FULL John Mary John Mary John Mary Mary John Mary John • SUGGESTIONS The weather’s great today I want to go out but I don’t know where to go or what to Have you got any ideas, Mary? How about going for a picnic? could go to Sherwood Forest for the afternoon Good idea But what about food? haven’t got any bread I suggest this action / At present there is nothing to prevent this We We There is a problem related to this Well, let’s go shopping! We could buy everything we need at the supermarket on our way there I propose this action / This is considered a feasible solution as nothing stops us from doing this But what about preparing the sandwiches? We’ll need to take a knife There is an underlying problem OK While I’m getting a knife and some plates, should get the car out of the garage The right thing to as I am already doing something you If I were you, I’d put two glasses in the basket as well, and don’t forget the bottle opener 2nd conditional (but I am not you) I suggest you remember this Why don’t we ask Mark and Joan if they want to come with us? I’m sure they would enjoy an afternoon out Shall I phone them? You’d better hurry up, Mary! I suggest phoning them once we are off If they want to come we could pick them up when we pass their house on our way to the supermarket I’m sure I’m going to enjoy myself What about you? USE THE BASE FORM OF VERB: • • • • • • • • • OF We could go Let’s go We could buy You should get We could pick them up Don’t forget You’d better hurry up Why don’t we ask ? Shall I phone ? I suggest we this ( I have just thought about it) / I offer to this and want an answer The best thing to / I suggest this as an answer to your question / This is considered a feasible solution / I suggest you tell me WHEN FOLLOWED BY A VERB ALWAYS USE +ING FORM I suggest going but I suggest (that) you phone ‘How about ? ‘ and ‘What about .?’ have a slightly different inference How about ? is considered feasible by the speaker What about ? suggests that there may be an underlying problem However: ‘How about you?’ and ‘What about you?’ have the same meaning