verb + preposition: listen to; look at Many English verbs are regularly followed by prepositions before objects. You never listen to me. (NOT You...

Prepositions are not normally used before infinitives in English. After verb/ noun/adjective + preposition, we usually use the -ing form of a...

non-progressive verbsSome verbs are not used in progressive forms (see progressive 2: non-progressive verbs), even if the meaning is one for which...

This form is also called ‘past simple’. forms (regular verbs) Affirmative Question Negative I worked did I work? I did not work you worked did you...

Introduction One way of describing a person or thing is by saying that they have more of a particular quality than someone or something else. To...

Borrowing is taking (for a time). Can I borrow your bicycle? (not Can I lend your bicycle?) You borrow something from somebody. I borrowed a pound...

general time: It always rains in November We often use the simple present to talk about permanent situations, or about things that happen...

1 the need for auxiliary verbs In English sentences, a lot of important meanings are expressed by the verb phrase – for example questioning...

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...