... points of English grammar are explained in the book and there are exercises on
each point. Level The book is intended mainly for intermediate students (students who have already studied
the basic ... I/he/she/it was playing/doing/working etc.
we/you/they were playing/doing/working etc.
B. We use the past continuous to say that somebody was in the middle of doing something at a certain
time. The ... doing etc.
B. I am doing something = I'm in the middle of doing something; I've started doing it and I haven't finished
yet.
Often the action is happening at the time of speaking:
...
... She's carrying
(or was carrying) a bag full of shopping
We can also use the present simple and present continuous like this in
commentaries (for example, on sports events) and in giving instructions:
ã ... including our own behaviour:
ã They're constantly having parties until the early hours of the morning.
We use the past continuous (see Unit 6) in the same way:
ã He was forever including me in ... some point in the past and continues until the
present time. This is why we often use since with the present perfect:
ã Since I have lived in a small house near the coast.
ã Tom has been ill since...
... + to-infinitive or bare infinitive
38 Verb + to-infinitive or -ing?
39 Verb + -ing
40 Verb +
41 Have/get something done; want something done, etc.
42 Verb + two objects
Reporting
43 Reporting ... to die )
D We often use be to + infinitive in //-clauses to say that something must take place first (in the main
clause) before something else can take place (in the //-clause):
ã are to survive ... John's being )
ã I'm going to be in Tokyo in May. (not I'm being in Tokyo )
We tend to avoid going to + go and use the present continuous form of go instead:
ã I'm going to town...