... can and be able
23 may
24 must and have to
25 must not and need not
26 need not and don't have to etc.
27 must, can't and needn't with the perfect infinitive
Present and ...
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EXERCISES 1
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Articles
PEG chapter I
1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: a/an, the
4 Articles and possessive adjectives
5 a/an and one
Auxiliary ...
round and (hold) up his hand. The car (stop).
12 When I (arrive) at the station Mary (wait) for me. She (wear) a blue dress and (look)
very pretty. As soon as she (see) me she (wave) and (shout)...
... regular plural in s or es.
hands dates buses.
For details of spelling and pronunciation, ã 290.
But some nouns have an irregular plural. Here are some examples.
Vowel and consonant changes ã 296
man ... lying
But pay, lay and say have irregular ed-forms: paid
Also day daily.
, laid , said
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Irregular verb forms
299 Summary
A regular verb takes the endings s, ed and ing. For example, ... tense looked, ing-form looking and past/passive participle
looked. For more details, ã 58.
List of irregular verbs ã 300
Some verbs have ah irregular past tense and participle.
Base form: Did...
... 234(2)
spoken English 53
sport: countable/uncountable 144(5d)
spread with/without object 8(3)
staff: group noun 156(4)
stand
+ adverbial 9(2)
and be 84(4)
can't stand 121(1) Note a
stand for 233(2)
with/without ... stand 121(1) Note a
stand for 233(2)
with/without object 8(3)
stand out 232(2)
+ participle 138(1)
there stands 50(4)
stand up 186(2d)
stand up for/to 235(2)
start
get started 107(2)
+ gerund/to-infinitive ... 168(4)
search
and search for 233(4) Note c
verb and noun 287(1)
seaside with the 160(5), 168(4)
season with/without article 169(2)
seat and sit 87 (2)
see
see about 233(2)
action/state 62(7) Note a
and...