English grammar
Speaking from the heart: ever since I met you, I never thought… would…, I can't imagine life without you
Say what someone means to you, in a speech from the heart.
From the scene Will you give us your blessing?
In short
Speak from the heart with ever since + past, I never thought… would…, and I can't imagine life without you.
Your turn
Which one goes with a surprise about the future, seen from the past?
Options: ever since I met you, everything has changed · I never thought I'd fall in love with… · I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy
Show answer
a surprise about the future, seen from the past → I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy
How it works
Declarations lean on a few set frames.
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Ever since + past simple marks the moment everything started (ever since I met you), and the main clause usually takes the present perfect (everything has changed).
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I never thought is a past verb of thinking, so, as with I thought… would, the future inside it becomes would: I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy.
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I can't imagine + noun or -ing says you can't picture it.
from that moment on ever since I met you, everything has changed
Javi
Nuria, ever since I met you on Calle del Pez, everything has changed.
Nuria, desde que te conocí en la calle del Pez, todo cambió.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Nuria, ever since I met you on Calle del Pez, (blank).
Options: I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy · I never thought I'd fall in love with · everything has changed
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Javi
Nuria, ever since I met you on Calle del Pez, everything has changed.
Nuria, desde que te conocí en la calle del Pez, todo cambió.
a surprise about the future, seen from the past I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy
Javi
I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy.
Nunca pensé que una gallega me hiciera tan feliz.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: I never thought I'd fall in love with · I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy · Ever since I met you, everything has changed
Show answer
Javi
I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy.
Nunca pensé que una gallega me hiciera tan feliz.
the same with I'd I never thought I'd fall in love with…
Nuria
And I never thought I'd fall in love with a man with so many jobs.
Y yo nunca pensé que acabara enamorada de un chico con tantos trabajos.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And (blank) a man with so many jobs.
Options: I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy · I never thought I'd fall in love with · Ever since I met you, everything has changed
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Nuria
And I never thought I'd fall in love with a man with so many jobs.
Y yo nunca pensé que acabara enamorada de un chico con tantos trabajos.
you can't picture it I can't imagine life without you
Nuria
I can't imagine life without you. Or without your jobs.
No me imagino la vida sin ti. Ni sin tus trabajos.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). Or without your jobs.
Options: Ever since I met you · I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy · I can't imagine life without you
Show answer
Nuria
I can't imagine life without you. Or without your jobs.
No me imagino la vida sin ti. Ni sin tus trabajos.
a formal request to an elder will you give us your blessing?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| from that moment on | ever since I met you, everything has changed |
|---|---|
| a surprise about the future, seen from the past | I never thought a Galician girl would make me so happy |
| the same with I'd | I never thought I'd fall in love with… |
| you can't picture it | I can't imagine life without you |
| a formal request to an elder | will you give us your blessing? |
More lines from the story
- JaviToday's doesn't count. It was my uncle's farm.Lo de hoy no cuenta. Era la finca de mi tío.
- ElenaRosario says yes, you have her blessing... and not to take too long, she is ninety.Dice Rosario que sí, que tenéis su bendición... y que no tardéis, que tiene noventa años.