... weekend
(US: on the weekend)
In + part of day On + day + part of day
in the morning on Friday morning
in the evening on Tuesday evening
Look at these examples with night.
/ woke up in the night. ... expresses position, and to expresses movement.
Position: Vicky was at the doctor's. Movement:
Vicky went to the doctor's.
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Melan...
... Structures with for, since and last
PRESENT PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE
We can say that something hasn't happened for a
long time or since a specific time in the past.
We haven't had a party ... haven't had a party since Christmas.
We can say that it is a long time since something
happened or when was the last time it happened.
It's ages since we last had a party.
Chr...
... She's been out with him a few times, but really she's in love with Tom.
Unfortunately he isn't in love with her.
a) Who is Nick in love with? b) Who is in love with Tom?
2 Mark ... 35 Answers with yes and no
Requesting:
Offering:
Inviting:
Asking permission:
36 Exercises
1 Wh-questions (A-B)
What would you say in these situations?
► You are talking to a m...
... platform/Which platform does the train go from? What part/ Which part of Italy are you from?
B Patterns with who, what and which
We can use who, what and which without a noun.
Who sent the fax? What do ... which? (A)
The questions you are asking have a number of possible answers.
If the list of answers is incomplete, ask a question with
what.
If the list is complete, use
w...
... have) a party.
Rita: Oh, (2)…………………………………. (we / allow / have) parties at our place, luckily.
(3)………………… (we / allow / do) anything, more or less.
We're hoping to have an all-night party ... Questions, negatives and answers (Units 34-43)
Test 9A
Read the conversation. Then look at the answers below and write the correct answer in each space.
Judy: ( ►) Shall we go to the party...
... 69 The infinitive with and without to
This is an overview of the different structures with a to-infinitive (e.g. to do)
and an infinitive without to (e.g. do).
A The to-infinitive ... this winter.
6
I keep getting this pain in my leg. I think I'd better
a doctor.
3 The infinitive with and without to (A-B)
Matthew and Emma are at the railway station. Emma is going away ......
... words go with one
kind of noun but not with the other.
COUNTABLE
A/an or one goes only with a singular noun.
I need a spoon. Numbers above one go only
with plural nouns.
We eat three meals ...
UNCOUNTABLE
We do not use a/an with an uncountable noun.
NOT A WATER and NOT A-music. We do not use
numbers with an uncountable noun. NOT three
feeds
their own, without some...
... cars, parties)
or an uncountable noun (e.g. ice hockey,
music) without the. I love parties means
that I love all parties, parties in general.
► He likes golf.
1………………………………………………………………………3………………………………………………………… ... and centres
A possessive form ('s) is without the.
St Martin's (Theatre)
at Durrant's (Hotel) In the US, names with
center are without the.
near Lincol...
... colder today, hasn't it? (= it has)
C My, your with parts of the body and clothes
We normally use my, your, etc with parts of the body and with someone's clothes.
Emma shook her head ... the possessive (the boy's name) or a phrase with of (the name of the boy), but
often only one is possible. We normally use the possessive with people and animals.
my friend'...
... can we use?
These are some of the adjectives and other words that we can use in a phrase with the.
To do with social or economic position:
the disadvantaged, the homeless, the hungry, the poor, ... the unemployed, the weak
To do with physical condition or health:
the blind, the deaf, the dead, the disabled, the handicapped, the living, the sick
To do with age:
the elderly, the...