Present continuous or simple?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS We use the present continuous for something happening now. I am speaking to you live means that Kitty is in
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The present simple
Use A Use We use the present simple for • thoughts and feelings: / think so, I like it. • states, things staying the same, facts and things that are
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The present continuous Introduction The present continuous means that we are in the middle of an action. Form The present continuous is the present tense of be + an ing-form.
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Direct and indirect objects Henry gave Claire some flowers. Here the verb give has two objects. Claire is the indirect object, the person receiving something. Some flowers is the direct
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Sentence structure The parts of a sentence are the subject, verb, object, complement and adverbial. A statement begins with the subject and the verb. There are five main structures which
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Look at the different kinds of word in this sentence. Pronoun Verb Determiner Adjective Noun Preposition Noun Adverb I have an important conference at work tomorrow Linking word Pronoun Verb
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