+ 1/You have been singing . He/She/It has been singing.
We/You/They have been singing .
- 1/You have not been singing . He/She/It has not been singing .
We/You/They have not been singing.
? Have 1/you been singing? Has he/she/it been singing?
Have we/you/they been singing?
use
example
for temporary or incomplete actions in the past
She has been playingmusic since lunchtime .
We have been walkingfor two hours.
form had + past participle
PAST PERFECT
+ 1/You/He/She/lt/We/You/They had learnt to swim on holiday.
1/You/He/She/lt/We/You/They had not learnt to swim on holiday.
? Had 1/you/he/she/iUwe/you/they learnt to swim on holiday?
use
example
for a past event which happened before another past event
to emphasise the order in which events occurred
They arrived at the cinema late and found that the film hadalready begun.
We didn't eat dinner until we had cleaned
the house.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
form had + been + verb + -ing form
+ 1/You/He/She/lt/We/You/They had been working.
- 1/You/He/She/lt/We/You/They had not been working.
? Had 1/you/he/she/iUwe/you/they been working?
use
example
for an action which began in the past and was still happening when another action started in the past
She had been learningEnglish for a year before she understood a word .
form used to + verb
USED TO
+ 1/You/He/She/lt/We/You/They used to play the piano.
- 1/You/He/She/lt/We/You/They didn't use to play the piano.
? Did 1/you/he/she/iUwe/you/they use to play the piano?
use
example
for states and repeated actions in the past which do not exist now
We used tolive in France.
form would + verb
WOULD
use
example
for repeated actions in the past which do not happen now
The ancient Egyptians would tellthe time by the sun . Before he started his new job , he would watchtelevision all evening .
form will+ infinitivewithout to
FUTURE SIMPLE
+ 1/You/He/She/IUWe/You/They will wait.
- 1/You/He/She/IUWe/You/They will not wait.
? Willl/you/he/she/it/we/you/they wait?
use
example
for decisions made at the time of speaking for predictions (often used with I
believe I hope I think)
for future facts
for plans and arrangements
I'll answer the phone.
I think it will bea cold winter this year.
Our school holidays will startin July.
We'll meetyou outside the cinema at 7:30.
Note:
Shallis often used instead of will ,especially in the interrogative , e.g. Shall/ wait here?
GOING TO
form be +going to + infinitivewithout to
+ I am going to fall. You are going to fall . He/She/It is going to fall.
We/You/They are going to fall.
- I am not going to fall. You are not going to fall.
He/She/It is not going to fall. We/You/They are not going to fall.
? Am I going to fall? Are you going to fall? Is he/she/it going to fall?
Are we/you/they going to fall?
use
example
for intentions and plans made before the moment of speaking
for predictions based on clear evidence
I'm going to studyEnglish next year.
That baby is going to fall!
MODAL VERBS
form modal + infinitivewithout to
Note:Modal verbs are: can, could, may, might, shall, will, should, would, ought to, must, have to.
use
example
to talk about possibility
to talk about probability
It maybe cold in Scotland,so pack ajumper. It couldrain today.
The plane shouldarrive about now.
use
example
to talk about near certainty
to talk about negative certainty to talk about certainty
to talk about obligation I necessity
to talk about lack of obligation I necessity
to give advice
to talk about permission
to talk about ability I inability to talk about prohibition
She's won the lottery -she mustbe excited!
This can'tbe the right road.
My birthday willbe on a Tuesday this year. He has todo his homework this evening .
I have towrite to my parents this week.
·You ought to I should I musttake some exercise .
You don't haveto do the washing up. We don't haveto pay to get into the museum.
You shouldn'tstay up so late every night. You ought tosave a bit more money.
Yes , you cango to town this afternoon .
You mayborrow my bike. He can'tdo maths.
I couldbake a cake if I had the time .
You mustn'twalk on the grass in the park.
FIRST CONDITIONAL
form conditional clause: if+ present simple
main dause: will+ infinitivewithout to
use
example
for future events which are likely to happen
Ifyou hurry,you willcatch your plane.
SECOND CONDITIONAL
form conditional clause: if+ past simple
main clause: would+ infinitivewithout to
use
example
for less likely or hypothetical events in the future
to give advice
If I gave upwork , I would travelround the world.
