Ability We can use can/could to express general ability and typical behaviour of people or things – Temperatures can rise to over 30°C in the summer. – Employers can be unwilling […]

Reported statements FORM: verb (+that) + clause – He works in television, she said. – She said (that) he worked in television. – I took the money, she admitted. – […]

Past habit: used to FORM: Positive statements: used to + infinitive Negative statements: Did/didn’t + use to + infinitive Questions: Did you/she/they etc. + use to + infinitive USE: We use used to to […]

Have/get something done FORM: – have + object + past participle (the most common form) – get + object + past participle (also possible when people are speaking informally). USE: […]

1. lots/a lot of + plural countable and uncountable nouns (informal) – I’ve got lots/a lot of homework, so I can’t go out. – I’ve got lots/a lot of brothers […]