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English Audio Request

martinsanr
550 Words / 1 Recordings / 0 Comments
Note to recorder:

I would prefer american accent but British is ok too. PLease let a little pause between each sentence. Thanks a lot for help.


A few weeks ago a woman called to report a robbery at her house.
I sent ten emails yesterday.
A man walked into the library and asked.
I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a department store.
We invited them to our party, but they decided not to come.
The police stopped me on my way home last night.
Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard.
How did the burglar break in without anybody hearing him?
a: Did you go out last night? b: Yes, I went to the cinema, but I didn't enjoy the film much.
' When did Mr. Thomas die?' 'About ten years ago'
They didn't invite us to the party, so we didn't go
Did you have time to do the shopping? No, I didn't
What did you do at the weekend?
I didn't do anything.

I was angry because they were late.
Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
They weren't able to come because they were so busy.
Did you go out last night or were you too tired?

The burglar came in through the front door, picked up the woman's handbag, emptied it out and stole her purse.
Then, the burglar went into the front room, opened all the cupboards and took a valuable collection of CDs.
When her son got older he often went out to visit his friends after school.

Bill Murphy worked for the police force for over 17 years.
Explorers at that time believed that the world was flat

past continuous
This time last year I was living in Brazil.
What were you doing at 10 o'clock last night?
I waved to Helen, but she wasn't looking.
I was walking home when I met Dan.
Kate was watching TV when we arrived.
I walked home after the party last night.
Kate watched television a lot when she was ill last year.

Matt phoned while we were having dinner.
it was raining when I got up.
I saw you in the park yesterday. You were sitting on the grass and reading a book.
I hurt my back while I was working in the garden.
I was walking along the road when I saw Dan. So I stopped, and we had a chat.
When Karen arrived, we were having dinner. (= we had already started before she arrived)
When Karen arrived, we had dinner.(=Karen arrived, and then we have dinner)
We were good friends. We knew each other well.
I was enjoying the party, but Chris wanted to go home.
It happened at five in the afternoon while she was watching the news on tv.
He was doing his homework in his bedroom when the burglar came into the house.
He was listening to music and working on his computer
For a while last year I was working at the cinema, studying for my degree and writing a column for the local newspaper.
Last year I worked at the cinema, studied for my degree and wrote a column for the local newspaper.
She used to to keep the front door locked.
She would leave the door unlocked whenever she was at home.
Bill Murphy used to work for the police force.
Bill Murpy worked for the police force for over 17 years.

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  • english tenses ( recorded by tayshalynn ), American (Midwestern/Southern)

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    A few weeks ago a woman called to report a robbery at her house.
    I sent ten emails yesterday.
    A man walked into the library and asked.
    I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a department store.
    We invited them to our party, but they decided not to come.
    The police stopped me on my way home last night.
    Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard.
    How did the burglar break in without anybody hearing him?
    a: Did you go out last night? b: Yes, I went to the cinema, but I didn't enjoy the film much.
    ' When did Mr. Thomas die?' 'About ten years ago'
    They didn't invite us to the party, so we didn't go
    Did you have time to do the shopping? No, I didn't
    What did you do on the weekend?
    I didn't do anything.

    I was angry because they were late.
    Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
    They weren't able to come because they were so busy.
    Did you go out last night or were you too tired?

    The burglar came in through the front door, picked up the woman's handbag, emptied it out and stole her purse.
    Then, the burglar went into the front room, opened all the cupboards and took a valuable collection of CDs.
    When her son got older he often went out to visit his friends after school.

    Bill Murphy worked for the police force for over 17 years.
    Explorers at that time believed that the world was flat

    past continuous
    This time last year I was living in Brazil.
    What were you doing at 10 o'clock last night?
    I waved to Helen, but she wasn't looking.
    I was walking home when I met Dan.
    Kate was watching TV when we arrived.
    I walked home after the party last night.
    Kate watched television a lot when she was ill last year.

    Matt phoned while we were having dinner.
    it was raining when I got up.
    I saw you in the park yesterday. You were sitting on the grass and reading a book.
    I hurt my back while I was working in the garden.
    I was walking along the road when I saw Dan. So I stopped, and we had a chat.
    When Karen arrived, we were having dinner. (= we had already started before she arrived)
    When Karen arrived, we had dinner.(=Karen arrived, and then we had dinner)
    We were good friends. We knew each other well.
    I was enjoying the party, but Chris wanted to go home.
    It happened at five in the afternoon while she was watching the news on tv.
    He was doing his homework in his bedroom when the burglar came into the house.
    He was listening to music and working on his computer
    For a while last year I was working at the cinema, studying for my degree and writing a column for the local newspaper.
    Last year I worked at the cinema, studied for my degree and wrote a column for the local newspaper.
    She used to to keep the front door locked.
    She would leave the door unlocked whenever she was at home.
    Bill Murphy used to work for the police force.
    Bill Murpy worked for the police force for over 17 years.

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