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1. Got
I got happy when I heard this news.
They got tired when they finished work.
She got intrested from the exhibition.
2. Used to
He used to live with his parents.
She used to travel a lot but now she save up money for her own house.
Simon used to have a beard when he lived in Norway.
3. Managed to
Did you manage to wash the car?
Tom and Fred had a competition yesterday. Tom swam well but in the end Fred managed to outrun him.
We didn't know this theme but we manage to learn it.
4. About to
At the stop stand several people There are several people standing at the stop / Several people are standing at the stop.
(The present progressive is used to set the scene "are standing". Same thing in the past tense, e.g. with the past progress "Several people were standing". Also remember that in English, the subject (e.g. "several people") usually needs to come first. Word order is very important in English :)
A / The Bus is about to drive up. (You say "A bus is about to drive up" if there are lots of possible buses and one is arriving. You say "The bus is about to drive up" if the people are waiting for a specific bus and it is now arriving).
It has been raining. The sun is about to go.
I have been working all day, so I'm about to go home.
Good job! Great use of these phrases! I hope you can understand my comments : )
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