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Full reference to a, an and some: singular countable nouns, unknown identity and types, jobs, pronunciation, adjectives, plural and uncountable nouns, some and any, no determiner, portions and later some patterns.
Open page →Full reference to a/an and the: introducing, classifying, shared identification, repeated reference, context, identifying descriptions, noun types, sound, superlatives and fixed uses.
Open page →Learn the order subject, verb, object, place and time, why the object stays next to the verb, and where short adverbs and time words go in a simple sentence.
Open page →Full reference to can, can't, could, couldn't and be able to: forms, ability now and in the past, successful attempts, future and perfect forms, permission, requests and possibility.
Open page →Full reference to countable and uncountable nouns: singular and plural patterns, determiners, agreement, quantity words, containers, measures and changes of meaning.
Open page →Learn the scale from always to never, where frequency adverbs go with main verbs, be and auxiliaries, questions with ever and how often, and sometimes at the start or end of a sentence.
Open page →A full reference to have and have got: possession, forms, contractions, negatives, questions, short answers, state and action meanings, past and future forms and regional differences.
Open page →A full reference to imperative forms and uses: base verbs, don't and do not, be, subjects, emphasis, let's, let me, formal let us, tags and clear instructions.
Open page →A full reference to English negatives, from be, don't and can't to doesn't/didn't, contractions, first-auxiliary placement, have, imperatives, no/not/any, never, nobody and the limits of the double-negative rule.
Open page →Learn noun + noun patterns (a car door, a gold watch, a ten-minute break), why you do not use 's with them, compound nouns (car park, toothbrush), how to write them, and how to make plurals (car parks, sisters-in-law).
Open page →Learn at, in and on for place, and under, over, above, below, next to, beside, between, behind, in front of, opposite and near, with common fixed phrases such as at home and on the bus.
Open page →Full reference to direct yes/no and wh- question forms, be, do support, helpers and modals, question words and phrases, subject questions, answers and related question types.
Open page →A full reference to requests, offers, permission and invitations: can, could, would, may, would like, shall, mind, polite choices and clear replies.
Open page →Full reference to singular and plural nouns: -s, -es, -ies, -ves, irregular and unchanged forms, compounds, alternative plurals, plural-only nouns, pairs and singular nouns ending in -s.
Open page →Learn spelling rules for plurals and third person -s, regular past -ed, -ing forms, doubled consonants, y to i, dropping e, and short forms such as I'm, isn't and they've.
Open page →Full reference to personal pronouns: subject and object forms, people and things, verb and preposition patterns, questions, coordinated phrases, short answers, singular they, identifying it, general you/we/they/one, and subject omission.
Open page →Full past simple reference: regular and irregular forms, spelling, pronunciation, negatives, questions, short answers, finished events, past states, stories and later uses.
Open page →Full reference to the present continuous: forms, negatives, questions, short answers, -ing spelling, now and around now, temporary activity, change, arrangements, repetition and advanced uses.
Open page →Full reference to present simple forms, third-person spelling, do and does, questions, short answers, habits, facts, states, future schedules and later uses.
Open page →Learn there is, there are, there's, there isn't, there aren't, there is no, Is there...? and Are there...?, short answers, other tenses (there was, there will be), and there for place, amount and events.
Open page →Learn the verbs followed by to + base verb, grouped by meaning (thinking, feeling, saying, other), negatives, would like to, would love to, the passive infinitive and dare.
Open page →Full reference to past be: was/were, agreement, negatives, questions, short answers, age, place, time, descriptions, birth and the difference between main-verb and helper be.
Open page →Full reference to will, won't and shall: forms, short answers, predictions, decisions, willingness, refusals, requests, time clauses and later uses.
Open page →Full reference to present be: am/is/are, full and short forms, negatives, questions, replies, names, descriptions, age, place, time and the difference between main be and helper be.
Open page →Learn how to use and, but, or, so and because to join words and clauses, the difference between so and because, the comma with a because clause, and how to answer a why question with because.
Open page →Learn at, on and in with times, days, dates, months, seasons, years, parts of the day, and special cases such as at night and in the morning.
Open page →Full reference to possessive adjectives and pronouns: forms, noun position, ownership and relationships, agreement, singular they, its and it's, mine and yours as whole noun phrases, of mine and own.
