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On a Surface
On tells us that the following noun is located on a surface. Use on when one thing is attatched to or touching somthing.
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In an Enclosed Space
In tells us the noun is in an enclosed space (surround or closed off on all sides). Basically, when something is inside something.
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We use at in many common phrases, especially when we are talking about a place for a specific activity.
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'All walks of life means' = people from all layers of the society, rich, poor, with various levels of social position or achievement, as a matter of fact, from everywhere!
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If you say that someone talks the talk but does not walk the walk, you mean that they do not act in a way that agrees with the things they say.
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This video work you through Basic English and Phrasal Verbs with examples to sustain the various definitions.
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This video work you through Basic English and Phrasal Verbs with examples to sustain the various definitions.
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This video work you through Basic English an Phrasal Verbs with examples to sustain the various definitions.
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We use 'on' to talk about:
- Days: on Christmas, on Easter, on Halloween;
- Dates: on 2nd May, on our anniversary, on July 1st;
- Parts of Specific day: on Tuesday morning, on Saturday night.
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We use 'in' to talk about:
- Months / Seasons: in April, in (the) summer, in (the) spring;
- Years / Decade / Centuries: in 2020, in the 70s, in the 21th century;
- Long periods: in the present, in the past, in the future, in the ice (middle) age(s);
- Parts of the day: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening.
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Future Progressive
Use:
* to talk about actions that'll be in progress at a certain time in the future.
It helps to express the future as a matter of course.
Couple of words are for instance: next week, tonight, later on Jan. 6th.
..., just about every action having its course in the future.
Example: We'll be boarding the flight at 2 pm.
* to underline overlapping actions.
Example: They'll be waiting when we arrive.
used with: when + Present simple + at (time)
Form: Personal pronouns + will be + Verb-ing
Examples:
- She will be taking a nap at this very time tomorrow.
- They will be celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary in September.
- will be talking to my mom in an hour.
- We will be working on the project tomorrow.
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The past perfect continuous is also known as Past Perfect Progressive Tense, and is used for an action that began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time.
Time reference is found in these sentences which gives an idea that action has continued from some time.
Examples:
At that time he had been writing a book for two months.
When she came to the university in last summer, her biology Lecturer had already been teaching there for five years. -
The will-future expresses future events that the speaker cannot influence.
Example: It will rain tomorrow.
The going-to-future is used to express a logical conclusion.
Example:
The sky is covered with dark clouds. I It's going to rain.
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Must vs. have to
Both Must and have to express obligation or necessity, but there are some small differences:
- We use must when the speaker thinks it is necessary or important to do an action:
Must you go? ~ Yes, I must.
You must go. (= It is important that you go.)
- We use have to to talk about an action that is necessary because of rules or laws, or because someone obliges us to do it:
Doctors sometimes have to work on Sunday.
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The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English. It is used to describe: - habits; - unchanging situations; - general truths; - and fixed arrangements. The simple present tense is simple to form: - Just use the base form of the verb: (I take, you take, we take, they take) - The 3rd person singular takes an -s at the end. (he takes, she takes)
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In this audio, we're going to take a look at different phrases and expressions that are used in business and work context. Not only in Business or Work places, those phrases are used on a daily basis in different context, whenever we meet english speaking people.
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In this audio, we're going to take a look at different phrases and expressions that are used in business and work context. Not only in Business or Work places, those phrases are used on a daily basis in different context, whenever we meet english speaking people.
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In this video, we break down the Difference between TO and FOR, while giving some practical and case related examples.
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As a general rule, we use:
- 'some' for affirmative sentences;
- 'any' for questions or negative sentences.
Usually, both 'some' and 'any' can only be used with countable plural nouns or uncountable nouns. - Montre plus
