Vocabulary
relating to towns and cities, or happening there
urban
Use present perfect continious when we want to emphasise that an action is repeated or has lasted for a long time and continues up to now.
present perfect continious
having good reasons
reasonable
use passive to put the focus on the person or thing doing the action/ affected by the action
affected by the action
an official group, e.g the government or the police
the authorities
to check someone’s character or reputation to find out if they are suitable for a particular job
Use present perfect continious when an action is shorter and completed before now. it has present relevance or present effect.
present perfect simple
against the law
illegal
use the passive when the person or thing that did the action is/isn't obvious
is obvious
to watch or follow
keep track on / to monitior
to promise seriously and publicly to do something
to pledge
Use the present perfect continuous when we say how many times someone did something or say how much they did.
present perfectsimple
morally wrong
unethical
use the passive to bring the object of the verb to is/isn't obvious
to the beginning
something that makes people decide not to do something by making them realize that something unpleasant could happen to them
Deterrent
Use only present perfect simple with verbs such as work, live , wait, study, do
present perfect simple/present perfect continuous
shocking and unacceptable
outrageous
use the passive to make certain written texts more personal/impersonal or formal/informal
impresonal/forml
the process of carefully watching a person or place
surveillance
Use the present perfect continuous with the verbs such as know, have , be , love.
present perfect simple
not thinking about the results of your actions
irresponsible
use the passive when the person or the thing that did the action is/isn't the main focus
is not