English Grammar Examples: Tenses, Clauses, and More
Verbal Tenses
Examples:
- I have never read such an interesting book / I haven’t had flu for five years. / I haven’t seen Frank for two months. / I haven’t visited London for fifteen years. / I haven’t visited Russia for ages.
- I started playing the piano twenty years ago.
- It is eight years since I read a play by George Bernard Shaw. / It is years since she enjoyed herself so much.
- It’s a long time since I last saw your wife. / It’s ages since I last saw a good film.
- It’s been a year since
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The tavern’s conversation
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A
A level: An exam that you take to enter a university.
Advertisements: A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.
A point: An idea.
A trace: A tiny quantity.
Alligator: A reptile similar to a crocodile.
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Annoys: To make someone feel angry.
Appeal: To find interest.
Apprehensive: Worried about doing something.
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Aren’t into: To
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Fanny Price
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