Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Basic English Grammar - HAVE, HAVE TO, HAVE GOT, CAN, COULD, MUST...
have verse have got have
have got
s+ have has
s+ have got I've got
s+ do not don't does not have
s+ have not has not quest got
do does + s+ have
have has + s+ gut
how to use have verse have dot
to talk about the things we possess
examples I have have got a new mobile
phone Paul doesn't have a car
to talk about our relationships with
other people example Jane has a brother
Jane has got a brother
to talk about what we look like example
she has blue eyes she has got blue eyes
to talk about sickness or temporary
state examples I have a cold
I've got a cold they have a problem they
have got a problem
the difference between haves and have
got
I have a cup of coffee at seven o'clock
do you normally have a big breakfast
have a good holiday
she's having a shower at the moment
I always have a wash before I go out
we don't use got in short answers
example
hey have you got a dog be know I haven't
must verse have to
must
meaning Express personal obligation
express what the speaker thinks is
necessary Express subjective obligation
examples
you must work hard
all passengers must wear seatbelts
have to
meaning
express impersonal obligation
object is obliged or forced to act by a
separate external power
express objective obligation
examples I have to leave early today
you will have to pay for the excess
mustn't verse don't doesn't have to
mustn't must not
meaning
it is prohibited it is not allowed
it is important that you do not do
something the prohibition can be
subjective the speaker's opinion or
objective
examples children mustn't talk to
strangers
cars mustn't park in front of the
entrance
don't doesn't have to
meaning
there is no obligation you are not
required to do something especially if
you don't want to
examples
you don't have to make excuses for her
you don't have to whisper no one can
hear us
used to get used to we used to
how to use use too
form
positive sentence
subject used to verb infinitive
negative sentence
subject didn't used to verb infinitive
we can also use never used to infinitive
in more formal or written English used
not to infinitive is something used
question form
did subject use to verb infinitive
how to use
we use the structure used to do
something when we talk about something
we did regularly in the past but do not
do it now used to is different to the
past simple because it emphasizes that
the action was repeated many times
example
he used to go to our school
we use used two plus the infinitive for
past situations it emphasizes that the
situation's are no longer true
she used to be overweight but became a
model last year
how to use be get used to form
positive sentence
subject B get used to noun pronoun grant
negative sentence
subject not to be not to get used to
noun pronoun gerund
question form
be subject use to noun pronoun Grund
and
auxiliary verb subject get to use two
noun pronoun current
how to use
be used to is used to express that if
situation is not new or strange or is no
longer new or strange you have
experienced it many times
examples
he is used to swimming every day
I'm not used to getting up early
get used to is used to express that
action situation becomes less strange or
new or becomes more comfortable examples
staff will have to get used to a new way
of working
I could not get used to driving on the
wrong side of the street
note
used to is about the past so there is no
present or future form
in the negative didn't use to and the
question did you use to notice that
there is no D on use we used two can be
modified with adverbs
example
I'm very used to his strange behavior
now
difference between between verse a manga
between and among are both prepositions
how to use between plus often used for
two items
example
they're building a new road between
Manchester and Sheffield
Plus although between is often used
between two things it is not always
sometimes between is used with more than
two things
example
our house is between the wood the river
and the village
when naming distinct individual items
can be two three or more
examples
I'm trying to decide between the
athletic shoes boots and high heels
there has been a marked increase in
trade between France Germany and Italy
use between to connect times or numbers
examples
a child develops rapidly between the
ages of 13 and 16 most wines contain
between 10% and 15% alcohol
how to use among
often used for three items or more
example
that old temple is hidden among trees
when the items are part of a group or
not specifically named must be three or
more
examples
she began rummaging among the books on
her desk
the secret was spread among the crowd
note we often use between and among when
we talk about physical location between
is used to describe something at
specific paths or point
examples
Bolivia lies between Chile Peru Brazil
Argentina and Paraguay I walk between
the trees and the house
is used to describe something that is in
the middle of many things no defined
path
examples
she lives in that house among the trees
Mary is popular among the students
common words and phrases used with
between and among
difference between
example
there is a striking difference between
Jane and Mary
between you and me
between you and me never between you and
I
this expression is used when you want
the other person to keep some
information a secret
example
between you and me I don't think she has
a chance of getting that promotion
example
the reward money was to be distributed
among the poor
among others among other things
in the phrases among others and among
other things among means as well as
examples
they among others would gather
intelligence on enemy's strengths and
fortifications among other things the
group's hope to put an internet
connection and a printer in every
village
can or could
can
could
bility
in the present or future example I can
speak Chinese fluently
example I could run ten miles when I was
young
request
polite example
could you lock the door when you leave
in formal
can you take me to the Victoria Station
possibility
in formal
in Norway temperatures can be as low as
negative 50 Celsius in winter
polite
the weather station said temperatures
could be as low as negative 10 Celsius
tonight
asking permission
in formal
can I borrow your car tomorrow
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polite
example could I choose my own doctor
allowed things
in the present or future example you can
take a holiday tomorrow if you want
past example
when I first started this job we could
take holiday when we wanted
you
difference between during and while
how to use during during is a
preposition which is used before an
activity to indicate that a parallel
action is happening at the same time as
that activity example
what did you discuss during dinner
during is followed by a noun which often
represents an activity during plus noun
example
I had a good time during the trip
how to use while
while is a conjunction which is used to
refer to a background period of time in
which another activity happened
example they all took notes while the
professor gave the lecture
while is followed by a clause while
subject-verb example I did it while I
was drunk
no and not
No
not
we use know to answer a yes-or-no
question
is this a good restaurant
no it isn't a good restaurant
we use not before a noun that has an
article
I'm not the only one
we use know to agree with a negative
statement Jennifer is not going to get
any better
no that's true
we use not before any much many or
enough
not many people showed up
there's not much food in the house
we use know before a noun without an
article
there is no general rule without some
exception
we use not to make a verb negative he
does not want to study
we use no as an adjective preceding a
noun
without an article
I've got no time to waste there are no
people I recognized here
we use not as an adverb which is
describing a verb the motorbike is not
very fast
we use no as an exclamation do you need
any help no I'm okay
we often use not to make an adjective or
adverb negative how are you mate
not bad mate how's yourself
we use know before a verbal noun ending
in Eng no smoking in this area no
playing in parking area
we often use not in short replies with a
number of verbs is it ready
I'm afraid not
will she be there
I hope not
ever with question words
whoever
whatever
which ever
whenever
wherever
however whoever any person at all or it
doesn't matter who
example whoever did this will sooner or
later be caught and will be punished
whoever made this cake is a real artist
whatever anything at all or it doesn't
matter what example whatever you do try
your best
which ever anyone at all or it doesn't
matter which example whichever day you
come we will be pleased to see you
whenever anytime at all or it doesn't
matter when
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exemple whenever I go to London I feel
like a provincial wherever any place at
all or it doesn't matter where example
wherever we are going it doesn't matter
as long as we're together however any
way at all or it doesn't matter how
example however you look at it it's
going to cost a lot
