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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
past
Noun
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A time before now.
In the past, many years ago, I was a good doctor.
Stuff in the past is a lot different than it is now.
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Past means the past tense.
past
Adjective
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done
The harvest is past. It finished in October.
past
Preposition
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by; beside
I watched as he walked past the museum window from north to south.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
future
Noun
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The future is the time of something that hasn't happen yet. The study of the future is known as futurology.
I will be more careful in the future.
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A look forward.
You have a great future ahead of you.
future
Adjective
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Something that is coming.
That is a future event.
secret
Noun
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or unknown information.
Can you keep a secret?
secret
Adjective
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Known by a small group; hidden.
We found her secret diary.