by Gabriel Brito | Apr 23, 2025 | B2/C1 Grammar Papers
Ellipsis refers to removing parts of a sentence to avoid repetition. For example: They said it will work but I don’t think it will work. John opened the door and he went inside. They asked if I wanted to come to the party but I don’t want to come to the...
by Gabriel Brito | Apr 23, 2025 | B1/B2 Grammar Papers
The gerund form is verb-ing ……… eating, going, doing, thinking. There are two types of infinitive form: To + verb ……. To eat, to go, to do, to think. ‘Base’ form or the ‘bare’ infinitive, just the verb …. Eat, go, do, think. This section will...
by Gabriel Brito | Apr 23, 2025 | B1/B2 Grammar Papers
Used to and would can describe past actions, habits and states and are often used together when describing past events, often about childhood experiences. They naturally go with the past simple tense. The chart below outlines some key features of how to use...
by Gabriel Brito | Apr 23, 2025 | B1/B2 Grammar Papers
This tense is used much less often than the Past Simple and Past Continuous to discuss past events, actions and states. The Past Perfect has a specific function. It is used to describe actions which happened before another past action. See the timeline below....
by Gabriel Brito | Apr 23, 2025 | B1/B2 Grammar Papers
‘Narrative tenses’ refers to how the following tenses are used to tell a past tense story: Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Let’s review the main uses and forms for these tenses, which were covered in previous sections. The chart below...
