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AStudy this example situation:-----------------------------Sue wants to call Paul, but she can't do his because she does...

ACompare these examples:-----------------------------1.Sue has lost her watch. She tells Ann:Sue : I think I felt my wat...

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...

AWe use would ('d) / wouldn't when imagine a situation or action (= we think of something that is not real):I would be n...

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

AStudy this example situation:------------------------------You are looking for Bob. Nobody is sure where he is, but you...

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 ...

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...

AWe use can to say that something is possible or allowed, or that somebody has the ability to do something.We use can + ...

AA : Will you call me tomorrow?B : Yes, I'll call you when I get home from work.------------------------------"I'll call...

AStudy this example situation:------------------------------nowThese people are standing in line to get into the stadium...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

AStudy this example situation:A few years ago (David jogging)these days (David working)David quit jogging two years ago....

AHave and have got (for possession, relationships, illness, etc.)You can use have got or have (without got). There is no...

A(Yesterday morning)Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window.The sun was shining, but the ground was very...

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...

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...

ABob and Alice are married. They got married exactly 20 years ago, so today is their 20th wedding anniversary.They have ...

ALing's clothes are covered with paint.She has been painting the ceilingHas been painting is the present perfect continu...

AIt has been raining.Study this example situation:------------------------------It is raining?No, but the ground is wet....

ADo not use the present perfect (I have done) when you talk about a finished time (for example, yesterday / 10 minutes a...

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...

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...