forms Progressive verb forms (also called ‘continuous’ forms) are made with be + -ing. I am waiting for the shops to open, (present progressive)...

1 grammar Can and could are modal auxiliary verbs (see modal auxiliary verbs: introduction-354). a There is no -s in the third person singular...

1 nouns related to verbs: no wish to change We can use infinitives after some nouns which are related to verbs that can be followed by infinitives...

Reported speech: indirect speech Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words. In indirect...

1 ask and ask for Ask for: ask somebody to give something Ask without for. ask somebody to tell something. Compare: – Don’t ask me for...

اوایل اسفندماه 1397، شرکت مخابرات از سرویس اینترنت پرسرعت VDSL رونمایی کرد و ارایه سرویس آن در برخی مناطق تهران آغاز شده است. اکنون، سوال اساسی...

active and passive structures Compare: They built this house in 1486. (active) This house was built in 1486. (passive) Austrians speak German...

We often leave out words to avoid repetition, or in other cases when the meaning can be understood without them. This is called ‘ellipsis’. 1...

forms: had been + -ing I had been working. Where had she been staying? They hadn’t been listening. For double letters in words like sitting...