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Instead as an adverb and preposition

March 29, 2013

Instead is an adverb. It means ‘as an alternative’. He didn’t buy a large loaf. Instead, he bought two small loaves. She didn’t go to Greece. Instead, she went to Italy. Don’t marry Peter. Marry me instead. As an adverb instead goes at the beginning or at the end of a clause. When it goes [...]

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Using the future continuous tense

March 9, 2013

The future continuous tense is mainly used to say that something will be in progress at a particular moment in the future. Form: will be + -ing form of the verb Good luck. We’ll be praying for you. This time tomorrow I will be performing in front of 15,000 people. Predicting the present We use [...]

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Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning

March 3, 2013

Combine the following sentences using an appropriate tense form. 1. He was in the habit of smoking. He no longer smokes. 2. She started singing at 7 am. She is still singing. Now it is 9 am. 3. She joined our company in 2005. She quit our company in 2011. 4. He began to wait [...]

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Formation of questions

March 2, 2013

Frame questions for the following answers. Start your questions with Do + subject + know…? Example Yes, he gets up at 7 am. Do you know when he gets up? 1. Yes. The Himalayas are in the north. 2. Yes. She is quitting her job because she is moving to another city. 3. No. He [...]

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