negative structures 1: basic rules
negative verb forms: auxiliary + not We make negative verb forms by putting not after an auxiliary verb. We have not forgotten you. It was not...
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active verb forms
1- future, present, and past; simple, progressive and perfect English verbs can refer to future, present or past time, and for each kind of time...
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weak and strong forms
4 What are weak and strong forms? Some English words – for example at, for, have, and, us – have two pronunciations: one is used when...
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present tenses 3: simple present use
general time: It always rains in November We often use the simple present to talk about permanent situations, or about things that happen...
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perfect verb forms
construction Perfect verb forms are made with have + past participle. She has lost her memory, (present perfect) They have been living in France...
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present perfect 5: simple or progressive?
non-progressive verbs Some verbs are not used in progressive forms (see progressive 2: non-progressive verbs), even if the meaning is one for...
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future 2: will/shall
(information and prediction) 1 forms will + infinitive without to It will be cold tomorrow. Where will you spend the night? Some British people...
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past verb form with present or future meaning
A past tense does not always have a past meaning. In some kinds of sentence we can use verbs like I had, you went or I was wondering to talk about...
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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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need
ordinary verb: Everybody needs to rest Need most often has ordinary verb forms: the third person singular has -s, and questions and negatives are...
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