Luna's Time Travel Grammar

P2-EP46 B1-B2

So Do I / Neither Do I

so/neither + auxiliary (agreement)

Social situations · Various: Social situations and human connection

P1-EP46 A2-B1

As Strong As a Lion

as...as, enough, too

Muhammad Ali · 1964: Becoming heavyweight champion

P2-EP47 B1-B2

I Enjoy Learning

verb + -ing (gerunds after certain verbs)

Leonardo da Vinci · Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci's lifelong curiosity

P1-EP47 A2-B1

At 3, On Monday, In Winter

Time prepositions (at/on/in)

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1944: D-Day planning

P2-EP48 B1-B2

I Decided to Leave

verb + to-infinitive

Pilgrims on Mayflower · 1620: Pilgrims deciding to sail on the Mayflower

P1-EP48 A2-B1

In the Room, At the Door

Place prepositions (in/at/on)

Anne Frank · 1944: Anne Frank hiding

P2-EP49 B1-B2

I Stopped to Think / Stopped Thinking

stop/try + -ing vs to-infinitive (meaning change)

Hamlet's dilemma (literary reference) · 1600s: Hamlet's critical moment of decision

P1-EP49 A2-B1

Because He Believed, So He Sailed

because/so/and/but/or

Christopher Columbus & Queen Isabella · 1492: Columbus seeks funding

P2-EP50 B1-B2

I Remember Meeting Her

remember/forget/regret + -ing vs to

Memoir writers · Various: Memoir writers and historical memory

P1-EP50 A2-B1

The Simple Truth

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Abraham Lincoln (age 12) · 1821: Young Lincoln reading

P2-EP51 B1-B2

Let Me Help

let/make/help + infinitive (causative verbs)

Mahatma Gandhi · 1930-1947: Gandhi's nonviolent influence

P2-EP52 B1-B2

I Saw Him Leave

see/hear/watch + infinitive vs -ing (perception verbs)

Moon landing viewers · 1969: Moon landing witnessed by millions

P2-EP53 B1-B2

It’s Worth Trying

worth/busy/no point + -ing (fixed expressions)

Philosophers (Socrates, Descartes, Camus) · Ancient to Modern: Philosophers and value judgments

P2-EP54 B1-B2

I’m Looking Forward to Meeting You

Preposition + -ing (especially "to")

Letter writers (historical correspondence) · Various eras: Letter writers and correspondence

P2-EP55 B1-B2

Instead of Giving Up

Preposition + -ing variety (instead of, without, by, for, etc.)

Winston Churchill · 1940-1945: Churchill's wartime perseverance