Vocabulary
I'm trying to cut_______ coffee at the moment.
I'm trying to cut_______ coffee at the moment.
Verbs which describe states or feelings - be, need, love...
Are they usually used in the present continuous if we mean 'now'?
They are not usually used in the present continuous, even if we mean ‘now'.
just / already -
goes before the main verb Or after ?
Before
They're not a s busy as us.
OR
They're not as busy a s w e are.
OR
They're not as busy as we.
They're not a s busy as us
They're not as busy a s w e are.
NOT They're not as busy as we.
for common for general obligations
we use
have to or must?
have to is more common for general,external obligations, for example, rules and laws.
must is more common for specific (i.e. on one occasion) or personal obligations
match :
1. Sensible
2. Sensitive
a. people can be easily hurt or offended.
b. people have common sense and are practical.
make the opp.
Sensible people have common sense and are practical.
Sensitive people can be easily hurt or offended. - insensitive
What is the difference :
I'm having lunch.
I have a cat now.
I'm having lunch. = action (have lunch)
I have a cat now. = non-action (possession)
correct :
Have you seen the Batman film on TV yesterday?
Did you see the Batman film on TV yesterday?
IN or OF ?
- It's the longest bridge in the world
It's the longest bridge of the world
?
- It's the best beach in England.
It's the best beach of England
?
Use IN (NOT "OF" before places after a superlative.)
It's the longest bridge in the world.
NOT of the world
It's the best beach in England.
NOT of England
Match
1.Have to -
2.Must -
3. don’t have to -
4. Mustn’t -
5. Should / ought to -
a. there is no obligations
b.give advice / opinion
c. sth is PROHIBITED
d.strong personal obligations
e. strong general external obligations
Match
Have to - strong general external obligations
Must - strong personal obligations
don’t have to - there is no obligations
Mustn’t - sth is PROHIBITED
Should / ought to - give advice / opinion
I____Jim one hundred pounds.
My uncle invested all his money ___ property.
They charged us sixty euros __ a bottle of wine.
I don’t like lending money __ friends.
I owe Jim one hundred pounds.
My uncle invested all his money in property.
They charged us sixty euros for a bottle of wine.
I don’t like lending money to friends.
For NOT spontaneous , when we have already decided to do sth
Do we use :
- be going to or will / won't
be going to ..
(NOT will / won't)
We use in PP
for +...
a period o f time OR a point o f time?
We use in PP
for + a period o f time, e.g. for two weeks,
since + a point o f time, e.g. since 2016.
what article (a/an/the) we use with exclamations:
What…!
What …. Beautiful day!!
What A Beautiful day!!
make sentences for ability and possibility for present perfect, infinitive, gerund, future, etc.
We use be able to + infinitive for ability and possibility, especially where there is no form of can, e.g. present perfect, infinitive, gerund,future, etc
We _______ off at 7.00 i n the morning to try to avoid the traffic.
We set off at seven in the morning to try to avoid the traffic.
explain the main difference between "be going to" and PC
- be going t o shows that you have made a decision.
We're going to get married next year.
- the present continuous emphasizes that you have made the arrangements
We're getting married on October 12th. (= we've booked the church)
With non-action verbs we use
- the present perfect continuous
or
- the present perfect simple
With non-action verbs we use the present perfect simple
(NOT continuous).
with places i n a town, e.g. cinema, theatre. -
we use a/an or the ?
… cinema /… theater
the cinema
the theater
what do we use for past habits and states?
For past habits and states, we use
used t o / didn't use to + infinitive.
We’re going to _____out of petrol soon. Let’s stop at the next petrol station.
We’re going to run out of petrol soon. Let’s stop at the next petrol station.
What other things we can run out of ?
do we use :
present perfect or past simple
for past experiences when we don't say exactly when sth happened, we don't specify a time.
Present perfect
what is correct :
She's taller than me
OR She's taller than I am.
Or She's taller than l.
She's taller than me
She's taller than I am.
NOT She's taller than l.
I love flowers
I love THE flowers
what is the difference between ?
I love flowers / I love THE flowers
when w e are speaking i n general (with plural and uncountable nouns), e.g. I love flowers. Compare: I love the flowers i n m y garden. (= the specific flowers i n that place)
Can I use "used to" for Present tenses?
used to does not exist in the present tense. NOT I use to get up at 8.00 during the week