4 phrases · B1

Telling what happened in English

Every phrase below is a fixed shape you can fill in and use immediately, ordered from the simplest to the most advanced. Each one carries what it means in English and in Hindi, three examples that vary the slot, and the situations it actually gets said in.

The phrases

Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.

To begin with, {CLAUSE}
B1
Open a story or a list at the first thing.
शुरुआत में, ___।
- To begin with, nobody knew who was in charge.
- To begin with, we only had two weeks.
- To begin with, I did not think it would work at all.
Anywhere · say it as: To begin with, / nobody knew who was in charge · used interviews, college
It turned out that {CLAUSE}
B1
Reveal what was actually going on, once you found out.
बाद में पता चला कि ___।
- It turned out that the file had been sent to the wrong address.
- It turned out that nobody had told the client about the change.
- It turned out that the problem was much smaller than we thought.
Anywhere · say it as: It turned out / that the file had been sent to the wrong address · used at work, travelling
I realised that {CLAUSE}
B1
Say the moment you understood something — the point of most stories.
मुझे समझ आया कि ___।
- I realised that I had been solving the wrong problem.
- I realised that nobody was going to tell me what to do.
- I realised that the answer had been in the data all along.
Anywhere · say it as: I realised / that I had been solving the wrong problem · used interviews, college
At that point, {CLAUSE}
B1
Mark the moment in a story where things changed.
उसी वक़्त, ___।
- At that point, I decided to call the client myself.
- At that point, we realised the file had never been sent.
- At that point, everyone stopped arguing and started working.
Anywhere · say it as: At that point, / I decided to call the client · used interviews, everyday life

What goes wrong

The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.

Commonly said	Correct English
It was turned out that the file was wrong.	It turned out that the file was wrong. "Turn out" is not passive. Nothing is being done to it.

Commonly said

Correct English

It was turned out that the file was wrong.

It turned out that the file was wrong.

"Turn out" is not passive. Nothing is being done to it.

Where you will need these

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The phrases

To begin with, {CLAUSE}

It turned out that {CLAUSE}

I realised that {CLAUSE}

At that point, {CLAUSE}

What goes wrong

Where you will need these

Reading it is not the same as saying it.

The phrases

To begin with, {CLAUSE}

It turned out that {CLAUSE}

I realised that {CLAUSE}

At that point, {CLAUSE}

What goes wrong

Where you will need these

Reading it is not the same as saying it.