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English Audio Request

fariatiev
224 Words / 1 Recordings / 2 Comments
Note to recorder:

Note to recorder: Please read at natural, connected conversational speed.

Dealing with tense situations 1

1) I can't open the door, I've lost my key.
2) I wasn't able to open the door to my apartment since I'd lost my key.

3) - Do you know how Andrey is doing?
- No, I don't. Truth be told, I haven't seen him in so long

4) - Why didn't you tell her how Andrey was doing?
- I didn't tell her anything about him because I hadn't seen him in a long time.

5) I've been waiting for her call since I sent her an SMS. She hasn't phoned yet. I'll phone her now.
6) I'd been waiting for her call since I'd sent her a SMS. She hadn't phoned, so I decided to phone her. Here "since" can mean "from the time that I sent her the SMS" -or- "because I'd sent her an SMS." With the first meaning - use I sent... With the 2nd meaning: I'd sent.

7) I've known her since 2000. I didn't even suspect that she was a widow. She'd lost her husband 2 years before we met.

8) - May I use your computer to go online?
- Sorry, the data port is broken. [or: the data port broke]

9) - Hello, could I speak to Maria Nikolaevna?
- I'm sorry. It looks like she has gone out.

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Comments

Eggcluck
July 13, 2012

Notes

Few people would ever say SMS, it is hard to sya and ruins the flow of the sentence. 'text' or 'message' is more likely.

I would never say "the data port broke" The first one is more likely.

fariatiev
July 16, 2012

Thanks much

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