grammar UNIT 39. Wish
AYou can say "I wish you luck / all the best / success / a happy birthday, " etc.:I wish you all the best in the future....
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grammar UNIT 38. If I had known… I wish I had known …
AStudy this example situation:------------------------------Last month Brian was in the hospital for a few days.Liz didn...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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 ...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar UNIT 28. May and might 1
AStudy this example situation:------------------------------You are looking for Bob. Nobody is sure where he is, but you...
grammar 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 ...
grammar 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...
grammar 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 + ...
grammar 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...
grammar UNIT 23. Will be doing and will have done
AStudy this example situation:------------------------------nowThese people are standing in line to get into the stadium...
grammar UNIT 22. I will and I’m going to
AFuture actionsStudy the difference between will and (be) going to:------------------------------Sue is talking to Erica...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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....
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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...
grammar 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 ...
grammar 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...
grammar 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....
grammar 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...