Stative verbs are not used in Continuous Tenses
Feelings | Thoughts, opinions | Senses | Possessions | Measure, cost, others |
Like
Dislike Love Hate Prefer Want Need Mind Care
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Know
Think Understand Believe Guess Mean Suppose Doubt Realize Remember Forget Agree
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Feel
Hear See Smell Sound Taste Touch Look
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Belong
Own have |
Cost
Measure Weigh Seem Be Appear consist |
Present Simple and Present Continuous
Present | Past | Future | |
Simple | V Vs
am,is,are |
V2, Ved | will + V |
Continuous | am,is,are + Ving | was, were + Ving | will be + Ving |
Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
Present | Past | Future | |
Perfect | have(has) + V3 (Ved) | had + V3 ( Ved ) | will have + V3 ( Ved ) |
Perfect Continuous | have(has)been + Ving | had been + Ving | will have been + Ving |
Verbs always followed by infinitives:
agree, appear, arrange, ask, agree, ask, attempt, beg, can/can’t afford, can/can’t wait, care, chance, choose, claim, come, consent, dare, decide, demand, deserve, determine, elect, endeavor, expect, fail, get, guarantee, hesitate, hope, hurry, incline, lean, manage, need, neglect, offer, pay, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, remain, request, resolve, say, seek, seem, strive, struggle, swear, tend, volunteer, wait, want, wish, would like.
Verbs always followed by -ing:
admit, advise, allow, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, be worth, can’t help, celebrate, confess, consider, defend, delay, detest, deny, discuss, endure, enjoy, escape, explain, fancy, fear, finish, forgive, keep, mind, miss, omit; permit, postpone, practice, recall, recollect, recommend, risk, suggest, understand, can’t stand, imagine, quit, involve.
phrases with time
1.Ье time (for sth.)-Ье enough time (to do sth.)–
There’s time for опе more question.
2.have time (for sth. / to-infinitive)-have enough time
(to do sth.)-Do уоu have time for а coffee?I don’t have
time to talk to уоu now.
3.have а good, great, etc. time-
епjоу yourself very much-
Thanks for the party – we both had а
fantastic time.
4.in time (for sth. / to-iпfinitive)-
early eпough (to do sth.)
Luke usually gets home in time to bath the cliildren.Х The firе brigade arrived just on time.✓ The fire brigade arrived just in time.
5.lose time ( + -ing)-
fall behind the planпed schedule because of delays
We lost а lot of valuaЫe time waiting for
the others to arrive.
6.оп time-6.at the рlаппеd time
I dгove quickly and arrived theгe гight оп time.
These buses are пеvег оп time.
Х Тhеу had to rush to get to work in time.
✓ They had to rush to get to woгk оп time.
7.pass the time-
do sth. to spend time when you are waiting or bored
We played caгds to pass the time till morning.
Х We went to the сinema to spend the time
until the tгain arrived.
✓ We went to the cinema to pass the time
until the tгain arrived.
8.pass the time of day ( with sb.)-
say hello апd talk informally (with sb.)
They sat at the bus stop passing the time of
day until the bus саmе.
9.the right / correct time-
the соrrесt time on а watch or clock
Is that the right time? Oh, dеar I`ll Ье late.
10.spend + time expression-
stay for а stated period of time
We’ll have to spend the night in а hotel.
11.spend + time expressioп + -ing-
do sth. for а stated period
of time
I spent the weekend cleaning the house.
12.spend the time ( + -ing оп or with sth.)-
use up time ( doing sth.)-
We spent the whole time lying on the beach.
13.it takes + (sb.) + period of time ( + to-infiпitive)-
the length of time пeeded for-
It takes five hours to fly to Copenhagen
from here.
14.take time (for sth.)-
an action or а journey
need а Iong period of time-
Learning а language takes time.
15.take your time-
do sth. without hurrying-
Take your time. There’s по rush.
16.Time flies!-
time passes very quickly-
Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!
17.waste time/waste one’s-
use time in а way which is nоt useful-
Stop wasting time watching TV and get оп
Modals of obligation and prohibition
meaning | example | |
must | strong obligation,personal duty | My knee hurts, I must see a doctor soon. |
have to | obligation, external necessity | Nurses have to wear their uniform. |
mustn`t | prohibition | You mustn`t smoke here. |
don`t have to | it`s not necessary, but possible | You don`t have to do it now, I can wait. |
Question words
Questions about the subject
When we ask questions about the subject of а sentence, the word order in the question and the
answer is the same:
Веп designed this house.
Who designed this house?
Х Whо did build this house?
✓ Who built this house?
- We use what, who, which, whose and how mапу in questions about the subject.
Questions about the object
Questions about the object need an auxiliary verb (do, have, is, etc.) before the subject:
Wren designed this cathedral.
What did Wren design?
- We use what, which, who, whose, when, where,how often, etc. in questions about the object.
Х Which cathedral Wren built?
✓ Which cathedral did Wren build?
Неге is а summary of question words with examples:
questions about the subject | questions about the object | |
who
what what kind of which
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Who is teaching уоu?
What caused the рrоЫеm? What kind of people live here?
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Who do уоu know here?
What film did уоu see? What kind of TV programmes do уоu watch? Which picture do уоu like? Whose book did уоu Ьоrтоw? How mаnу people did уоu see?
