Passive 2 As mentioned earlier, passive voice is used for actions and processes where the doer is not specified. It is also used in formal writings and news to emphasize the action rather than the subject. Note that verbs are used in their third form after the auxiliary verb. Now, let’s look at how passive […]
Reporting Questions / I asked where he was going When reporting questions, expressions like “ask,” “wonder,” and “want to know” are used. Indirect questions do not have the normal word order of direct questions. For example: “Where do you go?” He asked. – When reporting this question to someone else: He asked where I went.
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In this lesson, we will look at determiners in detail. Definite article : the Indefinite article : a, an Possessive adjectives : my, his , her , your Demonstratives : this, that, these, those Quantifiers : every, some, any, each, both, either, neither, all, no, enough Numbers ; one, two, three…. Usages: This This laptop
COMPARISONS Like / as “like“: to express similarity (when describing similarities). He can write very fast like him. She looks like her mother. “As” (when describing a person’s role or function) He works as a manager for this company. Comparatives and Superlatives We use the comparative to compare one person or thing with another. We
But, however, though / Linking sentences In English, these are the phrases we use more in formal, that is, official speeches. They are also used in daily conversations to express personal opinions. We can use the phrases above in formal situations and to give personal opinions. But When we want to express a contrast ideas
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He is so trendy! In English, we use the connectors ‘so’ and ‘such’ to specify a certain amount, much like ‘too’ and ‘enough.’ So Let’s note that ‘so’ is used with adjectives: He is so good that he could be professional. He plays so well that he could play in the National team, too. These
Will and Going to Talking about the future Will / going to “will “ Actual future situations: The 2nd Winter Sports Olympics in Erzurum will begin next year in January. When making a forecast: I hope you will enjoy the film. When we make a snap decision:
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Intermediate Irregular Verbs and Past Tense Expression As explained in the previous lessons, we use verbs in two categories when making sentences in Past tense in English 1.Regular verbs : It is made by bringing -e, ed and ied to the end of the verb. like – liked love-loved clean – cleaned watch- watched carry-
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Past Perfect (Had + Past Participle) Past Perfect is used to express actions that happened before other past events. It is formed with “had” followed by the past participle of the verb. When two events occurred in the past, and one happened before the other, we use this structure to indicate the sequence of events.
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INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS TENSES AND VERBS Present Continuous and Present Simple Used to / talk about the past. Present Perfect / P.P.Continuous. Past Simple / Past Perfect The Future Will and going to Can / could / be able to / managed to = for ability Can / could / may / might =
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