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Grammar/ speaking exercise handout on present perfect and simple past
Interjection = the utterance of a word or phrase expressive of emotion;the uttering of an exclamation.
When was the last time you were broke?
Broke = to have no money
Flat broke = to REALLY have no money.
I'm broke until payday.
I'm flat broke! I don't have two pennies to rub together.
attributes = qualities
Rich people are not always happy.
- How much money do you need to live on a month?
- What do you spend most of your money on?
- Where do you get your money from?
- Are you a spendthrift, or a penny pincher?
Wealthy people just have more expensive problems!
Money can't buy you happiness.
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A penny-pincher is a person who doesn't spend any of their money.
One borrows from someone.
One lends money to someone.
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For an estimation use (about or around) not (maybe)
My house is worth around/about...
in / on/ for / from /to / toward / into / above / under / next to / with / by /
until = up to that point in time
You have until tomorrow to pay me back.
by = no later than
A bill / A note = paper money
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