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questions about the subject | questions about the object | |
whose how mаnу why when how how far how long how often |
Which book sold most? Whose book won the prize? How mапу pupils саmе to the lesson? |
Why did уоu get uр so late? When did уоu go to England? How do I get to your house? How far is the college from here? How long does it take to get there? How often do уоu go swimming? |
position of prepositions
- Note the change in the position of а preposition in questions about the object:
I gave the book to John. becomes: Who did уоu give the book to? or То whom did уоu give the
book? ( = formal)
She sent the letter from India. becomes: Where did she send the letter from? or From where did
she send the letter? ( = formal)
what or which?
We use what when the choice is open. We use which when there is а limited choice:
What colour do уоu like? ( = open choice)
Which colour do уоu prefer, red or Ыuе? ( = limited choice)
What countries have уоu visited? ( = open choice)
Which countries in South America have уоu visited? ( = limited choice)
a chef | a chief |
Шеф-кухар | «головний», «старший» у назві посади |
a cook | a cooker |
кухар | Кухонна плита |
a dessert | a desert |
десерт | пустеля |
o lie | to lay |
лежати | класти |
a recipe | a receipt |
рецепт | квитанція |
a piece | peace |
шматок | мир |
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Present Perfect | Past Simple |
With an unfinished time word: this week, this month, today
With marker words: already, just, yet, ever, never, for, since I have seen John this week. |
With a finished time word: yesterday, ago, in 1994, in the 20th century, in July, on Monday
I saw John in July. |
Unfinished actions that started in the past and continue to the present:
I`ve known Julie for ten years. ( and I still know her ) |
Finished actions:
I saw John yesterday. |
A finished action in someone`s life ( when the person is still alive: life experience):
My brother has been to Mexico three times. |
A finished action in someone`s life ( when the person is dead ):
My great-grandmother went to Mexico three times. |
A finished action with a result in the present:
I have lost my keys. ( The result is that I can`t get into my house now). |
A finished action with no result in the present ( or the result is not important ):
I lost my keys yesterday. It was terrible. |
Present | Past | Future | |
Simple | V Vs
am,is,are |
V2, Ved | will + V |
Continuous | am,is,are + Ving | was, were + Ving | will be + Ving |
Perfect | have (has)+ V3(Ved) | had + V3 (Ved) | will have + V3 (Ved) |
Perfect Continuous | have (has)been + Ving | had been + Ving | will have been + Ving |
Use article “the” with:
points of the compass: | the North, the West |
poles: | the South Pole |
rivers: | the Dnipro |
seas and oceans: | the Black Sea |
gulfs, channels, canals: | the English Channel |
deserts: | the Sahara Desert |
groups of islands: | the Bahamas |
group of mountains: | the Alps |
group of lakes: | the Great Lakes |
unions of countries, states and republics: | the United States of America |
Fixed expressions with the definite article:
position | On the right, at the beginning, in the middle, at the end |
time | At the moment, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening |
linking | The thing is, by the way, on the whole |
Rhetorical questions | What`s the difference?
What`s the matter? What`s the point? |
Do not use the article:
planets | Jupiter, Mars ( except the Earth ) |
individual lakes | Svitaz, Loch Ness |
individual islands | Greenland, Cyprus |
waterfalls | Niagara Falls |
individual mountains | Hoverla |
towns, cities, villages | Kyiv, New York ( but the city of Kyiv ) |
Do not use the article:
streets, roads and boulevards | Khreshchatyk |
public squares | Trafalgar Square |
hospitals | Johns Hopkins Hospital |
stadiums | NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium |
malls | Lavina Mall |
parks | Central Park |
churches | Kyiv Pechersk Lavra |
temples | Golden Temple |
shops and supermarkets | Silpo |
airports | Boryspil International Airport |
meaning | modal | example |
advice |
should ought to |
Jane should drink a lot of water.
Jane ought to drink a lot of water. |
strong advice |
had better + V had better not + V |
You had better leave now! |
meaning | modal | example |
neutral suggestion | could | We could go out or we could stay in. |
strong suggestion |
could not can`t |
Child: I want to finish my picture now.
Mom: Can`t you finish when we get back home. |
strong advice | might (may, would) want to + V | You might want to get rid of these earrings! They don`t really match the outfit. |
advice | Should + have + V3(Ved)
Ought to + have + V3(Ved) |
You should have gone to the cinema with us yesterday. |
speculation | Must + have + V3(Ved)
Could,may,might + have + V3(Ved) Can`t + have + V3(Ved) |
You can`t have seen the 6th season of Black Mirror. It has not been released yet! |
ability | Could + V
Was, were able to + V Managed to + V |
Serhii managed to become famous when he was 30.
He was able to write his poem in 12 days only. When I was a student, I could spend all night watching a gripping TV show. |
Reported Verbs
Promise to + V promise that
Agree to + V agree that
Decide to + V decide that
Offer to + V threaten that
Threaten to + V warn that
Refuse to + V insist that
recommend that
suggest that
admit that
deny that
Advise me to + V
Encourage me to + V
Invite me to + V
Remind me to + V
Warn me to + V
tell me
say to me
Insist on + Ving
Apologize for + Ving
Congratulate me on +Ving
Accuse me of + Ving (звинувачувати)
Blame me for + Ving (звинувачувати)
Найуживаніші слова й прийменники, які з ними використовують
good, bad | at | I`m good at dancing. |
famous
sorry |
for | He is famous for his songs. |
interested | in | She is interested in music. |
accuse
afraid fond proud |
of | My Mom is proud of my brother passing the test. |
Найуживаніші слова й прийменники, які з ними використовують
depend
keen |
on | Sally is keen on playing the guitar. |
addicted
close listen used similar |
to | I always looked similar to my father. |
pleased | with | The teacher was pleased with our concert. |
angry | with about | You are always angry about mess in my room. |
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