0 to do or be by chance: --
[ + to infinitive ] They happened to look (= looked by chance) in the right place almost immediately.
[ + (that) ] Fortunately it happened (that) there was no one in the house at the time of the explosion.
[ + that ] It just so happens that I have her phone number right here.
She happens to like cleaning (= she likes cleaning, although that is surprising).
I happen to think he's right (= I do think so, although you do not).
As it happened (= although it was not planned), I had a few minutes to spare.
1 (of a situation or an event) to have existence or come into existence: --
No one knows exactly what happened but several people have been hurt.
I don't want to think about what might have happened if he'd been driving any faster.
I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to him (= if he was hurt, became ill, or died).
What happened to your jacket? There's a big rip in the sleeve.
What's happened to my pen? (= Where is it?) I put it down there a few moments ago.
2 past simple and past participle of happen --
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It is frightening to think what might happen if she left him.
I could tell from her expression that something serious had happened.
The police showed him a photo to try to jog his memory about what had happened on the night of the robbery.
"Do you remember much about the accident?" "No, it all happened so suddenly."
On Sundays I just wear any old thing that I happen to find lying around.
Did she happen to mention whether she would be coming?
I just happened to be walking past when he came out of the shop.
Managing Your Emotions
What makes me angry?
Vad gör mig arg?
Mostly,l hate when someone tries to make someone else feel bad.
För det mesta hatar jag när någon försöker få någon annan att må dåligt.
I have to admit that once, when l was actually called names.
Jag måste erkänna att en gång, när jag faktiskt kallades öknamn.
l regretted doing this afterwards, but not full heartedly because l think l was provoked in that situation.
Jag ångrade detta efteråt, men inte helhjärtat eftersom jag tror att jag blev provocerad i denna situation.
The most postive way of dealing with anger is talking about the problem.
Det mest positiva sättet att hantera ilska är att prata om problemet.
l talk to someone who listens, or l'll write my thoughts down on paper.
Jag pratar med någon som lyssnar, annars skriver jag ner mina tankar på papper.
Learning how to deal with anger as you're growing up is so important.
Att lära sig att hantera ilska när du växer upp är så viktigt.
When you're younger, you might yell,or cry when you're angry, but as you get older, you're expected to handle your emotions much better.
När du är yngre kan du skrika eller gråta när du är arg, men när du blir äldre blir du förväntas hantera dina känslor mycket bättre.
Learning to control your emotion now will prevent you from doing something that you'll regret later on in life!
Att lära sig att kontrollera dina känslor nu kommer att hindra dig från att göra något som du kommer att ångrar sig senare i livet!