Category: Grammar

Look at these two questions: Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Who do you love? Question word verb object Who loves you? The first question is a normal question and uses the form which we almost always use for a question: question word + auxiliary + subject + verb In the second question, the question word is the subject. When the […]

In American movies and music it is very common to hear the words gonna, gotta and wanna. They are short forms of talking about the future (gonna), obligation (gotta) and desires (wanna). Gonna Gonna is the abbreviated form of going to and so is used to talk about the future. Sentence/ question with gonna Grammatically correct sentence/ question I’m gonna […]

Basically, must, have to and have got to have the same meanings. Must is more formal, have to can be used when we write and when we speak and have got to is usually used in spoken English. Positive sentences Present Past They must sleep. They have to sleep. They‘ve got to sleep. They had to sleep. They had to sleep. They had to […]

We use the present perfect continuous when an action started in the past and is continuing. I’ve been teaching English for 15 years. Look at the construction: Subject to have been -ing form of verb I have been living abroad for 20 years. They have been going out together for 3 years. She has been studying English since she was […]

Generally, after a verb of movement we use to. Examples She drives to work. I’m going to the cinema. They are coming to my party. We walk to the shops. The exceptions are when somebody goes to his or her home. Examples I’m going home (but I’m going to John’s home). They are driving home now. Another exception is the […]