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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

Do you love your new technology toys?

Tuesday December 23, 2008
I do! Here are two intermediate to upper level reading comprehension dialogues that will help you build your technology related vocabulary AND enable you to better discuss your new gadgets!

Hooking Up My New Computer
A New Home Theater System

Comments

May 24, 2008 at 8:03 am
(1) Kazelche says:

Hi webmaster!

May 27, 2008 at 9:02 pm
(2) John says:

It’s awesome!

September 20, 2008 at 11:56 am
(3) stephanazs says:

Interesting facts.I have bookmarked this site. stephanazs

December 24, 2008 at 4:35 am
(4) Archana says:

U r really a web master….i like d most “Quiz of the day”

December 24, 2008 at 5:08 am
(5) lawrence says:

I found a contraction between your answer quiz and what I have learned…

Your quiz:

Janet — worked(work) for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us.

Your answer is “worked”. I believe it should be “had worked”

According to….

Past Perfect
By Kenneth Beare, About.com
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Past Perfect

Listed below are uses with examples, and the structure of the past perfect tense.

Something that had happened before something else took place

I had eaten lunch before they arrived.
Susan had already finished the project when he asked for help.

Please let my know the correct answer to it.

Thank you

LawrenceNguyen@hotmail.com

December 24, 2008 at 10:51 am
(6) Doaa says:

Hi
Thank you that is worthy and the same time difficult

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