Open page →Full reference to this, that, these and those: singular and plural, nouns and pronouns, space and time, introductions and phone calls, ideas in texts, shared knowledge, feelings, narrative this, possessive phrases and formal that of and those of.
Open page →Full reference to -ed and -ing adjective pairs: feelings and effects, people and animals, position, tense, adjective and verb uses, word patterns and limits of the rule.
Open page →Full reference to a/an versus one: singular nouns, number and description, speaker knowledge, pronunciation, contrast, emphasis, time phrases, large numbers, rates, one of and noun substitution.
Open page →Full reference to adjective and preposition patterns, noun/pronoun/-ing complements, skills, feelings, relationships, behaviour, meaning changes, comparison variants and infinitive boundaries.
Open page →Full reference to front, mid and end adverb positions, be and auxiliaries, questions and negatives, manner and objects, frequency, degree, focus and sentence comments.
Open page →Full reference to what adverbs modify, time, place, duration, frequency, manner, degree, focus, certainty, comment and linking meanings, with contrasts and practice.
Open page →Full reference to adverb formation, -ly spelling and exceptions, good/well, same-form adverbs, -ly adjectives, hard/hardly, late/lately, near/nearly and high/highly.
Open page →A full overview of be, have and do as auxiliaries and main verbs, including forms, continuous and perfect forms, passives, questions, negatives, short answers, contractions and labelled extensions.
Open page →Full reference to be going to: positive and negative forms, questions, short answers, plans, predictions, movement, adverbs, gonna and future in the past.
Open page →A full reference to comparative adjectives and adverbs: forms and spelling, irregulars, than phrases and clauses, equal comparisons, gradual change, and the more... the better.
Open page →Learn defining relative clauses with who, which and that, subject and object patterns, no commas and no repeated pronouns. Includes eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn what a/an + noun, what + plural or uncountable noun, what a pity, how + adjective or adverb, negative questions as exclamations, and short exclamations without a verb.
Open page →Learn the main meanings and fixed phrases of go, get, do, make and have: go swimming, get a letter, do homework, make a mistake, have a shower, and the difference between do and make.
Open page →A full reference to have to, must and have got to: forms, questions, negatives, past and future obligation, reporting, recommendations and longer verb patterns.
Open page →Learn when a defining relative clause can have no pronoun, how to check the subject and object, prepositions at the end, and when you must keep who or which. Includes eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn linking verbs such as be, seem, appear, look, feel, sound, taste, smell, become, get, turn and grow, the adjective after them, and the difference from action verbs.
Open page →Full reference to may and might: forms, uncertain possibilities, negatives, permission, questions, continuous and perfect forms, reporting, well, suggestions and later expressions.
Open page →Full reference to much, many, a lot of, lots of, few, a few, little and a little: noun count, positive and negative clauses, meaning, of, agreement, degree and formal extensions.
Open page →A full reference to prohibition and no necessity: mustn't, don't have to, don't need to and modal needn't, including questions, past meanings, needn't have done and formal extensions.
Open page →Learn when English uses no article: plural and uncountable nouns in general statements, the contrast with the for specific things, and fixed phrases like at home, by bus and at night.
Open page →Full reference to no, none, none of, nobody, no one, nothing and nowhere: noun forms, short answers, named groups, agreement, negative scope, modifiers and stronger meanings.
Open page →Full reference to one and ones as noun substitutes: singular and plural, adjectives, the one with a phrase or clause, which, demonstratives, quantity words, possessives, omission, and the difference from it and them.
Open page →Learn by for how, with and without for tools and company, about for topics, for for purpose and receiver, of for part and content, and phrases such as by card, a film about a lost dog, a present for someone and a cup of tea.
Open page →Learn from... to, since and for, ago, within, between... and, and throughout and over for time, with the verb forms that go with them.
Open page →Full reference to past simple and continuous viewpoint, forms, background and main events, when and while, simultaneous activities, story order, duration, repetition and state meanings.
Open page →Full reference to possessive 's: singular and plural spelling, names ending in s, pronunciation, joint and separate possession, omitted nouns, compounds, time, of and noun modifiers.
Open page →Learn to, into, onto, out of, from, off, through, across, along, past, round, up, down, over, under and towards with examples and the difference between into and in, and onto and on.
Open page →Full reference to future uses of the present continuous and present simple: forms, arrangements, schedules, questions, overlap, time clauses, hope and later extensions.
