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İngilizce pratiği

Bir arkadaşlığın hikâyesini İngilizce anlatmak (B1): meet mi know mu, used to mu would mu ve ilk izlenimler

A woman looks at the old Cedar House photograph that arrived at a man's office, while the man reads a message on his phone.

B1 seviyesinde İngilizce ilişki ifadeleri: meet ve get to know’dan lose touch ve keep in touch’a; meet ile know farkı, used to ile would ve bir arkadaşlığın nasıl değiştiğini anlatan kısa bir profil.

Bir ilişkiyi aşama aşama anlatın: nasıl tanıştınız, birbirinizi nasıl tanıdınız, ortak noktanız neydi, ne değişti ve şimdi nasıl görüşüyorsunuz. İlk karşılaşma için meet, sonrasında süren tanışıklık için know kullanın: “We met in 2014, and I’ve known her for over ten years.” Eskiyle bugünü karşılaştırırken geçmişteki alışkanlık ve durumlar için used to, yalnızca tekrarlanan geçmiş eylemler için would, bugün için present simple kullanın. Bu konu B1 (orta) seviyesindedir; geçmiş zamanda basit bir hikâye anlatabilen ama bir arkadaşını ya da iş arkadaşını isabetli anlatmak isteyen yetişkinler içindir.

Bu yazı kimin için?

  • Geçmiş zamanda basit bir hikâye anlatabilen ama insanları “friend” ve “we talked a lot” dışında pek anlatamayan orta seviye yetişkinler.
  • İş arkadaşlarını, ev arkadaşlarını, eski sınıf arkadaşlarını ya da partnerlerini işte veya sosyal ortamda İngilizce anlatan ve anadili İngilizce olan birinin seçeceği ifadeleri isteyenler.
  • “I know him since school” diyen ya da geçmişteki her şey için would kullananlar.
  • Henüz erken: Geçmiş zamanın her biçimini hâlâ düşünerek kuruyorsanız önce okul yıllarıyla bugünü karşılaştıran orta altı seviye yazıyla başlayın; bu yazı geçmiş zamanda kısa bir hikâye anlatabildiğinizi varsayar.
  • Fazla kolay: Bu ifadeleri, used to ve would’u zaten düşünmeden kullanıyorsanız present perfect ile iki taşınmayı karşılaştırmaya geçin: deneyimler ve süren değişiklikler (B1+).

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Kelime kartları

meet · get to know

Meet someone for the first time; gradually learn about their character and life.

Maya met Sal at an evening course and got to know her during a group project.

become friends · get on

Start a friendship; have a friendly, comfortable relationship.

They became friends quickly because they got on well during long train journeys.

have something in common

Share an interest, experience, belief, or characteristic.

They discovered that they had photography and long-distance running in common.

go out together · be together

Date romantically; continue as a romantic couple.

They went out together after the course and were together for nearly two years.

propose · get married

Ask someone to marry you; become legally or formally married.

Arun proposed during a quiet walk, and they got married the following spring.

break up · split up · ex

Break up or split up means end a romantic relationship; afterwards, the former partner may be called an ex.

They split up respectfully, and Jo still occasionally speaks to her ex.

lose touch · get in touch

Stop communicating; contact someone again.

The old flatmates lost touch after moving abroad, then got in touch through a professional network.

keep in touch

Continue communicating despite distance or changing circumstances.

They keep in touch with a monthly video call.

Konuşma

narrator A local community survey asked adults what helps friendships survive major life changes.

maya The first result surprised me: regular contact mattered more than frequent contact. People who had one meaningful monthly conversation often felt closer than people who exchanged short messages every day.

owen That makes sense, although daily messages can help during a crisis. What was the second result?

maya Shared activities helped new colleagues become friends because conversation felt less forced. Exercise groups were especially effective, except when competition became too serious.

owen So having something in common opens the door, but it doesn't guarantee that people will get on.

maya Exactly. The final claim was that an honest disagreement can strengthen a friendship. The key was what happened afterwards: people needed to discuss the issue instead of pretending it hadn't happened.

owen I agree, but only if both people listen. Repeated personal criticism can still end a friendship.

Cümle yapısı

How has the relationship changed?

We met as colleagues and became close friends because we had similar working habits. We used to have lunch together every day, but now we live in different cities and keep in touch by video call.

A relationship profile combines stages, reasons, a then-now contrast, and the current situation.

  • met
  • got to know
  • used to
  • lost touch
  • got in touch

Diğer alıştırmalar

Two meetings, two revised impressions

Maya looks at the old Cedar House photograph that arrived at Owen's office, while Owen reads a message on his phone.

