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USED TO
It refers to something that you regularly did in the past but don’t do anymore.
Or, it shows past habits that we don’t have now.
Structure: subject + used to + verb.
EX: I used to play football every day.
Negative structure: Subject + didn’t + use to + verb.
EX I didn’t use to play cricket.
Interrogative structure: Did + subject + use to + verb?
EX: Did you use to play tennis?
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TOO MANY: used whit count nouns and means more than enough.
EX: There are too many students.
TOO MUCH: used whit uncountable nouns means more than enough.
EX: There is too much water.
FEWER: used whit count nouns and is the comparative form of a few which
means not enough.
EX: I wish to have fewer problems in future.
LESS: used whit uncountable nouns and is the comparative form of little which
means not enough.
EX: You need to drink less water.
ENOUGH: Is shows adequate and sufficient amount a quality.
EX: there is enough water for us, but not enough pots.
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
They are formal and polite questions used whit talking to a person we do not
know very well, or in the professional situation.
• Do you know…
2. Most two syllable verbs have stress on the second syllable. (Consume
present)
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TOO + ADJECTIVE
It means more or less than necessary.
EX: He is too lazy to pass.
AS + ADJECTIVE + AS
It is used to compare the quality of two parts of a sentence.
AS MUCH/MANY + NOUN + AS
It is used to compare quantities of two parts of a sentence.
EX: We have studied as much grammar as they have studied.
Pronunciation 3 UNPRONOUNCED
VOWELS
The vowel used immediately after a stressed syllable is usually not pronounced.
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EX: ‘different
The present perfect tense is used for events within a time period up the present.
EX: where have you bought your coat?
SEQUENCE ADVERBS
They are connecting words that show the order of steps In the process or
events in a story.
EX: first I turned on my computer. Then I open ms word. Next I found the vocabulary files.
After that I made the vocabulary. Finally, I printed it.
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CONSONANT CLUSTRE
A group of two or more consonant sounds that come before, After or between
vowels.
EX: stop, post, astonish.
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3. We use “going to” for prediction in the near future. The speaker is sure
because there are signs about it.
4. We use “will” for prediction in the remote future.
EX: we are going to go to Kabul next week. We will go to Kabul.
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TWO PART VERBS
They are verbs which are made up a verb and a particle, which changes the
meaning of the verb.
Note: the object noun of a two part verb may come after or before the second
part of the verb, but the object pronoun comes only before the second part of
the verb.
EX: pick up your things. Or, turn it down, please.
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MAKING REQUESTS
It is a polite to use please to make a request. It (please) can go at the beginning
or the end of a sentence.
EX: please turn down the music. Or, turn it down, please.
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TYPES OF CLAUSES
there are two types of clauses:
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RELATIVES CLAUSE
It is an adjective clause that modifies a noun, pronoun or another clause.
EX: He lives in a city that has the best job opportunities.
Note: If you use the adverbial clause before the main clause, use a comma
after it.
EX: before the guests leave, the gifts should be ready.
RHYTHM
Rhythm is a musicality of English the Ups and downs and the connected speech
and the linking of words, which together, change how we say sentence.
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a. Past (a few years ago, in the part, in the 19th century, in the 1960s)
b. Present (these days, nowadays, today, this year)
c. Future (soon, in 20 years, in the future, in the next hundred years, in a
year)
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
They are sentences which show a condition and its result.
EX: If you study hard, you will get first position . (the first clause is condition, and the
second one is the result of that condition.)
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USED OF GERUNDS
EX: He is a teacher. So am I.
2 DISAGREEMENT:
1. WHIT POSITIVE STATEMENTS:
• Oh, I don’t.
• Realy? I like it.
• Gee, I’m not
2. Whit negative statements:
• Well, I do.
• I am!
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UNRLEASED AND RELEASED /T/ AND /D/
These two sounds are paired together because they take the same mouth
position. Tt is un voiced, meaning, only air passes through the mouth. And Dd
is voiced, meaning you make a noise with the vocal cords.
They are not released at the end of a word that is followed by a consonant
sound. If followed by a vowel, they are released.
EX: I am good in English. (released)
VOICE
Voice: Shows that form of the verb whether the subject does something or
something is done to the subject.
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1: Active voice: is that form a verb which the subject does something.
EX: He writes a letter.
2: Passive voice is that form a verb which something is done to the subject.
EX: A letter is written by him.
Note: the structure of passive voice is usually be + past participle.
EX: I could be seen there.
How to change Active voice to passive voice ?
1: The direct objects becomes the subject.
Active voice Ex: He writes a letter.
Passive voice Ex: A letter is written by him.
2: The verb becomes be+3rd form of a verb.
Active voice Ex: He writes a letter.
Passive voice Ex: A letter is written by him.
3: The original Subjects becomes a by phrase at the end of a sentence.
Active voice Ex: He writes a letter.
Passive voice Ex: A letter is written by him.
