grammar UNIT 67. Countable and Uncountable 1
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A noun can be countable of uncountable:
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Countable
I eat a banana every day.
I l...
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grammar UNIT 66. -ing Phrases (Feeling tired, I went bed early.)
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Study these situations:
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Joe was playing football. He hurt his knee.
You can say:
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grammar UNIT 65. See somebody do and see somebody doing
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Study this example situation:
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Tom got into his car and drove away. You saw this.
Y...
grammar UNIT 64. To … (afraid to do) and Preposition + -ing (afraid of -ing)
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Afraid to (do) and afraid of (do) ing
I am afraid to do something = I don't want to do it because it is dangerous or...
grammar UNIT 63. Adjective + to …
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Hard to understand, etc.
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Compare sentences (a) and (b)
Jim doesn't speak very cl...
grammar UNIT 62. To …, for …, and so that …(Purpose)
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We use to ... to say why somebody does something (= the purpose of an action):
- "Why are you going out?" "To mail ...
grammar UNIT 61. Expression + -ing
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When these expressions are followed by a verb, the verb ends in -ing:
There's no point in ...:
- There's no point i...
grammar UNIT 60. Verb + Preposition + -ing (succeed in -ing / accuse somebody of -ing, etc.)
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Many verbs have the structure verb + preposition (in/for/about, etc.) + object.
For example
verb +
Prepositi...
grammar UNIT 59. Be/get used to something (I’m used to …)
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Study this example situations:
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Lisa is American, but she lives in Tokyo.
When she ...
grammar UNIT 58. Preposition (in/for/about, etc.) + -ing
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If a preposition (in/for/about, etc.) is followed by a verb, the verb ends in -ing:
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Preposition
Verb (-in...
grammar UNIT 57. Prefer and would rather
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Prefer to do and prefer doing
You can use prefer to (do) or prefer -ing to say what you prefer in general:
- I don'...
grammar UNIT 56. Verb + -ing or to … 3 (like/would like, etc.)
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Like / love / hate
When you talk about repeated actions, you can use -ing or to ... after these verbs.
So you can s...
grammar UNIT 55. Verb + -ing or to … 2 (try/need/help)
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Try to ... and try -ing
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Try to do = attempt to do, make an effort to do:
- I was ...
grammar UNIT 54. Verb + -ing or to … 1 (remember/regret, etc.)
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Some verbs are followed by -ing, and some are followed by to ...
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Verbs usually fo...
grammar UNIT 53. Verb (+ Object) + to … (I want you to …, etc.)
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want
ask
help
expect
bag
would like
would prefer
mean (= intend)
These verbs are followed by to ... (infinitive). T...
grammar UNIT 52. Verb + to … (decide to … / for get to …, etc.)
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offer
decide
hope
deserve
promise
agree
plan
manage
afford
threaten
refuse
arrange
fail
forget
learn
After these ve...
grammar UNIT 51. Verb + -ing (enjoy doing / stop doing, etc.)
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Look at these examples:
- I enjoy reading. (not I enjoy to read)
- Would you mind closing the door? (not mind to cl...
grammar UNIT 50. Tag Questions (do you? / isn’t it?, etc.)
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Study these examples:
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A : You haven't seen Maria today, have you?
B : No, I hav...
grammar UNIT 49. Auxiliary verbs (have/do/can, etc.) I think so / I hope so, etc.
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In each of these sentences there is an auxiliary verb and a main verb:
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I
have
lost
my...
grammar UNIT 48. Question 2 (Do you know where …? / He asked me where …)
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Do you know where ...? / I don't know why ... / Could you tell me what ...?, etc.
We say:
Where has Tom gone?
Do...
grammar UNIT 47. Questions 1
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In questions we usually put the subject after the first verb:
Subject + Verb
Verb + Subject
Tom wil...
grammar UNIT 46. Reported Speech 2
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It is not always necessary to change the verb in reported speech.
If you report something and the situation hasn't ch...
grammar UNIT 45. Reported Speech 1 (He said that …)
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Study this example situations:
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Tom: I'm feeling sick.
You want to tell somebody ...
Learning english UNIT 44. Have/get something done
get は口語的で、have よりちょっと強い響きを持つ
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Study this example situation:
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The roof of Lisa's ho...
grammar UNIT 43. It is said that … He is said to … He is supposed to …
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Study this example situation:
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Henry is very old. Nobody knows exactly he is, but:...
grammar UNIT 42. Passive 3
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I was offered ... / we were givin ..., etc.
Some verbs can have two object. For example, give:
- Someone gave the p...
grammar UNIT 41. Passive 2 (be done / been / done / being done)
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Study the following active and passive forms:
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After will / can / must / going to ...
grammar UNIT 40. Passive 1 (is done / was done)
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example:
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This house was built in 1935.
Was built is passive.
Compare active and ...
grammar UNIT 39. Wish
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You can say "I wish you luck / all the best / success / a happy birthday, " etc.:
I wish you all the best in the fu...
grammar UNIT 38. If I had known… I wish I had known …
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Study this example situation:
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Last month Brian was in the hospital for a few days...