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We use reflexive pronoun when the action of the verb returns to the doer
We use reciprocal pronoun when each of two or more subjects is acting in the
same way towards the other. We use each other when we are talking about 2
people; we use one another for 3 or more people.
Future tense
Be going to:
Often expresses specific future plans or intentions. It is common in
conversation and often sounds like gonna or gunna.
Future plans, future time expressions, such as later, this afternoon. (evening,
weeknd).
Future intentions: tomorrow, etc. are often used with be going to.
Will:
Is normally used to express, offers, to make a predictions, promises, and
request, in spoken English, the contracted forms are common.
Too vs enough
We use enough to mean as much as we need or want.
Enough+noun (enough money/enough people)
Enough without a noun: Ive got some money, but not enough to buy a car
Adjective+enough
Too is used to mean more than sufficient or more/less than necessary.
Too much/too many = more than you want, more than is good.
Sometimes we can substitute should for ought to, ought to is not used in the
negative
Must (for compulsion, obligation, duty)
We use must to say that we feel sure that something is true, we can use must
for very strong obligations. Is only used in the present simple.
Reported Speech
When we use reported speech, the main verb of the sentence is usually in past
(Tom said that/I told her thatetc.). The rest of the sentence is usually past,
too.
Dont lose and Dont worry are commands or IMPERATIVES. They are expressed
with NOT TO and the verb in present.