grammar

AIt is not always necessary to change the verb in reported speech.If you report something and the situation hasn't chang...

AStudy this example situations:------------------------------Tom: I'm feeling sick.You want to tell somebody what Tom sa...

AStudy this example situation:------------------------------Henry is very old. Nobody knows exactly he is, but:It is sai...

AI was offered ... / we were givin ..., etc.Some verbs can have two object. For example, give: - Someone gave the police...

AStudy the following active and passive forms:------------------------------After will / can / must / going to / want to...

Aexample:------------------------------This house was built in 1935.Was built is passive.Compare active and passive:Some...

AYou can say "I wish you luck / all the best / success / a happy birthday, " etc.:I wish you all the best in the future....

AStudy this example situation:------------------------------Last month Brian was in the hospital for a few days.Liz didn...

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...