Common uses of demonstratives.
In English the demonstratives; this, that, these and those are used to indicate something.
'The'- the definite article is the most frequent word in English.
We use 'the' when we think that the person we are talking to or writing to knows what we are referring to and when or because there is only one within the context or surrounding relevant to the conversation, or if there is only one in the world.
When we talk about something that happened in the past, we might want to refer to something that happened before that time. To do this we use the past perfect.
Look at these two sentences:
My friend left the bar at 10.00
I arrived at the bar at 10.30
We use the present perfect tense to talk about things where there is a connection between the past and the present.
He has worked with three different companies.
He started working sometime in the past. Up to now he has worked for three companies.
the issue has been solved
the issue was already solved
the issue has already been solved
1. What are the differences between these sentences.
we can download the file without add/adding to trusted list
2. In this sentence, we should use add/adding?Why?
No need to send as there is nothing changes.
No need to send because there is nothing changes.
3. What are the differences between these sentences.
Look at how these sentences are linked:
1 Because it was raining, we stayed at home.
2 Because of the rain, we stayed at home.
3 Due to the rain, we stayed at home.
(Because + clause) – (Because of + noun) (Due + to + noun)
We often confuse adjectives that end both in –ed and –ing. (interested or interesting, bored or boring etc.)
Adjectives that end in –ed describe emotions – they tell us about how a person feels about something or even their opinion about something.
I’m surprised to see you.
He’s interested in fashion
I was bored during the lecture.
I was tired so I went to bed.
Third Conditionals are sentences with two clauses – an ‘if' clause and a main clause – that describe the past. They are used to describe ‘something that didn’t happen’.
We would have arrived on time if we had left earlier.
We left late so we arrived late.
If I had studied harder at school I would have gone to university.
I didn’t study very hard so I didn’t go to university.
The second conditional is a structure used to talk about impossible or imaginary situations.
If I won a lot of money I’d travel the world.
Where would you live if you could live anywhere in the world?
If he didn’t argue with everyone all the time, he would have a more relaxed life.
To form the second conditional we use: If+past simple and would+infinitive
