1) (goes/fell/cooked etc.), :
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| Tom I | always almost | goes fell | to work by car. as I was going down the stairs. |
| I cleaned the house and also cooked the dinner. Lucy hardly ever watches television and rarely reads newspapers. | , . . |
, always/often/also etc. have to:
| Jim never phones me. I always have to phone him. | . . |
2) be (am/is/are/was/were ):
| We were feeling very tired and we were also hungry. Why are you always late? You're never on time. The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning. | , . ? . , . |
3) (can remember/doesn't smoke/has been stolen etc.), (can/doesn't/has etc.):
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| I Ann Your car | can doesn't Are you has | never usually definitely probably | remember smoke. going been | his name. to the party tomorrow? stolen. |
| My parents have always lived in London. | . |
| Jack can't cook. He can't even boil an egg. The house was only built a year ago and it's already falling down. | . . , . |
, probably :
| I probablywon't see you. OR I will probably not see you. | , , . |
C. All both :
| We all felt ill after the meal. (not 'we felt all ill') My parents are both teachers. Sarah and Jane have both applied for the job. We are all going out this evening. | . . . . |
D. is/will/did etc. always/never etc. :
| He always says he won't be late but he always is. I've never done it and I never will. | , , . . |
3. STILL, YET, ALREADY ANY MORE / ANY LONGER / NO LONGER
A. Still ( )
Still , . () :
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| It's 10 o'clock and Tom is still in bed. When I went to bed, Jane was still working. Do you still want to go to the party or have you changed your mind? | 10 , . , . ? |
Still , be.
B. Any more / any longer / no longer ( )
Not...any more not...any longer , . Any more any longer :
| Ann doesn't work here any more (any longer). She left last month. (not 'Ann doesn't still work here') We used to be good friends but we aren't any more (any longer). | . . , . |
no longer. No longer :
| Ann no longer works here. | . |
, no more :
| We are no longer friends. (not'We are no more friends') | . |
still not...any more:
| Sheila still works here but Ann doesn't work here any more. | , . |
C. Yet ( , )
Yet = 'until now'. (I haven't finished yet) (Have you finished yet?). Yet , , - . Yet :
| It's 10 o'clock and Tom hasn't got up yet. I'm hungry. Is dinner ready yet? We don't know where we're going for our holidays yet. | 10 , . . ? , . |
yet Present Perfect (Have you finished yet?).
yet still:
| Jack lost his job a year ago and is still unemployed. Jack lost his job a year ago and hasn't found another job yet. Is it still raining? Has it stopped raining yet? | . . ? ? |
still ( ):
| She said she would be here an hour ago and she still hasn't come. | , , . |
'she hasn't come yet '. still ... not . :
| I wrote to him last week. He hasn't replied yet. (but I expect he will reply soon) I wrote to him months ago and he still hasn't replied. (he should have replied before now) | . . ( , ) , . ( ) |
D. Already ()
Already , , - , . :
| 'When is Sue going on holiday?' 'She has already gone.' (= sooner than you expected) Shall I tell Liz the news or does she already know? I've only just had lunch and I'm already hungry. | ? . (, ) ? , . |
4. EVEN ()
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A. Even - . :
| Tina loves watching television. She has a TV set in every room of the house even the bathroom. (It is not usual to have a TV set in the bathroom) These photographs aren't very good. Even I could take better photographs than these. (and I'm certainly not a good photographer) He always wears a coat even in hot weather. Nobody would lend her the money not even her best friend. OR Not even her best friend would lend her the money. | . , . ( ) . . ( , , ) . . . |
B. even ( ):
| Sue has travelled all over the world. She has even been to the Antarctic. (It's especially unusual to go to the Antarctic, so she must have travelled a lot.) They are very rich. They even have their own private jet. | . . ( , , ) . . |
not even:
| I can't cook. I can't even boil an egg. (and boiling an egg is very easy) They weren't very friendly to us. They didn't even say hello. Jenny is very fit. She's just run five miles and she's not even out of breath. | . . ( ) . . . . |
C. even + / (cheaper/more expensive etc.):
| I got up very early but John got up even earlier. I knew I didn't have much money but I've got even less than I thought. | , . , , , , , . |
| We were surprised to get a letter from her. We were even more surprised when she came to see us a few days later. | . , . |
D. Even though / even when / even if ( )
even + though/when/if. , , even :
| Even though she can't drive, she has bought a car. He never shouts, even when he's angry. I'll probably see you tomorrow. But even if I don't see you tomorrow, we're sure to see each other before the weekend. | , . , . , , . , . |
even if if:
| We're going to the beach tomorrow. It doesn't matter what the weather is like. We're going to the beach even if it's raining. We hope to go to the beach tomorrow, but we won't go if it's raining. | . , . , . , , . |
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