Open page →Full contrast of present simple and continuous: forms, habits, temporary repetition, states and activities, time words, change, always, future reference and later narrative uses.
Open page →Full present-perfect versus past-simple reference: finished and open time, experience and details, results now, continuing and ended states, news, time questions and British/American differences.
Open page →Say why you do something with to + base verb, in order to and so as to, and say what a thing is for with for + noun or -ing. Negative forms and a few clear contrasts.
Open page →A full reference to questions with prepositions: choosing the preposition, end position, formal fronting, who and whom, longer phrases, short questions and embedded questions.
Open page →Learn reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, themselves), verbs that need them and verbs that do not (wash, shave, dress), by myself, emphatic use (I baked it myself), each other and one another, and verbs with a changed meaning (help yourself, behave yourself).
Open page →Full reference to short answers, helper and subject choice, contractions, agreement and disagreement, so/neither/nor, I think so and I hope not, and other short replies.
Open page →A full reference to should, ought to, had better and it's time: forms, advice, expectations, past regret, short answers, stronger warnings and later formal uses.
Open page →Full reference to some and any: countable and uncountable nouns, questions, offers, negative scope, free choice, of, short answers, strong some, compounds, agreement and word order.
Open page →A full reference to superlative adjectives and adverbs: -est and most, spelling and irregular forms, the and other determiners, in and of, one of the, experience clauses, infinitives and emphasis.
Open page →Learn the present simple and past simple passive, form negatives and questions, add by + the doer, and decide when to use the passive instead of the active.
Open page →Full reference to past continuous forms, spelling, negatives, questions, replies, past progress, background, duration, change, repeated events, reasons and later nonpast uses.
Open page →Full reference to present-perfect time expressions: just, yet, already, still, ever, never, before, for, since, how long and unfinished-time phrases, with positions, contrasts and limits.
Open page →Full present perfect simple reference: forms, participles, questions and replies, experience, results, unfinished time and states, been and gone, time words, first-time and superlative patterns, news and related tenses.
Open page →Full reference to used to for former habits and states, forms and spelling choices, negatives, questions, replies, tags, past simple and would, ellipsis, formal negatives and be/get used to.
Open page →Learn the verbs followed by -ing, grouped by meaning: liking and disliking, mind, thinking and saying, and others such as avoid, finish, keep and stop. Learn the pattern with an object and the passive -ing.
Open page →Full comparison of will and be going to: forms, decisions, intentions, predictions, overlap, arrangements, questions, time expressions and practice without false either-or rules.
Open page →Full reference to would, wouldn't and 'd: forms, would like, preferences, requests, imagined situations, would have, reporting, past refusal and repeated past events.
Open page →Learn if + present simple with the present simple (zero conditional) and with will (first conditional). Use when, unless and imperatives, put the clauses in either order, and avoid will in the if part.
Open page →Compare by and until, before and by, not until and not by, till, future time clauses and by the time with past, future and state meanings.
Open page →Compare during, for and while: duration, events, whole-period meanings, first and last time phrases, tense choices, reduced while-clauses, and contrasts with since, in and when.
Open page →Learn own after my, your, his and her (my own car, make your own dinner), of your own, my very own, on my own (alone or without help), and the difference between my own and on my own.
Open page →Learn the meaning and position of still, already, yet, any more, any longer and no longer, and how they work with present, past and perfect forms.
Open page →Learn when, while, as, before, after, until, as soon as, by the time and once with a clause, the order of the two clauses, commas, and present tense for the future.
Open page →Full reference to adjective + to-infinitive, readiness, feelings, judgement, it and for/of, easy-to object patterns, too/enough, negative, passive and perfect infinitives.
Open page →Full reference to adjective position and normal order, opinion and fact, linking verbs, commas and and, restricted positions, pronouns, meaning changes and longer descriptions.
Open page →Full reference to all, all of, most and most of: plural and uncountable nouns, particular groups, pronouns, agreement, word order, time expressions, all alone, most versus the most and mostly, and not all.
Open page →A full reference to although, though, even though, despite, in spite of, however, whereas and while: forms, meanings, clause order, punctuation, reduced clauses and contrasts.
Open page →Full reference to another, other, others, the other and the others: countable and uncountable nouns, pronouns, definite groups, another two, another of, agreement and related expressions.
Open page →A full reference to as and like: similarity, jobs and functions, clauses, examples with such as, equal comparisons, description questions, and as for manner, reason and time.
