GRAMMAR
I ______ play soccer when I was a kid, but now I only play video games.
USED TO - to talk about your past habits
Paris is ___ a charming city.
SUCH A CHARMING CITY
Picasso's paintings are really open to ________.
OPEN TO INTERPRETATION
That is the affluent area ____ she was talking about.
WHICH (defining relative clauses / cannot omit)
I think it might work ___ you need to put up a picture on the wall.
IF (in case you have a problem you want to solve)
To talk about your present habits you use....
TEND TO. I tend to go to the gym every other day. I will go with my husband.
The situation has become so tense ____ we need to find a solution soon
SO TENSE THAT...
This painting is at.... because it creates a special mood
ATMOSPHERIC
Jack the Ripper was a hideous person ___ lived in England and comitted horrible crimes.
A PERSON WHO/THAT (ESSENTIAL INFORMATION)
You need a drilling maching ____ install that shelf.
TO INSTALL (In order to install)
What is the difference between:
It might have negative consequences;
It’s likely to have negative consequences;
It’s bound to have negative consequences.
MIGHT - NOT SURE
BE LIKELY TO- WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN
BE BOUND TO - VERY SURE / ALMOST CERTAIN
He will vote ___ a different candidate next time.
VOTE FOR
The more you study, ______ (fast) you learn.
THE FASTER
Jardin , _____ has trendy restaurants, is a fancy neighbourhood in SP.
WHICH (extra information / can be omitted)
The LXP's an amazing tool. I'll try it _____ I can get better results in my tests.
SO I CAN get...
as a result you can...
SO + I/YOU etc. + CAN ...
You use SO before _____.
SO BEAUTIFUL/ Use SO before ADJECTIVES.
The way I see it, no ____ has the right to criticise others for trying to survive no matter what.
NO ONE (nobody)
The ____ (soon) you finish it, the _____(interesting) it gets.
THE SOONER , THE MORE INTERESTING
This is the place _____ I got married.
WHERE (essential information / cannot be omitted)
My brother _________ watched so much football as a kid. Now he is overweight.
SHOULDN'T HAVE WATCHED (CRITICISING THE PAST)
Use SUCH before ______
NOUNS or article + adjective + nouns
He is such a nice person.
Brazil has such crazy weather.
Brazil has such speacil beaches.
I've always been prejudiced against preppers, but in the ____ I realised they're just trying to feel safe, right?
IN THE END
THE SLOWER
There are ten restaurants in that street, ______ new.
MOST OF WHICH / SOME OF WHICH - Extra information, can be omitted
I ________ become an athlete, but my parents never encouraged me.
COULD HAVE BECOME (BECOME/BECAME/BECOME)
PAST MODAL- POSSIBILITY