There is often some confusion between the usage of 'like' and 'as'.
'Like' is used before a noun or pronoun to say that two things are similar; they behave or work in the same way:
He works like a slave.
She swims like a fish.
He runs like the wind.
When we speak about sports and leisure activities the verbs 'play', 'go' and 'do' are used with different sports and activities.
Play is used with sports that have teams, rules and competitions:
Badminton, baseball, football, golf, rugby and tennis are some examples.
I have been playing tennis for over ten years.
When I was young we played football just outside our house in the street.
Like can be used as a verb to talk about tastes and preferences:
I like chocolate.
I like living in the city.
If a verb is used after like it can take the –ing form or the infinitive with to with very little difference in meaning:
I like cooking. I like to cook.
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The future continuous is formed with 'will/won't + be + -ing'
I will be meeting David tomorrow.
We use the future continuous to talk about a temporary action in progress at a particular time in the future.
They'll be celebrating their tenth anniversary next weekend.
I won't be working on Monday.
The future perfect is formed with 'will/won't + have + past participle'.
He will have left by the time you arrive.
We use for to say how long
How long have you been waiting? Oh not long. Just for a few minutes.
They lived in Spain for nearly ten years.
We use since to say when something started.
I’ve worked here for nine years – I’ve worked here since 2004
From ...to/until are used to say when something starts and finishes:
The lessons are from Monday to Thursday.
We will be away from the 13th to the 20th of September.
We use phrases with prepositions as time adverbials:
At is used with:
‘Clock times’ at seven o’clock – at ten thirty – at eight fifteen
Mealtimes at breakfast – at lunch – at dinner
Other phrases at night – at the weekend – at Christmas
Question tags are a type of question that are used to confirm information we already know about or to show surprise.
Question tags are formed with an auxiliary verb and the appropriate personal pronoun. They take the same auxiliary as the statement or if there isn't an auxiliary in the statement they take 'do/does' in the present simple or 'did' in the past.
Here are some ways that we use to describe people's habits:
We can use 'will' to describe present habits and behaviour whether it is good or bad.
She'll tell you all about her life even if you're not interested.
He will always wake up early.
