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WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

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There are several ways of talking about the future in English. We can, for example, use the  simple future tense , the  going to  form or the  simple present tense. The simple future tense The simple future tense is used to talk about things which are beyond our control. It expresses the future as fact. We  will know  our exam results in May. I  will turn  thirty this year. The simple future tense is also used to talk about what we think or believe will happen in the future. It is commonly used with  ‘I think’, ‘I’m sure’, ‘I expect’, ‘I believe’  etc. I think Germany  will win  the World Cup. I think it  will rain  this evening. We also use this tense to talk about things which we decide to do at the time of speaking. ‘Mr. Smith is very busy at the moment’ – ‘All right. I  will wait.’ ‘There is the door bell.’   ‘I’ll go .’ Going to We use  going to  to talk abou...

CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST

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Sentence connectors  add variety and sophistication to your writing. To achieve the effect of unbroken continuity of thought, certain conjunctions and discourse markers are found useful. Words like  hence, therefore, however, nevertheless, but, or, in spite of  and  then  are some of the words which, if rightly used, will connect sentences up and make your paragraphs a well-knit, organic whole. But Pero However Sin embargo Nevertheless No obstante Although Aunque Eventhough Aunque Though Aunque In spite of A pesar de (contrastar) Despite A pesar de Despite the fact that A pesar del hecho de (contrast) Common conjunctions used to emphasize contrast are:  on the other hand, while, whereas, however, nevertheless, still, yet  and  in spite of. On the other hand; while; whereas These expr...

VERB +GERUND/INFINITIVE

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The gerund and the infinitive are forms of the verbs that act as names. The gerund is formed with "-ing" (walking, eating, etc.) A  gerund   is a verb in its ing (present participle) form that functions as a noun that names an activity rather than a person or thing. Any action verb can be made into a gerund. An infinitive is a verb form that acts as other parts of speech in a sentence. It is formed with to + base form of the verb. Ex: to buy, to work. When a verb follows another verb, we always need to use the infinitive or the gerund. Normally we use the infinitive after some verbs and the gerund after others. There are also verbs with which we can use the gerund or the infinitive Verbo Gerundio Infinitivo    afford X    agree X    attempt X    begin X X    choose X    continue X X    decide X    detest X    enjoy X    expect X    fail X ...