Chapter 1: Time and Action – Using Verbs

Description – Action – Time – Cause – Effect

Closeup of Prague Astronomical Clock — Figure 1.1 Imaginary time piece

Figure 1.2 Sand clock

Figure 1.3 Pendulum

Media

Video 1.1 The Simple and Continuous Verb Tenses in English by Randal Thiessen

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Prague Astronomical Clock Prague Orloj 3 © EWilson is licensed under a CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) license
Half-hour sand glass MET ES268 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art is licensed under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license
Pendulum 45 degree © Lookang is licensed under a CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) license

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