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Present Continuous
Present Continuous
CONTINUOUS
I am
He is Example:
She is I'm studying now.
It is I he's eating at the moment
We are
You are
They are
Subject + auxiliary
verb ("to have") +
past participle.
I have
He has EXAMPLE:
She has I have never flown in a plane.
It has He has worked in many different museums.
We have
You have
They have
One minute, a few hours, two weeks, five months, 12 years, a long time.
10 o'clock, Monday, March, 2005 this morning, the beginning of the year, you called.
We use the past continuous for a long action and in the past
was interrupted. The action is constantly interrupted past and
the action that is causing disruption in the past
simple. "When "and" while "point to the use of simple and
past continuous. In general, we use the past simple right after
When "and continued past after" while.
Subject + auxiliary
I was verb ("to be past") +
He was gerund
She was
It was
We were EXAMPLE:
You were Jose called while I was watching the news.
They were I was walking to work when I fell..
EXAMPLE:
I can speak five languages Can I have a glass of water?
We can work late tonight if Can you help me?
you need us. Can they ' work late tonight?
Bill and Tom can not
help you.
The restaurant can
be expensive if you drink a
lot of wine.
It can be dangerous to
drive if you are tired.
MAY
As " Could "," used May "to indicate In interrogative sentences, the use of "May" is
future possibilities. more polite than" can "or" Could ".
"Use it might "to indicate possibilities in the present or the future. In these cases, it is a
synonym for "May".
1. I would bring an umbrella, it might rain later.
2. It might be better to finish this now, rather than wait until tomorrow
It can also be used, like "May", to ask permission or make polite requests, although this use is
much more common in the UK than in the United States.
WILL
As we have seen, "is used will "to form the future tense .
We also use "will "means will or determination.
1. I will help you.
2. We will learn English.
"It is used will "in interrogative sentences to ask for information, a favor or options.
1. Will they ' find a cure for cancer?
2. Will you help me move?
3. Will I go to Paris by car or train?
PASSIVE VOICE
Passive with the auxiliary verb "is formed to be "and the past participle of the verb.
EXAMPLE:
1. Mark Twain wrote the book. the book was written by Mark Twain.
2. The housekeeper will clean the room. the room will be cleaned by the housekeeper
WOULD
Use it would "to declare a preference and to ask for something politely.
Note: "Use it would "in conditional sentences. See the lesson on conditional sentences for
more information on the use of would ".
USED TO
When "is used to used "as an adjective means" be accustomed to. It is used for things that are
familiar, normal or common and can be used in any tense. When to be used to "is followed by
a verb, the verb must be in gerund (ing).