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| Question formation ( ) Direct and indirect questions
| Are you talking about me? What are you talking about? What time does it open? Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?
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| Auxuliaryverbs ( )
| I like dogs, but my wife doesn't. - I loved the film! - So did I. - I've finished. - Have you?
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| the... the... comparatives
| The sooner, the better. The longer you wait, the worse it gets.
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| Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
| She has been writing novels since she was a student. She'swritten 30 novels.
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| Adjectivesasnouns Adjectiveorder ( , )
| The Chinese invented paper. The poor are getting poorer. They need to create more jobs for the unemployed. I bought a beautifulItalianleatherbag.
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| Narrative tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous
| We had been flying for about two hours when suddenly the captain told us to fasten our seat belts because we were flying into a thunderstorm. When this happened, most passengers hadn't finished their meals yet.
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| so... that such... that
| There was so much traffic that we nearly missed the flight. It was such a great show that I want to see it again.
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| Position of adverbs and adverbial phrases ()
| He walks slowly. I've almost finished. Ideally, we should leave at 8.
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| FuturePerfect FutureContinuous
| They will have finished painting the house by Monday. Don't phone between 6 and 7, we'll be having dinner then.
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| Zero and First Conditionals Future time clauses
| If you haven't been to Paris, you haven't lived. If we are lucky, we'll have sold the house by Christmas. I'll call you as soon as I've talked to the boss.
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| Unrealconditionals
| If you exercised more, you'd be much healthier. He would have died, if he hadn't been wearing a helmet.
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| wish
| I wish I was 20 years younger! I wish I hadn't bought this car! / If only I hadn't bought... I wishyouwouldstopcallingmeatnight.
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| Gerunds and infinitives ()
| Remember to lock the door VS I remember locking the door. I stopped to smoke VS I stopped smoking.
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| Used to, be used to, get used to
| I used to live in the countryside. I was used to the peace and quiet. I can't get used to the noise of the city.
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| must have been / done might have been / done can't have been / done
| It must have been difficult for you. They might have left. I can't have lost it.
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| Verbs of the senses ()
| It smells good. It feels comfortable. You look tired. Sounds interesting.
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| Passive Voice () + it is said that... + havesomethingdone
| My car has been stolen. You can be fined for making noise. The church was being renovated when I last saw it. The criminals are believed to have fled the country. I need to have my car fixed.
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| Reportingverbs
| He persuaded me to quit my job. She apologized for not being on time.
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| Clausesofcontrast andpurpose ( )
| I went to work even though I wasn't feeling well. Although I was tired, I didin't want to go to bed. In spite of / Despite the fact that she's 85, she's very active. I went to the bank in order to speak to my bank manager. I wroteitdownsoasnottoforget.
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| whatever, whenever whoever
| Have a seat wherever you like. Whateverhappens, staycalm.
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| Uncountable andpluralnouns ( . . . )
| I need some advice. I'll give you two pieces of advice. It's made of glass. Can I have a glass of water? The hotel staff is very friendly / The hotel staff are very friendly. Thepolicearecanvassingthearea.
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| Quantifiers
| All fruit contains sugar VS All the animals in this zoo look sad. Shewantedtostudyeitherphysicsormathematics.
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| Articles
| My father is in hospital. They're building a new hospital.
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