Ifyou workedharder, you would pass
your exam.
Notes:
• We use even iffor emphasis , e.g. Even If he had a part-time job , he would work just as hard.
• After if,we sometimes use wereinstead of was ,especially in a formal style , e.g. If I
were a millionaire, I'd buy an island.
ZERO CONDITIONAL
form conditional clause: if+ present simple
main clause: infinitivewithout to I imperative
use
example
for general rules or truths to show cause and effect for commands
Ifthere isno rain, many plants die.
Ifyou eatfruit and vegetables , you feel healthy.
If it startsto rain, go inside.
Note:
When can also be used in these conditionals, e.g. When the lesson begins, please be quiet.
form be + past participle
THE PASSIVE
The passive is formed by making the object of the active clause into the subject of the new clause.
tense
example
Present Simple Past Simple
Present Continuous Past Continuous Present Perfect Past Perfect
Modal Verbs
They make this cheese in France.
- This cheese is madein France.
They invented bungee jumping in New Zealand.
- Bungee jumping was inventedin New Zealand. They are decorating their house this week.
- Their house is being decoratedthis week.
She was feeding my cat at the weekend .
- My cat was being fedat the weekend. They closed the disco for a month.
- The disco was closedfor a month.
He had caught the fish.
- The fish had beencaught. Two people can move the piano.
-The piano can be movedby two people.
use
example
when the person or thing doing the action is obvious or unimportant
when the person or thing doing the action is not known
to describe how something is made or how it works
The house was builtin a month.
Stonehenge was constructedin about 3000 BC.
Glass is madefrom sand, soda and limestone .
Note:
We use by + person I thingwhen we want to emphasise who or what did something, e.g.
Hadrian 's Wall was built by the Romansin the first century AD.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
PRONOUN
use
example
who whose which where when why
for people possessive of whofor things
for places for time
for reasons
People wholive in glass houses shouldn 't throw stones.
Whosebicycle is this?
The book whichmy brother gave me was really exciting.
I saw the house wheremy mother was born. That was a time whenhe travelled a lot.
I don't know whyshe is so annoyed.
Notes:
• Sometimes we can use thatinstead of which ,e.g. The book that my brother gave me is really exciting.
• Commas are used in non-defining relative clauses which give extra or unessential information , e.g. The book, which my brother gave me for my birthday, is really exciting.
• No commas are used in defining relative clauses which give essential information , e.g.
This is the book that I which my brother gave me.
REPORTED SPEECH: TENSES
form We usually change the tenses and some other words when we report what someone said.
DIRECT SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
present simple-
'My sister is a ballet dancer .'
present continuous-
'I'm writingto my boyfriend.'
past simple- 'We wentfor a walk.'
pastcontinuous-
'I was walkingin the forest all day.'
present perfect simple-
'I have cookedthe dinner.'
present perfect continuous-
'I've been learningEnglish for a year.'
past simple
She said (that) her sister wasa ballet dancer.
past continuous
She said (that) she was writingto her boyfriend.
past perfect simple
They said (that) they had gonefor a walk.
past perfect continuous
He said (that) he had been walkingin the forest all day.
past perfect simple
She said (that) she had cookedthe dinner.
past perfect continuous
He said (that) he had been learningEnglish for a year.
Notes:
• I sometimes changes to he or she.
• Mysometimes changes to her or his. Ourchanges to their.
• The adjectives this, that, theseand thoseusually change to the .
e.g. '/like these grapes .' - He/She said he/she liked the grapes.
• The pronouns thisand thatusually change to it.
e.g. '/want to paint this blue. ' - 'He/She said he/she wanted to paint it blue.
• The pronouns theseand thoseusually change to them.
REPORTED SPEECH: MODAL VERBS
DIRECT SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
'I'll help you tidy your room.' 'I canrun very fast.'
'I maygo out this evening.'
'I'll offer to help my grandmother tomorrow.'
'You musttidy your room.'
He said (that) he wouldhelp her tidy her room. She said (that) she couldrun very fast.
She said that she mightgo out that evening. He said that he wouldoffer to help his
grandmother the following day.
She told him that he musttidy his room.