Owen first met Tariq in the entrance of Cedar House, the flat they were going to share during their first year of work. Tariq had labelled every kitchen shelf before Owen had unpacked a cup. Owen assumed he would be controlling. That evening, however, Tariq quietly repaired a loose window and left the warmest room for Owen, whose early radio shifts began before the heating came on. Owen reinterpreted the labels as an anxious attempt to make an unfamiliar home work. They became close friends, although opposite schedules later caused arguments. After Owen moved out, each mistook the other’s silence for indifference, and they gradually lost touch.

Twelve years later, a padded envelope arrived at Owen’s office. It contained a photograph of the Cedar House residents and a note from Priya, another former flatmate. Owen assumed Tariq had refused to join her exhibition because his name was absent. A phone call revealed that Tariq had been seriously ill and Priya was waiting for permission to share his details. Owen sent a message acknowledging their old arguments without excusing them. Tariq replied that evening. They did not pretend the missing years had vanished, but agreed to meet at the exhibition and learn who each had become.

Hana first met Luis at a neighbourhood repair workshop. He was silently relabelling every tool drawer, and she read his concentration as coldness. Later, a newcomer struggled to explain a broken lamp. Luis switched into Portuguese, listened patiently, and helped her test each wire. Hana realized that his silence had hidden careful attention rather than dislike. They began running monthly workshops together and got to know each other through ordinary decisions: sharing unpopular jobs, resolving mistakes, and making space for nervous visitors. Months later they started going out together. When Luis proposed two years after that first workshop, Hana remembered how completely one observed action had changed her first impression.

Past and present habits and states

used to + base verb

Use used to for repeated past actions or past states that are no longer true, or are presented as contrasting with now.

Owen used to be impatient, and he used to leave home before sunrise.

didn't use to · Did you use to…?

After did or didn't, write use to in the base form. In normal speech, used to and use to usually sound alike.

Tariq didn't use to complain directly. Did he use to work late?

would + base verb for repeated actions

Would can describe repeated past actions when the past time is already clear. It normally cannot describe past states.

During that year, we would eat together on Sundays, but not ‘We would be flatmates.’

past simple for past facts or bounded periods

Use past simple for completed facts, events, or habits in a finished past period, especially when there is no direct now contrast.

They argued twice in their final month and moved out in June.

present habit: usually + present simple

Use present simple with frequency expressions for current habits.

Maya usually works out on Tuesdays, but she sometimes trains on Saturday.

present state: present simple

Use present simple for states that are true now; common state verbs include be, know, like, have, and live.

Owen knows Tariq's situation now, and they have a more honest relationship.

temporary present: present continuous

Use present continuous for temporary or changing current activity, not a stable state such as know.

They are rebuilding their friendship, but they still live in different cities.

used to / be used to / get used to

Used to + base verb describes a former habit or state. Be used to + noun or gerund means be accustomed to it; get used to + noun or gerund means become accustomed to it. Use not … any more or any longer to state that a former situation has ended.

Owen used to drive, but he does not drive any more; he is now used to cycling in rain.

One relationship across time

How has the relationship changed?

We met as colleagues and became close friends because we had similar working habits. We used to have lunch together every day, but now we live in different cities and keep in touch by video call.

A relationship profile combines stages, reasons, a then-now contrast, and the current situation.

  • met
  • got to know
  • used to
  • lost touch
  • got in touch
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İlk karşılaşmadan bugüne ilişki ifadeleri

Bunları liste olarak değil, bir zaman çizelgesi olarak öğrenin: her ifade bir sonrakini hatırlatır.

  • Başlangıç: meet (tanışmak), get to know (zamanla tanımak), become friends (arkadaş olmak).
  • Anlaşmak: get on well (get along da yaygındır), have something in common (ortak noktası olmak).
  • Romantik ilişki: go out together, propose, get married, break up ya da split up; eski sevgili ya da eşe ex denir.
  • İletişim: lose touch (irtibatı kaybetmek), get in touch (yeniden ulaşmak), keep in touch (görüşmeyi sürdürmek). “The old flatmates lost touch after moving abroad, then got in touch through a professional network.”

Meet, know ya da get to know? Argue ya da discuss?

Türkçedeki “tanışmak” ile “tanımak” ayrımı burada işinize yarar. Meet bir olaydır, yani tanışmak. Know bir durumdur, yani tanımak: continuous biçimde kullanılmaz, for ya da since ile present perfect ister. Get to know ise aradaki yavaş süreçtir.

  • “I met my closest colleague at a training conference.” İlk karşılaşmada meet’ten sonra edat gelmez.
  • Argue with someone about something öfkeli bir anlaşmazlıktır: “The flatmates argued with each other about overnight guests.”
  • Discuss something with someone sakin bir konuşmadır. Türkçede “tartışmak” iki anlamı da taşır ve “hakkında” kelimesi “discuss about” dedirtir, ama discuss’tan sonra about gelmez: “They discussed the rent increase with their landlord.”

İlk izlenimi düzeltmek

İyi bir ilişki hikâyesi çoğu zaman bir ilk izlenimi düzeltir. Past perfect, daha önce olmuş olanı gösterir.

