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when
Preposition
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At which time (sometimes a question)
"When did you start learning English?" - "Three years ago."
"When does the film start?" - "At seven o'clock."
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At the time
She phoned me when I was in the bath.
It was the year 1996 when I met John.
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After
When I get up, I always drink a cup of coffee.
was
Verb
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A form of the verb be used to talk about yourself, or another person in the past.
I was singing in the shower.
Who was that girl you were talking to?
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
last
Adjective
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Something is last in a row or in time if there are other things before it but no more things after it.
I was the last person to go there: when I went, the others were all already there.
My house is the last house at the end of the street.
last
Determiner
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Last week, month, year, etc. is the one that comes before this one.
I didn't see you last week.
last
Verb
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To endure, continue over time.
Summer seems to last longer each year.
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To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.
time
Noun
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Time is what we measure with a clock.
"What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."
I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?
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If you do something one time, you do it once.
time
Verb
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If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.
Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.
we
Pronoun
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The person speaking and other people with him or her.
"Are you and Mia still going?" "No, were finished."
We went to Paris together.
We ought to help.
Let's go. We need to talk to Mark.
We won our football game.
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People in general.
We need to think about other people more.
we
Determiner
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The person speaking and other people with him or her.
We Canadians don't act that way.
saw
Noun
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A saw is a tool with sharp teeth used to cut something hard like wood.
The man used a saw to cut the wood into pieces.
each
Determinative
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all or every one in a group separately
Come here you two. I'll give each of you a toy.
More and more problems happened each year.
We have to treat each individual case differently.
They each have good points and bad points.
Sara looked at each of the three bedrooms.
The price is $6 each.
other
Adjective
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The other thing(s), when there are only two choices, is the one(s) we were not talking about.
No, don't put it on this table. Put it on the other table.
The people inside are OK, but the other people are getting wet.
Thanks for the books. I'll get the others tomorrow.
He sat on the other side of the table.
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more
There are many other kinds of problems.
Do you have any other questions?
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different
There were some other cars at their house the other day.
Other than the cleanup, I think we're finished.