Why we use passive voice?
1: when the subject is unknown.
Active voice ex: Unknown people stole the bank.
Passive voice ex: The bank was stolen..
2: when the object of a sentence is important than the subject of it.
Active voice ex: A Student broke the chair
Passive voice ex: the chair was broken.
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To be in passive voice
• Is, am, are replace the base form of verb after subject When be replaces and
the base form of verb after a modal.
• Was and were replace the second form of verb.
• Been replaced the third form of verb.
• Being replace the _ing form of verb.
EX: He spoke English.
English was spoken by him.
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Note: The easy way to find transitive verb is to put words (What/Who) after
main verb.
Ex of transitive verb: The drivers stopped the car.
Ex of intransitive verb: He is sleeping now.
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THE LETTER O
It has several sounds in English such as:
Not = /nat/ No = /nₔΩ/ Do = /du:/ love = /l ۸۷/
When both tenses are used in same sentence, the past continuous started
earlier and was in progress when the other action happened.
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It shows:
• An activity that has recently or just stopped. (you ‘re out of breath.
Have you been running?)
• An activity that began in the past and it still continuing. (We have been
. Studying interchange 2 for 3 mounts.)
Structure: subject + has/have + been + verb + complement.
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CONTRASTIVE STRESS IN RESPONSES
A contrastive stress is the one used will stressing the deference between a
statements. Question, or comment and the reaction to them.
Example:
A: I saw Ahmad at school.
PAST PARTICIPLES: It is the 3rd form of verb which can act as an adjective.
EX: The movie bored us. We were bored at the end.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
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They are clauses which modify a part of an other clause used before them.
They are introduced by relative pronouns (Who, That, Which). The relative
pronouns replace the subject or object of relative clause because it is what they
modify, But are used between the two clauses.
WHO is used for people. WHICH is used for things. THAT is used for
both people and things.
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EMPHATIC STRESS
It is a stress used to emphasize and express strong opinions.
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PITCH
It is the highness or lowness of a sound.
1. We can raise our voice and say the main syllables at a higher pitch and
end whit a falling pitch.
2. We can make the stressed syllable last longer.
3. We can say the main syllables of each word more loudly.
Note: We express doubt or uncertainty in two ways:
1. We do not release the start of the word quickly, i.e., lengthening the sound
of the first syllable.
2. We raise the pitch of the last syllable, as if asking a question.
EX: A: Do you think her gesture means ‘’go away’’? B: Definitely. B: probably
Example: If you studied hard, you would get first position. (you don’t study hard and you
don’t get first position.)
ANTONYM
They are the words that have the opposite meaning of other words.
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PAST MODALS
To give opinions or suggestions about actions in the past, use ‘would have or
should have + past participle .
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REDUCTION OF HAVE
In past modals, the word have is reduced to /av/.
EX: What would you have done If you were me?
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Changing of Tenses
Note: If the reporting verb is in the past, the tense of indirect speech
changes as following:
1: Simple present tense Simple past tense
Direct Ex: She said to me,” I learn English at sherzai institute.”
Indirect Ex: She said to me I learned English at sherzai institute.
2: Present continuous tense Past continuous tense
Direct Ex: He said to her, ‘that you are learning English.”
Indirect Ex: He said to her, ‘that she was learning English.
3: Present perfect tense Past perfect tense
Direct Ex: I said to him, “he has written a letter.”
Indirect Ex: I said to him he had written a letter.
4: Present perfect continuous tense Past perfect continuous tense
Direct Ex: They said to us, “that they have been teaching for 5 years.”
Indirect Ex: They said to us that they had been teaching for 5 years
5: Simple past tense Past perfect tense
Direct Ex: She said to me, “I taught the students.”
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Indirect Ex: She said to me that she had taught the students.
6: Past continuous tense Past perfect continuous tense
Direct Ex: He said to us, “I was reciting the Holly Quran.”
Indirect Ex: He said to us that he had been reciting the Holly Quran.
7: Past perfect tense will not be changed
8: Past perfect continuous tense will not be changed
Note:
We don’t mention the words (that, if, whether) or (tell, ask, say) in indirect speech
Imperative sentences instead of these words we use Request, Command, Suggestions
and Advice.
9: Future tense are not changing. Only will to would and shall to
should.
Models are changing in indirect speech as following:
1:Will to would
2:Shall to should
3: May to might
4:Must to had to
5:can to could
6:have to to had to
PRONIOUNS IN REPORTED SPEECH
1. First person pronouns (I we me us my our mine ours yourself ourselves)
change accorting to reporting subject.
2. Second person pronouns (you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves)change
according to reporting object.
3. Third person pronouns (He she it) usually do not change.
EX: Ahmad said,”I love my country.”
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REDUCTION OF HAD/WOULD
They are both reduced to pronoun +’d and sound the same.
EX: He had come. He would come. = He‘d come.
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