... stopped doing some things and started doing other things: He stopped studying hard/going to bed early/running three miles e3very morning He started smoking/going out in the evening/spending a lot ... continuous: * What you think (= believe) will happen? (not 'what are you thinking') but * You look serious What are you thinking about? (= What is going on in your mind?) * I'm thinking of giving ... 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 action...
... Essential GrammarGrammarGrammarGrammarGrammar Library inUse Supplementary Exercises with Answers inUse Supplementary Exercises without Answers inUse with Answers inUse without Answers inUse ... Essential Grammarin Use: Third Edition You can find the Essential GrammarinUse unit numbers in the top right-hand corner of each page You can use this book if you don't have Essential GrammarinUse ... (arrive) in Britain last night (be) President since 0 She said she was happy to be in Britain At yesterday's meeting of European finance ministers, J a c k Delaney, the Irish Finance Minister,...
... Intermediate and English Pronunciation inUseAdvanced It is not necessary to have worked on English Pronunciation inUse Intermediate (see Section E5 Further reading) before using this book However, ... and willingness to listen Martin Hewings 2007 The author and publishers are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyrighted material inEnglish Pronunciation inUseAdvanced ... spoken English, and in Unit you can find suggestions on some that you might find useful English Pronunciation inUse (Advanced) Accents (1): Varieties of Eng lish Although we commonly talk about 'English...
... stopped doing some things and started doing other things: He stopped studying hard/going to bed early/running three miles e3very morning He started smoking/going out in the evening/spending a lot ... continuous: * What you think (= believe) will happen? (not 'what are you thinking') but * You look serious What are you thinking about? (= What is going on in your mind?) * I'm thinking of giving ... 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 action...
... wasn't raining when we went out The sun was shining But it had been raining, so the ground was wet Katherine was sitting in an armchair resting She was tired because she'd been working very hard ... Looking for you everywhere lt has been raining for two hours Study this example situation: lt began raining two hours ago and it is still raining How long has it been raining? lt has been raining ... 135 136 At/ on/ in (time) On time and in time At the end and in the end In/ at/on (position) In/ at/ on (position) In/ at/on (position) To/ at /in/ into In/ on/ at (other uses) By Noun+ preposition...