REPORTED SPEECH: ADVERBS OF TIME AND PLACE
DIRECT SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
here now
tomorrow last (night) today
ago
yesterday next (week)
next (Wednesday) this (morning)
there
then I at that moment
the next day I the following day
the (night) before I the previous (night) that day
before I previously
the day before I the previous day
the following (week) I the (week) after (that) the following (Wednesday)
that (morning)
REPORTED QUESTIONS
form Reported questions have the same word order as statements.
Reporting verbs (e.g. asked) are used.
For yes I no questions, the reported questions begin with if I whether.
For wh-questions , the question words (who, which, when, where, why, whom, whose, how) are repeated in the reported question.
DIRECT QUESTION
REPORTED QUESTION
Do you wantto go swimming?
How did youmake the cake?
He asked her if she wantedto go swimming. I asked him how he had madethe cake.
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
form Indirect questions do not have the question word order and the auxiliary do
is not used. There is no tense change in indirect questions. use To make questions sound more polite and formal.
Note:Indirect questions begin with expressions like:
Could you tell me... ? Would you mind telling me... ? Do you know... ?
DIRECT QUESTION
INDIRECT QUESTION
Whydid you go to town?
Howdo you turn the computer on?
Whattime are you leaving?
Would you mind telling me whyyou went to town? Could I ask howyou turn the computer on? Could you tell me whattime you are leaving?
TIME CLAUSES
time expression
example
until/ by the time = up to the
time when by = not later than
when = at the time
as soon as= immediately after before = earlier than
after = later than
once= after while I as
in case= because (condition)
You must stay until the President gets here. By the time he arrives , the boat will have left.
Let me know by Sunday if you can come .
My voice hurts when I speak .
As soon as dinner is cooked , we will eat! I must get to the bank before it closes .
I will ring you after Mark has left.
Once Ihave decided where to go, I will book my holiday. He rang while I was watching television.
I saw him as I left the office.
I will take my umbrella in case it rains.
GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
GERUND
(-ing form used as a noun)
INFINITIVE
with to
INFINITIVE
without to
Swimming is good for you. I enjoy swimming. Common verbs and phrases followed by a gerund -ing form:
admit, avoid, deny, can't help, do you mind?, consider, dislike, enjoy, fee/like, finish, give up, imagine, mention, practise, risk, suggest
I want to watch TV this evening .
Common verbs and phrases followed by an infinitive with to: afford, agree, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, begin*, can 't stand*, care, choose, consent, continue, decide, expect, fail, forget, happen, hate*, help, hesitate, hope, intend*, learn, like*, love*, manage, mean, offer, ought, prefer*, prepare, pretend, promise , refuse, regret*, remember*, seem, start*, swear, try*, want, wish
I would rather play tennis .
Common verbs and
phrases followed by an infinitive without to: can, could, may, might, must, shall, will, would rather
Note: The verbs marked * can be followed by either an infinitive without to or a gerund -ing form, but there may be a change in meaning.
QUESTION TAGS
Question tags often follow sentences in speech and informal writing . We use them when we want to check if something is true .
use
example
This is a regular statement but if we are not sure, we can check by adding a question tag .
We are playing tennis this afternoon ,
aren't we?
The meaning of a question tag is: 'Is it true?' 'Do you agree?'
form
example
We make the question tag in the same way we make an ordinary question. It consists of an auxiliary+ a pronoun.But when the main sentence is positive, the question tag is negative .
When the main sentence is negative, the question tag is positive.
She is very nice, isn't she?
You don't know the answer, do you?
use
example
If there is only the verb be in the main sentence , we repeat it in the question tag .
It is a nice day, isn't it?
Mrs Green wasn't at home, was she?
But:I'm vel}' late, aren't I?
The question tag for I'm is aren't I?
use
example
If there is a modal auxiliary verb (can, could, must, should, will, would, etc.) in the main sentence, we repeat it in the question tag .
If there is an auxiliary verb (be, have, do) in the main sentence , we repeat it in the question tag.
If there is no auxiliary verb in the main sentence , we use doin the question tag.
You can't understand me, can you?They should be here, shouldn't they?Peter could help us, couldn't he?
You won't tell anyone, will you?
She is doing well, isn't she?
It was raining, wasn't it?
You haven't seen Jack , have you?Your mum doesn't speak German, does she?
She didn't lose the tickets, did she?
You play the piano, don't you?
Tim gave you this book, didn't he?
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