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    The document discusses several English grammar topics: 1. Future forms including the present simple tense, be going to, and will/won't to talk about the future. 2. Question tags and their use to check facts or make conversation. Some question tags are irregular. 3. The use of so, nor, and neither to agree with statements, repeating the verb. 4. Irregular question tags and examples of their use. 5. The past simple and past continuous tenses, their uses, and verbs that cannot be used in the continuous form. 6. Used to + infinitive to talk about past habits and situations. 7. The second conditional to talk

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    The document discusses several English grammar topics: 1. Future forms including the present simple tense, be going to, and will/won't to talk about the future. 2. Question tags and their use to check facts or make conversation. Some question tags are irregular. 3. The use of so, nor, and neither to agree with statements, repeating the verb. 4. Irregular question tags and examples of their use. 5. The past simple and past continuous tenses, their uses, and verbs that cannot be used in the continuous form. 6. Used to + infinitive to talk about past habits and situations. 7. The second conditional to talk

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    The document discusses several English grammar topics: 1. Future forms including the present simple tense, be going to, and will/won't to talk about the future. 2. Question tags and their use to check facts or make conversation. Some question tags are irregular. 3. The use of so, nor, and neither to agree with statements, repeating the verb. 4. Irregular question tags and examples of their use. 5. The past simple and past continuous tenses, their uses, and verbs that cannot be used in the continuous form. 6. Used to + infinitive to talk about past habits and situations. 7. The second conditional to talk

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    Future forms

    1.We use the Present Simple Tense to talk about fixed future events.2.we use Be Going to to talk
    about plans and intentions.3.we use Will/Won`t to talk about predictions about the future4.We
    use the Present Continuous tense to talk about future arrangements.

    Question tags are short questions which we use to check facts or make conversation.We use
    them when we want someone to agree with what we are saying:1.It`s a beautiful day ,isn`t it?
    2.to make sure that what we are saying is right.-The tennis match starts at 3 o`clock,doesn`t it?
    Some question tags are irregular.1.I am lucky to be alive,aren`t I
    Let`s hike on the mountains,shall we?

    So/ nor/neither
    we use SO to agree with positive statements.
    we use nor/neither to agree with negative statements
    After SO/NOR/NEITHER we repeat the verb used in the statement.If the statement is in the
    present or past simple,we use DO/DID to agree with it.

    Irregular question tags


    I am lucky to be alive,....
    Everyone is looking forward to the trip,.....
    Let`s hike in the mountains,...
    Don`t forget to let me know you`ve arrived safely,......
    Be careful,....
    This/that is so dangerous,....
    These/those are brave men,....

     Past Simple
    use:1.past routines and habits
    Bob went out for dinner every Saturday,when he was young.
    2.actions which happened one after
    Natalie went to the restaurant ,bought a pizza and took it home.
    3.actions or situations which started and finished in the past
    I cooed fish last night.

     Past Continuous
    use:1.an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past
    I was making coffee at 7 this morning
    2.two or more actions that were in progress at the same time in the past
    John was watching TV while his mum was making dinner.
    3.an action that was in progress in the past but was interrupted by another action.
    Dad was sleeping when the phone rang.
    4.to give background information in a storry
    It was raining,the wind was blowing and we were shaking from the cold.
    Some verbs can`t be used in the continuous form:believe,belong
    to,consist,depend,know,mean,need,prefer,seem.

    USED TO +INFINITIVE
    We use used to + infinitive to talk about past habits and long lasting situations which are now
    finished or different.
    They used to live in France.
    They didn`t use to live in France.
    Did they use to live in France?

    Second conditional
    We use the second conditional to talk about the results of an action or situation that :
    1.probably won`t happen now or in the future
    You would be healthier if you took some exercise.
    2.we know will not happen now or in the future:
    If I won an Olympic gold medal,I would be famous.
    We can also use the second conditional to give advice:
    If I were you I would take up a sport.We can use COULD or MIGHT in the main clause instead of
    WOULD.:
    Jack could win the tournament if he trained harder.
    If clause:past tense/Main clause: Would +bare infinitive.

    Wishes/regrets
    We use Wish to talk about a situation or an action that we aren`t happy about ,or to say how we
    would like something to be different.
    Wish+past tense when we talk about the present or the future.
    He wishes he were strong enough to run a marathon.

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