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This is quite difficult grammatical topic. Here are my sentences.

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past
She was playing when the mother come.
I was speaking when the message come.
While they where sleeping, it started to rain.
What was Tom painting when policeman stopped him?
While I was downloading the movie, the computer suddenly frozen.


USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption
In the early morning at 5 PM, he was shaving.
At midday somebody was cleaning the car.
In twilight, they where sitting on the bank of the river.


USE 3 Parallel Actions
While I was cooking, my husband was sitting with the child.
He wasn´t working and they weren´t working either.
What she was doing while her car was staying in the traffic jam?

USE 4 Atmosphere
Once upon a time, when the trees were bigger and the Sun was brighter, one little girl was walking through the forest, the birds were singing, the goblins were picking nuts up, the hunters were running and their dogs were barking.

USE 5 Repetition and Irritation with "Always"
You were always wasting time for computer games.
I didn’t like him, because he was constantly touching me during the talking.
Somebody was always interrupting him, when he tried to speak.

Аленький Цветочек
May I interfere?

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past
She was playing when the mother come came.
I was speaking when the message come arrived.
While they where sleeping, it started to rain.
What was Tom painting when policeman stopped him? +
While I was downloading the movie, the computer suddenly frozen froze.

USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption
In the early morning at 5 PM, he was shaving. +
At midday somebody was cleaning the car. +
In twilight, they where sitting on the bank of the river. +


USE 3 Parallel Actions
While I was cooking, my husband was sitting with the child. +
He wasn´t working and they weren´t working either. +
What she was was she doing while her car was staying stuck in the traffic jam?

I would take this topic.

Job interview/First date. How to make the first impression?

I would like to share also my job interview experience.

My Past Continuous.

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past
I was singing a lullaby when the phone rang.
He was studying for his math test, when his friend came.
He was listening to the music when the power went out.
He was mowing the lawn till the mower went out of gas.

USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption
- What were you doing at 3pm?
- I was riding my bike.
They were walking in the park at 6pm.
We were talking on the phone at 7pm.

USE 3 Parallel Actions
She was cooking dinner, while he was setting up the tent.
She was sitting in the chair, as the children were playing volleyball.
A girl was jumping a rope while a boy was swimming.


USE 4 Atmosphere
The river was slowly carrying its waters to the sea.
A light breeze was touching reeds on the banks.
Flies were buzzing in the air.
The boat was rocking on the waves.
The dog was sleeping on the deck.

USE 5 Repetition and Irritation with "Always"
He was always asking a lot of questions.
She was constantly chewing something.
They were always running into something and breaking things.
He was always shouting, as if he couldn't talk at all.

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Job interview/First date. How to make the first impression?

It was really very interesting yesterday I hope in the near future I'll be able to say much more words Thank you very much

Аленький Цветочек,

May I interrupt as well? Just a couple of very small things.

You were always wasting time for on computer games.

I didn’t like him, because he was constantly touching me during the talking.

In the early morning Early in the morning at 5 AM, he was shaving.
(the way you said it, you would certainly be understood, but you would sound like a foreigner with an accent. Certain grammatical constructions are rigidly fixed)

Hi all!
I need help.
My friend wants to get a job in a foreign company. In order to form a first impression he needs CV on good english. Who will help him?
Tnx. )

I can check it for grammatical mistakes - just for a small peace of cheese (about 4 kg, because I don't eat too much)

As to form, structure and content - Аленький Цветочек can give better advice, because she got a special training in job interviews and stuff like that.

Only 4 kg?
4 u? or 4 ur son?
By the way tnx u 4 suggestion.

4 is a magical number.
Though my son would prefer 4x4. He wants to take an exam for his driver's licence this Friday.

When will we have pleasure to hear your voice in teamspeak?

The next topic could be about your best vacation.

The Discussion take place on next Sunday, 19.09.10 at 10.30 PM.

We continue grammatical topics with the Present Perfect Tense. As usual, you can also write 20 sentences to this topic.

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

O, "best vacation" is very pleasant theme

My Present Perfect Tense:
1. I have read the book about Chippolino twenty eight times)))
2. I have been from Egipt.
3. My little son has never flown by plane.
4. My husbend has studied spanish language at school.
5. I have never met dinosaur in Moscow.
6. I have become more thin since I started to study arabic dance.
7. My older son has finished second class excellent.
8. I have not finished to study the French language.
9. I havn't got my passport yet.
10. My younger son has not studied to go yet.
11. I have not written my Present Perfect tense yet.
12. I have tried to cook pie several times, but I cann't.
13. I have done the beautiful tattoo on my secret place)))
14. I have had many affairs in the last week.
15. It has been wonderfull weather in the last month.
16. My older son has loved dinosaurs since he was a little boy.
17. I have thought that wonders happen since I saw it my own eyes.
18. I have decided to practice English since last month.
19. I have relaxed in the bath for two hours)))
20. I have written my sentences for thirty minutes.

Селянка
1. I have read the book about Chippolino twenty eight times))) +
2. I have been from to Egiypt.
3. My little son has never flown by plane. +
4. My husbeand has studied Spanish language at since school.
5. I have never met dinosaurs in Moscow.
6. I have become more thin slenderer since I started to study aArabic dance.
7. My older eldest son has finished second class with excellent marks.
8. I have not finished to study the French language. +
9. I haven't got my passport yet.
10. My younger son has not studied to go found his legs yet.
11. I have not written my Present Perfect tTense sentences yet.
12. I have tried to cook a pie several times, but I cann't couldn't.
13. I haved done the a beautiful tattoo done on my secret place))) Это другая конструкция, не сам же себе субъект действия сделал татуировку.
14. I have had many affairs in the last week.
15. It has been awonderfull weather in the last this month.
16. My older eldest son has loved dinosaurs since he was a little boy.
17. I have thought that wonders happen since I saw it with my own eyes.
18. I have decided to practice English since last month.
19. I have relaxed in the bath for two hours)))
20. I have written my sentences for thirty minutes. Я бы для двадцатого предложения (да и для девятнадцатого тоже) использовала Present Perfect Continuous Tense.