Speak Lesson 23 | The Simple Past Tense

In this lesson, we learn from Leyla and Dr. Sahba Shayani about the nature of the evil king Zahhak's reign and the beginning of his downfall. 

In this lesson, we continue our discussion of the famous Tale of Zahhak from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh with Dr. Sahba Shayani. Here, having covered the background that led to Zahhak's rise to power, we begin to delve into Zahhak's own story in earnest. 

Welcome to this English grammar lesson about the present simple tense. This is also a very common English verb tense, and it is very useful to learn it. Once you master it you'll be able to talk about the things you love and like, your habits and routines, and how to stat ...

Sur cet episode, on continue notre étude du simple past tense. venir de + infinitif - “just” + simple past tense Exemples: Je viens de lire un livre – “I just read a book.” Il vient de manger un gâteau – “He just ate a cake” Remarquez la différence: We ate a cake. (on ne sait pas ...  Show more

Dans cet episode, on apprend un nouveau temps verbal – the simple past tense! Pour les verbes réguliers, on ajoute un “-ed” à la fin du mot – c'est prononcé comme un “d” ou un “t”, selon le mot Exemples: Talk – talked Watch – watched Listen – listened Answer – answered Call – cal ...  Show more

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