Open page →A full reference to as if and as though: clauses after sense verbs, possible and unreal comparisons, tense and time, was and were, reduced clauses, informal like and the separate reply As if.
Open page →Full reference to be and get used to: nouns and -ing, state and change, negatives, questions, tense choices, got and gotten, past-habit used to and passive use for a purpose.
Open page →Full reference to both, either and neither: noun forms, of and pronouns, verb agreement, position, short replies, either side, negatives, paired conjunctions and neither do I.
Open page →Learn five grammar differences between British and American English, with examples for each, and why you can use either variety if you stay consistent.
Open page →Learn capital letters for sentences, names, days, months, nationalities and titles, and apostrophes for short forms and possession, its and it's, plural nouns, and common mistakes.
Open page →A full reference to compound adjectives: meanings and word patterns, number and unit forms, age, participles, hyphens before and after nouns, spelling variation and clear writing.
Open page →A full comparison of present deductions: evidence and confidence, modal forms, uncertain and negative possibilities, actions in progress, questions, can for general possibilities and should for expectations.
Open page →A full reference to future confidence: will and probability adverbs, should, may/might/could and negatives, plans versus hopes and expectations, likely/bound expressions, chance, doubt, questions and replies.
Open page →Learn it for time, date and weather (It's raining), it + be + adjective + to-infinitive or -ing (It's nice to meet you), it + that-clause, it as an object (I find it amazing that), it seems and it was decided that, with differences from there.
Open page →Full reference to echo and reply questions: helper choice, positive and negative replies, pronoun changes, statement-order echoes, wh-words in place, intonation and questions with do you think.
Open page →A full guide to embedded questions: word order, question words, if and whether, subject questions, do, tense, polite requests and punctuation.
Open page →Full reference to every, each, whole and all: noun forms, of phrases, agreement, pronouns, whole groups versus complete things, regular intervals, everyday, everyone and negative scope.
Open page →Full reference to future time and condition clauses: forms, clause order, time words, simple/continuous/perfect, main-clause choices, by the time and limits of the no-will rule.
Open page →Learn generic you, we, one and they for people in general: you need a ticket, we need to look after the planet, one would hope, one's emails, and they for someone, anyone and everyone with unknown gender.
Open page →A full reference to adjective degree: gradable qualities, extreme and absolute meanings, classifying adjectives, very, really, absolutely, completely, quite, collocations and limits.
Open page →A full reference to modifying comparisons: big and small differences, even, no and any, exact differences, noun position, quantity comparisons, and related as... as patterns.
Open page →A full reference to the strong deduction pair: must versus can't, form and evidence, present states and activities, past conclusions, questions and replies, and the difference from obligation and prohibition.
Open page →Learn when names take the: countries (the United States, the Netherlands), rivers, seas, mountain ranges, newspapers, buildings, hotels, organisations and families, and when they do not (cities, lakes, streets).
Open page →A full reference to negative questions: be, do, have and modal forms, expectations, suggestions, surprise, positive and negative answers, wh-questions, subject questions and full not.
Open page →Learn non-defining relative clauses, commas, who, which, whose and whom, no that or omitted pronoun, and which referring to a whole situation. Includes eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn common noun + preposition pairs such as reason for, answer to, increase in, difference between, cause of, problem with, and the -ing form after the preposition.
Open page →Learn the parts of a noun phrase: determiners, quantifiers, adjectives, noun adjuncts, the head noun, and modifiers after the noun, with the order of the parts and examples from simple to complex.
Open page →Learn common meanings of the particles up, down, out, in, on, off, away and back in phrasal verbs, with examples. These patterns help you guess meanings but do not cover every phrasal verb.
Open page →Learn what a phrasal verb is, the difference between transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs, how meaning changes, and the difference between a phrasal verb and a verb with a preposition.
Open page →Learn separable and inseparable phrasal verbs, the position of noun and pronoun objects, long objects, and phrasal verbs with three parts.
Open page →Learn prefer + noun, prefer + -ing or to-infinitive, would prefer + to, would rather + base verb, prefer one thing to another, and would rather with a different subject.
Open page →Learn preposition + -ing with look forward to, interested in, instead of, before, after, without, by and about. Spot to as a preposition, and use an object pronoun with -ing for a different subject.
