... went on for the whole period. David is stressing the length of time that the work went on. We use the continuous with actions. We do not normally use it with state verbs (see Unit 7). For states ... It's all right. I forgive you. C Temporary or permanent? PRESENT CONTINUOUS We use the present continuous for a routine or situation that we see as temporary (for a short period). I'm ... for six weeks. At the moment they're living in a very small flat. D Always PRESENT CONTINUOUS We can use always with the present continuous to mean 'very often', usually with...
... continuous for an action which happened over a period of time. The swimming went on for some time before David broke his leg. B Form The past perfect continuous is had been + an ing-form. / ... also use the past perfect simple for states (see Unit 7). The old man had seemed unwell for some time before he died. D Comparison with other continuous forms Compare the present perfect ... night before. (2) (I / not look) forward to the interview at all. Rachel: So what happened? Vicky: The woman interviewing me was half an hour late because (3) …………… (she / deal) with an unexpected...
... golf club for two years. a) He joined the club two years ago and is still a member. b) He was a member of the club for two years but is not a member now. 2 Vicky is watching the weather forecast. ... ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Form(B) Put in the verbs with be going to. Laura: What are you doing with that camera? Trevor: (►) I'm going to take (I / take) ... that you think will happen but you can't be sure about. B Verb forms used for the future Here are some examples of verb forms used to express the future. Be going to > 24 I'm going...
... President enters. (The band will start playing before the President enters.) C Will be doing for single actions We also use will be + an ing-form for an action which will happen in the course ... will be + an ing-form (the future continuous) to talk about future actions. There are two different uses. B Will be doing for continuous actions We use the future continuous for an action over ... her birthday. She's going to have a meal with her friends, NOT She'll have a meal. But we often use be going to for an intention and will for the details and comments. We're all...
... to-infinitive or ing-form 70 Verb + preposition + ing-form Suggest takes an ing-form. 63 Like, start, etc After like, love, prefer and hate, we can use either a to-infinitive or an ing-form. The meaning ... they'll interview me for the job. (to) 5 Someone was cleaning the floor, (being) 6 A mechanic is repairing Judy's car. (having) 61 Exercises 1 Verb + ing-form (A) Answer the questions ... up smoking. We can sometimes put not before an ing-form. Imagine not having anywhere to live. With some other verbs we use a to-infinitive, not an ing-form (see Units 60 and 62). I don't...
... is normal in conversation. One is more formal. We can use they for other people in general. They say too much sugar is bad for you. We can also use it for people in authority. They're ... believe in 4 Idioms with and without reflexive pronouns (D-E) Rachel and Vicky are at Mike and Harriet's party. Complete the conversation. Put in the verbs with or without a reflexive ... Andrew: Maybe she's just forgotten. You know Rachel. Vicky: We're going out for a meal. Matthew and Emma said they might come too. I hope they haven't gone without me. I/me means...
... before. The child never saw snow before. OR The child has never seen snow before. C Shall (Unit 23D) The British use will for the future, but they can Americans do not normally use shall for ... ice-cream Compound expression before a noun: an oven-ready meal Noun formed from a phrasal verb: ready for take-off Noun + ing-form: interested in rock-climbing Before the last word of a compound ... they have a prefix, e.g. overtake - overtook - overtaken, foretell - foretold - foretold. A few verbs have irregular present simple forms: VERB PRESENT SIMPLE be I am; you/we/they are;...
... Toronto with an associated company in Berlin Oxford and Oxford English are trade marks of Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 431369 7 (with answers) ISBN 0 19 431427 8 (with answerswith CD-ROM) ... have 78 32 Short forms, e.g it's, don't 80 33 Emphatic do 82 Questions, negatives and answers 34 Yes/no questions 84 35 Short answers, e.g. Yes, it is. 86 36 Wh -questions 88 37 ... ing-form 154 65 Verb + object + to-infinitive or ing-form 156 66 Question word + to-infinitive 158 67 Adjective + to-infinitive 160 68 Forwith the to-infinitive 162 69 The infinitive with...
... your course started yet? But for American English see page 377. B For and since We can use the present perfect withfor and since. Vicky has only had that camera for three days. Those people ... Laura been married? ~ Oh, for about three years. We can also use the present perfect withfor and since when something has stopped happening. / haven't seen Rachel for ages. She hasn't ... ……………………………………… 5 be / busy with his studies / months ………… 4 For and since (B) Complete the sentences. ? You ought to wash the car. You haven't washed it for ages. ? I'd better...
... normally use the continuous form with a state verb (see Unit 7). I've known the secret for a long time, NOT I've been knowing the secret. My parents have had this car for about ten years. ... with no difference in meaning. We've been living here since 1992. OR We've lived here since 1992. Sarah has been working for the company for three years now. OR Sarah has worked for ... Structures with for, since and last PRESENT PERFECT PAST SIMPLE We can say that something hasn't happened for a long time or since a specific time in the past. We haven't had a party for...
... short forms A short form like it's or don't stands for the full form it is or do not. We leave out one or more letters and we write an apostrophe (') instead. We use short forms ... in informal writing such as a letter to a friend. Short forms are sometimes called 'contracted forms'. We cannot use a short form when the word is stressed, in a short answer for ... (2)……………………………. (who / answer) questions from a group of quiz writers. Claude (3) ………. (answer) their questionsfor a very long time. In fact, (4)………………………… (he / still / give) answers when the rest...