Modal Verbs 2

Modal Verbs 2

In this section we will cover four modal verbs which can have shared meanings, but which also have different uses. They are: Must/ mustn’t – obligation, prohibition and strong advice Have to – Obligation and strong advice Should – advice Ought to – advice The chart...
Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Uses 1. For continuous actions happening until a certain time in the past. When we use the Past Perfect Continuous, we are usually saying how long the action ‘had been happening’ for, before another past action occurred.  See the timeline below for a visual...
The Passive Voice – All Forms

The Passive Voice – All Forms

Unlike an ‘active’ sentence, a ‘passive’ sentence put the object first. For example: As you can see, the verb in the passive tense takes a different form and if we mention the subject, we add ‘by’.  Form of the Passive Voice  —-  (be) + 3rd Form (Past...
(Un)Countable Nouns and Quantifiers

(Un)Countable Nouns and Quantifiers

Nouns can be divided into countable and uncountable groups.  Countable Nouns Countable nouns are things which can be counted – school, watch, story etc. We can say one school, two pencils, three cars etc. They have a plural form – adding s/ es/ ies – schools,...