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Значить, так… It’s like this. You see…
Почну з того, що… I’ll start by saying that…
На мій погляд… As I see it…
На мою думку… In my opinion…
Наскільки я розумію… As far as I can see…
З одного боку… з іншого… On the one hand… on the other…
Загальновідомо, що… For one thing…for another…
Враховуючи всі обставини… It’s common knowledge that…
За інших рівних умов… All things considered…
Слід визнати, що… All other things being equal…
Мені хотілось би внести ясність… It must be admitted that…
I should (I’d)like to mae it clear that…
Багато в чому ви праві, але… There’s much truth in what you’re saying,
yet…
Проте слід пам’ятати про те, що… It is as well to remember that…
Не можна заперечувати того, що… There’s no denying that…
Можливо, що те, що я скажу, видасться What I’m going to say may seem not so
вам дещо не до теми, але… relevant, yet…
Я розумію вас, але…
На завершення мені хотілось би сказати… I see your point, but…
Така моя думка. In conclusion I’d like to say that…
Ви можете не погодитись, але… This is the way I look at it…
This is the way I see it…
You are free to disagree with me but…

Task 3. The Past Continuous Tense
The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in
the past and is still going on at the time of speaking. In other words, it expresses an unfinished
or incomplete action in the past.
It is used:
- Often, to describe the background in a story written in the past tense, e.g. "The sun was
shining and the birds were singing as the elephant came out of the jungle. The other
animals were relaxing in the shade of the trees, but the elephant moved very quickly.
She was looking for her baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was watching her
through his binoculars. When the shot rang out, she was running towards the river..."
- to describe an unfinished action that was interrupted by another event or action, e.g. "I
was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang."
- to express a change of mind: e.g. "I was going to spend the day at the beach but I've
decided to get my homework done instead."
- with 'wonder', to make a very polite request: e.g. "I was wondering if you could baby-
sit for me tonight."

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