  • İlk izlenim: “At first I thought he was controlling, because he had labelled every kitchen shelf.”
  • Kanıt: “That evening, though, he quietly repaired a loose window and left me the warmest room.”
  • Yeni görüş: “Now I see the labels as his way of making a strange flat feel like home.”
  • Kalıplar: “At first I thought…, but…”, “I hadn’t realized that…”

Used to, would ya da past simple?

Türkçedeki “eskiden sık sık buluşurduk” gibi geniş zamanın hikâyesini hem used to hem would karşılayabilir; seçim eylem mi durum mu anlattığınıza bağlıdır. Used to, sona ermiş geçmiş alışkanlıklar ve durumlar içindir. Would yalnızca zaman belliyken tekrarlanan eylemler içindir, durumlar için asla. Past simple tek olaylar ve sayılan ya da tarihlenen alışkanlıklar içindir.

  • Used to: “I used to be shy with new classmates.” “We used to have lunch together every day.”
  • Would: “During that year, we would eat together on Sundays.” Ama “We would be flatmates.” olmaz.
  • Olumsuz ve soru: “I didn’t use to call my former classmates.” “Did you use to work late?” Did’den sonra use yazılır.
  • Past simple: “They argued twice in their final month and moved out in June.”
  • Be used to + -ing “alışkın olmak” demektir: “I’m used to cycling in the rain.”

Dinleyin: ortak noktalar bir arkadaşlık kurar mı?

İki iş arkadaşı arkadaşlık üzerine bir anketi konuşuyor. Become friends, have something in common ve get on ifadelerine kulak verin.

Sonra sesli cevap verin: Ortak bir ilgi alanı arkadaşlığı garanti eder mi? “I agree up to a point, but…” ile başlayın.

Maya Shared activities helped new colleagues become friends because conversation felt less forced. Exercise groups were especially effective, except when competition became too serious.

Owen So having something in common opens the door, but it doesn't guarantee that people will get on.

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Beş adımda bir ilişki profili yazın

Gerçek ya da hayalî bir kişi hakkında 100–150 kelime yazın.

  • Kim: İlişkiyi tam adlandırın; “a former colleague” ya da “an old flatmate” gibi.
  • Nasıl tanıştınız ve birbirinizi nasıl tanıdınız.
  • Ortak noktalarınız ve varsa bir anlaşmazlık.
  • Eskiden ve şimdi: used to ya da would, sonra şimdiki zaman.
  • Bugün: nasıl görüşüyorsunuz ya da ne bekliyorsunuz.
  • Örnek: “We met as colleagues and became close friends because we had similar working habits. We used to have lunch together every day, but now we live in different cities and keep in touch by video call.”

Sık yapılan hatalar

Profilinizde bunları kontrol edin:

  • “I know her since 2015.” Şimdiki zamanı çevirmeyin: “I’ve known her since 2015.”
  • İlk karşılaşma için “I knew him in 2015” demeyin: “I met him in 2015.”
  • “We would be neighbours.” Doğrusu: “We used to be neighbours.”
  • “I didn’t used to…” Did’den sonra: “I didn’t use to…”
  • “We discussed about the rent.” Doğrusu: “We discussed the rent.”

Günde 10 dakikalık pratik

Gerçekten tanıdığınız insanlarla çalışın.

  • 2 dakika: Konuşmayı dinleyin ve her cümleyi tekrar edin.
  • 3 dakika: Bir ilişkiyi meet’ten keep in touch’a kadar beş aşama ifadesiyle anlatın.
  • 3 dakika: Üç “We used to…, but now we…” çifti söyleyin.
  • 2 dakika: “Can colleagues become real friends?” sorusunu bir gerekçe ve bir örnekle cevaplayın.

Sonraki adım

Sırada iki kişinin taşınmasını present perfect ile karşılaştırmak ya da aynı seviyede dengeli bir film eleştirisi yazmak var. Profilinizde arkadaşlık hakkında genelleme yaptıysanız küçük bir araştırmayı abartmadan aktarmayı çalışın.

Sık sorulan sorular

Meet ile know arasındaki fark nedir?

Meet ilk karşılaşmadır, yani tanışmak; know sonrasında süren tanışıklıktır, yani tanımak. Yani “We met in 2014”, ama “I’ve known her since 2014.”

Used to yerine ne zaman would kullanılır?

Yalnızca zaman belliyken tekrarlanan geçmiş eylemler için: “At university, we would cook together on Fridays.” Durumlar için used to kullanın: “We used to live next door.”

Lose touch ile keep in touch arasındaki fark nedir?

Keep in touch görüşmeyi sürdürmek, lose touch zamanla irtibatı kaybetmektir. Get in touch ise genellikle bir aradan sonra birine ulaşmaktır.

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