Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson Listen & Learn English with Luke 🎧 This is SOMETHING! [944]
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Jul 14, 2025 Discover the art of crafting compelling podcast titles and the balance between clarity and creativity. Dive into the Grammar Zone as English narrative tenses take center stage, with fun anecdotes for practical learning. Explore a new tool, LukeGlish, designed to enhance vocabulary searches. Enjoy a light-hearted Comedy Corner filled with puns and jokes, all while embracing the humor in language learning. Additionally, hear insights on addressing loneliness and connections, along with delightful travel stories that capture the chaos and joy of parenting.
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Use Past Tenses for Real Events
- Use past tenses normally when describing real past events of other people.
- Example: When describing accidents or injuries, use past simple and past continuous naturally.
Present Tense Describes Permanent Stories
- Present simple is a conventional tense to describe plots or stories.
- This conveys that the story is permanent and always true when discussed.
Present Tense for Story Plots
- When discussing plots of books or films, use present simple tense.
- This tense indicates the permanence and ongoing existence of the story.