present perfect (2): perfect or past?
Thinking about the past and present together We use the present perfect if we are thinking about the past and present together. We do not use the...
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modal auxiliary verbs: introduction
What are modal auxiliary verbs? The verbs can, could, may, might, will, would, shall (mainly British English), should, must and ought are called...
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across, over and through
on/to the other side of (line): across and overAcross and over can both be used to mean ‘on or to the other side of a line, river, road, bridge...
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afraid
afraid and fear In an informal style, be afraid is more common than fear. Don’t be afraid, (not Don’t fear) She’s afraid that I might find out...
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about to
About + infinitive (with to) means ‘going to very soon’; ‘just going to’.Don’t go out now – we’re about to have lunch.I was about to go to...
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