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UNIT 37. If I know … I wish I know …

AStudy this example situation:-----------------------------Sue wants to call Paul, but she can't do his because she does...
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UNIT 36. If I do … and If I did …

ACompare these examples:-----------------------------1.Sue has lost her watch. She tells Ann:Sue : I think I felt my wat...
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UNIT 35. Can/Could/Would you …?, etc(Requests,, offers, Permission, and Invitations)

AAsking people to do thing (requests)We use can or could to ask people to do things:- Can you wait a minute, please?or C...
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UNIT 34. Would

AWe use would ('d) / wouldn't when imagine a situation or action (= we think of something that is not real):I would be n...
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UNIT 33. Had better It’s time …

AHad better (I'd better / you'd better, etc.)I'd better do something = it is advisable to do it. If I don't, there will ...
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UNIT 32. Subjective (I suggest you do)

AStudy this example :------------------------------Lisa : Why don't you buy some nice clothes?Lisa said to Mary, "Why do...
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UNIT 31. Should

AYou should do something = it is a good thing to do or the right thing to do.You can use should to give advice or to giv...
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UNIT 30. Have to and must

AI have to do something = it is necessary to do it, I am obliged to do it:You can't turn right here. You have to turn le...
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UNIT 29. May and might 2

AWe use may and might to talk about possible actions or happenings in the future:I haven't decided yet where to go on va...
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UNIT 28. May and might 1

AStudy this example situation:------------------------------You are looking for Bob. Nobody is sure where he is, but you...
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UNIT 27. Must (You must be tired, etc.)

AMust (not)A : My house is next to the freeway.B : It must be very noisy.We use must to say that we feel sure something ...
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UNIT 26. Could (do) and could have (done)

AWe use could in a number of ways. Sometimes could is the past of can:Listen. I can hear something. (now)I listened. I c...
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UNIT 25. Can, could, and (be) able to

AWe use can to say that something is possible or allowed, or that somebody has the ability to do something.We use can + ...
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UNIT 24. When I do / When I’ve done / When and if

AA : Will you call me tomorrow?B : Yes, I'll call you when I get home from work.------------------------------"I'll call...
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UNIT 23. Will be doing and will have done

AStudy this example situation:------------------------------nowThese people are standing in line to get into the stadium...
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UNIT 22. I will and I’m going to

AFuture actionsStudy the difference between will and (be) going to:------------------------------Sue is talking to Erica...
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UNIT 21. Will 2

AWe do not use to say what somebody has already arranged or decided to do in the future:Ann is working next week. (not A...
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UNIT 20. Will 1

AWe use I'll (= I will) when we decide to do something at the time of speaking:Oh, I felt the door open. I'll go and shu...
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UNIT 19. (I’m) going to (do)

AI am going to do something = I have already decided to do it, I intend to do it:A : Are you going to watch the football...
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UNIT 18. Present Tense(I am doing / I do) with a Future Meaning

Present continuous (I am doing) with a future meaning.------------------------------This is Ben's calendar for next week...
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UNIT 17. Used to (do)

AStudy this example situation:A few years ago (David jogging)these days (David working)David quit jogging two years ago....
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UNIT 16. Have and have got

AHave and have got (for possession, relationships, illness, etc.)You can use have got or have (without got). There is no...
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UNIT 15. Past perfect Continuous (I had been doing)

A(Yesterday morning)Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window.The sun was shining, but the ground was very...
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UNIT 14. Past Perfect (I had done)

AAt 10:30 Eric goAt 11:00 Sarah backSarah went to a party last week.Eric went to the party, too, but they didn't see eac...
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UNIT 13. For and since – When…? and How long…?

AWe use for and since to say how long something has been happening.We use for + a period of time(two hours, six weeks, e...
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UNIT 12. How long have you (been) …?

ABob and Alice are married. They got married exactly 20 years ago, so today is their 20th wedding anniversary.They have ...
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UNIT 11. Present Perfect Continuous and Simple (I have been doing and I have done)

ALing's clothes are covered with paint.She has been painting the ceilingHas been painting is the present perfect continu...
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UNIT 10. Present Perfect Continuous (I have been doing)

AIt has been raining.Study this example situation:------------------------------It is raining?No, but the ground is wet....
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UNIT 9. Present Perfect and Past 2 (I have done and I did)

ADo not use the present perfect (I have done) when you talk about a finished time (for example, yesterday / 10 minutes a...
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UNIT 8. Present Perfect and Past 1 (I have done and I did)

AYou can use the present perfect (I have done) for new or recent happenings:I've lost my keys. Have you seen them?”Is Sa...
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UNIT 7. Present Perfect(I have done)

ADave: Have you traveled a lot, Jane?Jane: Yes, I've been to lots of places.Dave: Really? Have you ever been to China?Ja...