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• When we use the passive voice, it is because we want to focus the sentence more on the object than on the subject, who does the action. 

• The passive voice is formed with the auxiliary verb "to be" and the verb in the past participle.

• This room is cleaned every day.

• Was this room cleaned yesterday?

• This room is not being cleaned at the moment.

• This room was being cleaned when I arrived.

• This room won't be cleaned tomorrow.

• Should this plant be watered very often?

• My novel has been translated into Russian.

Can or Can’t and Could or Couldn’t: 

• To say that somebody could do something. 
• To say that is or was a possible way to do something. 

Be able to: 

• Is more formal. 
• It can be used in all tenses and modals. 

• Alan can swim well. 
• We can’t visit Vancouver this weekend. 

• Paul could speak Chinese when he was a child. 
• Last night, there were no clouds in the sky and they could see all the stars.

• You are able to program a computer. 
• We love being able to sleep late on weekends.

• We use "this" to refer to people and things, situations, and experiences close to the speaker or very close in time.
• We use "that" to refer to people and things, situations, and experiences, more distant experiences in time or physically. 

• The perfume I’m spraying smells nice. This smells nice. 
• The day I scored a touchdown was the best day of my life. That was the best day of my life.

• Indirect questions are a way of being polite. They are very, very common in English, especially when you're talking to someone you don't know. 
• The indirect questions, start with an indirect question phrase, such as “Can you tell me…?”
• For the information requests, add one of the “wh-question” words. For example, “where MacDougal Street is.”
• To make an indirect 'yes/no' question, we use 'if' and the word order of a normal positive sentence.

1. Do you know if the game has started yet?
2. Can you tell me if this bus goes to the center?
3. Do you happen to know what time the film starts?

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• She likes chocolate, doesn't she?
• You have traveled this year, haven't you?
• Mauricio wasn't cooking in the kitchen, was he?
• We shouldn't play in the rain, should we?

• You have to look after their hair regularly.

• She doesn’t have to pay the phone bill this week.

• Passengers must fasten their seatbelts. 

• You can't speak during the exam.

• You should go to the gym two or three times a week.

• They don’t have to study hard for their exams.
• I must go to the shop to buy some food.
• He can not lend us the money which we need.
• You should go to the gym, you will feel better.

• I suggest cooking pasta for dinner. 

• I would recommend eating healthy food, for you to get in shape.

• Remember to do your homework for today.

• I like to eat ice cream.

• Would you like some coffee?

• My sister cooks like my mom.

• She looks like Selena Gomez.

• What was the movie like?

• I like to do exercise 
• Would you like to go to the beach?
• My kitty looks like Garfield.
• What was the party like?

• I asked for a glass, but they did not have one.
• I broke my glasses so I will have to buy some new ones.
• My car is the red one.

• As the subject of a sentence
• After prepositions and phrasal verbs
• After some verbs, including enjoy, feel like, finish, hate, keep, like, love, don't mind, miss, prefer, recommend, spend time, suggest.

• After adjectives
• After some verbs, including afford, agree, decide, expect, forget, help, hope, learn, need, offer, plan, promise, refuse, want, hate, like, love, prefer.
• To give a reason.

• Cooking is one of my favorite hobbies.
• I love trying new food.
• We decided to go out for coffee.
• I went to the supermarket yesterday.

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1. Simple present ~ Simple Past.
2. Present continuous~ Past continuous
3. Present perfect~ Past perfect.
4. Simple Past~ Past Perfect.
5. Modals don’t change in reported speech.

• He said he wanted to know about the reported speech.
• She said she had the interview at four o’clock.
• She said that dogs couldn’t eat chocolate.

• If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.

• If my new phone stopped working tomorrow, I'd take it back to the store.

• If it weren't so hot today, I could concentrate on my work.

• If it rained, you would get wet. 
• You would get wet if it rained. 
• If you went to bed earlier, you wouldn't be so tired. 
• You wouldn't be so tired if you went to bed earlier.

• We use against to refer to negative, hostile, or opposing reactions to situations, beliefs, people, events, etc.
• We use for to talk about a purpose or a reason for something.

• The definite article (the) is used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader. 
• We use "The":

1. Something we’ve already mentioned. 
2. To define a noun. 
3. When there’s only one thing. 
4. With superlatives. 
5. Names of rivers, seas, oceans. 
6. Before countries that include United, Republic, and Kingdom or plurals. 

• The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known. 
• We use "a, an"

1. Singular and countable nouns. 
2. Describe something. 
3. Person’s job 
4. Frequency expressions. 

• Things in general. 
• Some places we work, study, live or do specific activities. 
• Before next/ last. 
• With most names of streets, towns, cities, countries, and continents. 

• The is used to refer to a specific or particular member of a group.
• My daughter really wants a dog for Christmas
• I just saw the most popular movie of the year.

• If + past perfect, would/wouldn’t have + past participle. 
• Would have + past participle if + past perfect. 

• If you had told me about the meeting, I would have come.
• I wouldn’t have missed the meeting if you had told me about it. 
• If I had stayed at university, I could have gotten a master's degree. 

• What would you recommend?
• What do you think I should do?
• Do you have any ideas about...?
• Where would be the best place to...?

• I'd recommend.....
• If were you, I'd...
• Perhaps you could...

• So do I

• Neither do I

1. When something that someone says isn't true for us, we often respond with REALLY first or negative auxiliary.

• I speak Italian — So do I
• I have two sisters — So have I
• He will go to London — So will I
• I don’t speak Italian — Neither do I
• He didn’t eat cake — Neither did I
• I couldn’t see him — Neither could I

• It can't be far now. We've been driving for hours.
• She's not here yet. She might be stuck in traffic.
• He must live near here because he always walks to work.

1. Jack went home after work today.
2. I go for pizza all the time.
3. Jenny went to Cancun to relax for a week.
4. After making dinner, I went on to set the table. 

• Did you get my letter? 
• What time do you get to school? 
• Don’t get angry! 
• I didn’t get you a newspaper. I’m sorry. 

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