Open page →Full reference to question tags: helper and pronoun choice, opposite and same polarity, negative words, intonation, answers, special forms, imperative tags and informal alternatives.
Open page →A full reference to quite, rather, fairly and pretty: meanings, noun and article order, register, regional variation, quantities, comparisons, verbs and not quite.
Open page →Learn because, as, since and because of for reasons, to, in order to, so as to and so that for purposes, so and so... that and such... that for results, and the main errors.
Open page →A full reference to reported yes/no and wh- questions, subject questions, word order, tense and pronoun choices, and positive and negative requests and commands.
Open page →A full reference to direct and indirect statements, say and tell, optional that, backshift, modal choices, pronouns, time and place words, and punctuation.
Open page →A full reference to core reporting-verb patterns: infinitive, person + infinitive, -ing and that-clauses, with negatives, meaning contrasts and eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn when to say at school and when to say at the school, in hospital and in the hospital, go to bed and go to work, with clear examples.
Open page →Learn the + adjective for groups of people (the rich, the poor, the young), the + nationality (the Italians, the French, the Chinese), and the with species, inventions and musical instruments.
Open page →Full reference to state and activity meanings: thinking, feelings, possession, perception, measurement, behaviour, simple and continuous forms, temporary states and informal exceptions.
Open page →A full guide to subject and object questions: roles, word order, do, other auxiliaries, agreement, question phrases, negatives, emphasis and embedded questions.
Open page →Full reference to subject-verb agreement, person and number, long subjects, each and every, quantifiers, collective nouns, compound subjects, quantities, there constructions, relative clauses and accepted variation.
Open page →Learn how to make general statements: no article with plural and uncountable nouns (Books are expensive, Music helps me to relax), the tiger, the drums and the police.
Open page →Full reference to future time seen from the past: was going to, would, past continuous, immediate and scheduled events, reported speech, time words and outcomes.
Open page →Learn the passive for the present continuous, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, will, infinitive and modal verbs. Use two-object passives and phrasal verbs, and see the levels for each form.
Open page →Full past-perfect-continuous reference: had been and -ing, duration, repeated activity, past effects, background clauses, and contrasts with past continuous and past perfect simple.
Open page →Full past-perfect-simple reference: had and participles, earlier events, time up to then, experience, duration, reasons, changed plans, adverbs and choices with past simple.
Open page →Full present-perfect-continuous reference: forms, ongoing and repeated activity, recent effects, duration, temporary situations, state verbs, completion, quantities and simple/continuous choices.
Open page →Learn if + past simple with would + base verb. Talk about imagined and unlikely situations, give advice with if I were you, use could and might, use were or was, and ask questions.
Open page →Learn if + past perfect with would have + past participle. Talk about different pasts, use could have and might have, ask questions, and avoid the common form mistakes.
Open page →Learn the pattern verb + person + to + base verb with verbs of saying (tell, ask, warn), wanting (want, would like), and others (allow, force, teach, expect), including the negative.
Open page →Learn common verb + preposition pairs such as look at, wait for, depend on, belong to, ask for, apologise for and agree with, and the -ing form after the preposition.
Open page →Learn verbs with a preposition + -ing (apologise for, succeed in, insist on, complain about), verbs with an object and a preposition (accuse of, blame for, prevent from), and how they differ from verb + -ing.
Open page →Learn buy Ana a scarf and buy a scarf for Ana: verbs with an indirect and a direct object, which verbs take to and for, and when to choose each order.
Open page →Learn whose + noun, defining and non-defining clauses, formal object whom, prepositions, and the difference between whose and who's. Includes eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn between with two things, between with separate named things, among with a group or a crowd, and how to choose when there are more than two.
Open page →A full reference to enough and too: degree and quantity, adjective and noun order, enough of, infinitives and for phrases, too much and much too, negatives and other meanings.
Open page →Learn the meaning of even, its position before verbs, adjectives, nouns and clauses, even with a comparative, even if, even though and even so, and negatives with not even.
Open page →A full reference to so and such: adjective, adverb and noun patterns, articles, quantity, comparatives, result clauses, formal alternatives and other meanings.
Open page →A full reference to present-participle clauses: simultaneous action, reason, result, subjects, negatives, time words, punctuation and written register. Eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn it-clefts with a subject, an object and an adverbial, what-clefts with be, the reverse wh-cleft, the verbs and tenses in them, and when to use them for contrast and emphasis.
