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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Verbs followed by infinitives and gerunds
In English, if you want to follow a verb with another action, you must use a gerund or infinitive. For example: We resumed talking. (gerund – verb...
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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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above and over
1 ‘higher than’: above or over Above and over can both mean ‘higher than’. Above is more common with this meaning.The water came up...
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Common Collocations
Common Collocations On this page, you can find a few short lists of common collocations to give you more of an idea about them. Many good...
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