,          I will send her an invitation

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Narrative Text

Definition
Narrative is a text focusing specific participants. Its social function is to tell stories (fiction/non fiction/tales/folktales/fables/myths/epic) or past events and entertain the readers.

Generic Structure  
A narrative text will consists of the following structure:
1. Orientation       :  Introducing the participants and informing the time and the place
2. Complication    :  Describing the rising crises which the participants have to do with
3. Resolution         :  Showing the way of participant to solve the crises, better or worse
4. Re-Orientation :  Optional

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Past Perfect Continous Tense

I/You/They/We/She/He/It  had been waiting.......

The past perfect continuous tense is like the past perfect tense, but it emphasizes the duration of an activity that was in progress before another activity or time in the past.

i.e.
1. Elma started waiting at 7am. Amin arrived at 9am. When Amin arrived, Elma had been waiting for two hours.
2. Amin finally came at nine o'clock. Elma had been waiting for him since seven.
3. The police had been looking for the criminals for two years before they caught him.


'Bending without breaking'
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source: Understanding and Using English Grammar- Bety S.A
http://www.englishpage.com/
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