Open page →A full reference to could have: forms, past guesses, missed opportunities, regret, criticism, negative deductions, unreal past conditions, passive forms and the contrast with could do.
Open page →A full reference to ordinary and semi-modal dare: optional to, negatives and questions, past and future forms, challenges, don't you dare, how dare, and I dare say with per-use levels.
Open page →A full reference to past deductions: must have, can't/couldn't have, may/might/could have, negative possibility, progressive and passive forms, questions and the limits of the evidence.
Open page →Learn discourse markers for topics, ordering, results and examples, shared knowledge, attitude, softening and summarising, such as anyway, by the way, firstly, as a result, for instance, you know, you see, actually, sort of and to sum up.
Open page →Learn have + object + past participle for services and for things that happen to you, get + object + past participle, and the difference from the present perfect and from doing it yourself.
Open page →Learn the two mixed conditionals: if + past perfect with would + base verb (past cause, present result), and if + past simple with would have + past participle (present state, past result).
Open page →Full narrative-tense reference: forms, event order, background, earlier events and activity, state meanings, time linkers and an annotated original story.
Open page →Full reference to be about to, be due to, be to and be on the point of: forms, meaning, negatives, questions, schedules, instructions, headlines and past viewpoints.
Open page →Learn prepositions at the end of relative clauses, formal whom and which, whose + noun, where and when, and quantity expressions such as some of whom. Includes eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn so and not after verbs such as think and hope, do so, one and ones, auxiliary verbs in place of a full verb phrase, and ellipsis after and, but and or and in short answers.
Open page →Full reference to will be doing, will have done and will have been doing: forms, progress, completion, duration, plans, questions, time clauses and assumptions.
Open page →Learn unless, as long as, providing, provided that, even if, in case, whether or not, suppose and imagine. Choose between them, and use the right tenses.
Open page →Learn see, hear, watch, notice, smell, feel and listen to + object + -ing or base verb: I heard someone singing, I saw him cross the road. When to choose each one.
Open page →Learn the meaning difference for stop, try, remember, forget, go on, mean, regret, need and want with -ing or to-infinitive. Each verb has a clear example and a way to check which one you need.
Open page →Learn wish and if only with the past simple (present wishes), the past perfect (past regrets) and would (change or annoyance). See were and was, could, and the difference between wish and hope.
Open page →Learn the get-passive (informal, often for unwelcome events), get + reflexive, the be supposed to family with a to-infinitive, need + -ing, and modal passives in the present and past.
Open page →A full reference to reporting verbs with prepositions, person-object patterns, negatives, passive and perfect -ing forms, and demand vs statement that-clauses.
Open page →A full reference to probability contrasts: may well and negatives, should expectations, general can versus specific guesses, bound and likely constructions, form, register and cautious conclusions.
Open page →A full reference to noun and pronoun + infinitive, reporting that-clauses, objects and prepositions, and the mandative subjunctive. Eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn even if and even though, while and whereas, much as, yet and and yet, not only... but also with inversion, neither and nor additions, nevertheless and nonetheless, and on the contrary versus by contrast.
Open page →A full reference to emphatic do, does and did, with present and past forms, affirmation and contrast, stressed be/have/modals, main-verb have and do, formal imperative do, limits, errors and practice.
Open page →Learn inversion after never, rarely, seldom, hardly, barely, scarcely, no sooner, not only, only after, only then, only when, little, under no circumstances and similar phrases, and so or such at the start, and the form of the auxiliary.
Open page →Learn the three inverted conditionals: should + subject (possible future), had + subject + past participle (imagined past), and were + subject + to-infinitive (unlikely future), with negatives and when to use them.
Open page →A full reference to past and perfect participle clauses: meanings, active and passive forms, negatives, timing, subjects, punctuation and written register. Eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn active -ing and passive past-participle clauses after nouns, being + past participle, subject and object differences, time limits, commas and to-infinitives. Includes eight practice questions.
Open page →Learn the two patterns with say, believe, think, estimate, expect and similar verbs: it + be + past participle + that-clause, and subject + be + past participle + to-infinitive (simple, perfect and continuous).
Open page →Learn unreal past forms after it's time, would rather with a different subject, as if and as though, and compare with wish and if only.
Open page →Learn except, except for, apart from, besides, other than, but and bar with the forms that follow them, and how to tell the leaving-out meaning from the adding meaning.
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