http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aImages+tag%3aLearning+EnglishSearch results for 'tag:Images tag:Learning English' matching tags 'Images' and 'Learning English'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AlreadyOrYetInQuestions/zzdcj/post.htm#443080Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:35:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:443080tarkowskyFrom BBC learning English site already meaning and use Whereas still and yet normally refer to present and future circumstances already normally refers to something that is in the present or recent past It is mainly used in questions and affirmative sentences and usually expresses surprise that something has happened sooner than expected When do you expect Polly to arrive She s already here Haven t you seen her Have you finished that typing already Yes I finished it about five minutes ago Another reliable source is Michael Swan Practical English Usage Oxford University Press 1997 Already is used to say that something is in the present or past not the future It may express some surprise for example because something has happened sooner than expected When s Sally going to come She s already here Have you already finished That was quick In questions we use yet to ask whether something expected has happened Is supper ready yet Has the postman come yet pp 562 63 http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureContinuousTenseIntoPassive-Voice/vblvv/post.htm#342248Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:53:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:342248marius hancuFound this great article at the BBC Learning English site Generally we avoid using the continuous form of the passive with the future present perfect past perfectfuture perfect and although present continuous and past continuous are quite common and sound quite natural in the passive voice The passive For the purpose of the chart below I have used the verb to clean but there are obviously many other possibilities Simple Continuous Present It is cleaned It is being cleaned Past It was cleaned It was being cleaned Future It will be cleaned Present Perfect It has been cleaned Past Perfect It had been cleaned Future Perfect It will have been cleaned Study these further examples of use and note how we avoid using the continuous form of the passive in the final four tenses listed This toilet at Terminal One is in frequent use and is cleaned every four hours It is being cleaned now so you ll have to use the one that is situated opposite the British Airways check in desk My daughter s portrait was delivered to my house in London before I arrived home I didn t expect this to happen as it was still being painted when I began my journey back You will be told when to board the plane in due course An announcement will be made don t worry And one of my colleagues will be accompanying you all the way to Guadalajara NOT You will be being accompanied http www bbc co uk worldservice learningenglish grammar learnit learnitv119 shtml http://www.englishforums.com/English/LookingForwardMeetMeeting/3/dmlkx/Post.htm#312882Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:54:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:312882ouc Learning English http www bbc co uk worldservice learningenglish grammar learnit learnitv267 shtml look forward to agree to object to tag the class is question Adriana learning English in Canada writes I have been studying English since I came to Canada about four years now but because there are so many exceptions to rules it s hard for me to apply what I ve learnt For instance I don t understand why it s correct to say I look forward to hearing from you and not I look forward to hear from you Jolie from Vietnam writes In the example In no way will I agree to sharing an office with Ben I just wonder why you can use both infinitive and V ing form for the verb share Roger Woodham replies look forward to something anticipate something with interest Look forward to is one of the many phrasal verbs in English in which an adverbial particle forward as well as a preposition to is combined with the stem verb to signify a particular meaning What we are looking forward to can be exemplified as either as a noun phrase or as a verb phrase with an ing pattern Jill says she s not looking forward to Jack s party next weekend I very much look forward to meeting you soon They re looking forward to joining their children in Australia There are many such three part verbs e g look back on think back to put up with toleratecome down with fall ill with There are a number of instances where such verbs end with the preposition to e g face up to confrontget round to do something after some delayget down to concentrate on Note that in such instances to is not part of any infinitive phrase It is an integral part of the verb And whatever it is that we face up to or get round to is normally expressed as either a noun phrase or as a verb phrase with an ing pattern I must get round to cleaning my car next weekend And I must get down to reading Jack s article which he sent me two weeks ago I must face up to the fact that I m never going to be promoted in this organisation Note that when verbs follow prepositions any prepositions the V ing form is normally used not the to infinitive pattern I managed to finish reading Jack s article by staying up till midnight He s talking about getting it published in National Geographic magazine Instead of going on holiday last summer he undertook this arduous trip up the Amazon agree agree to There is a complication in your example Jolie where both the ing form and the to inifnitive pattern appear possible I cannot agree to share to sharing an office with Ben In no way can I agree to sharing to share an office with Ben The complication arises because there are two different forms of pretty much the same verb agree and agree to If we are using the phrasal verb agree to the ing pattern is more likely If we are using the non phrasal verb agree the to infinitive pattern is imperative Compare the following What have you agreed We ve agreed to tidy our rooms when we get up to clear the dishes from the table after eating and not to go out until we ve finished our homework What have you agreed to We ve agreed to arriving punctually before the working day begins and to not leaving before five o clock in the afternoon object to Note that the opposite of agree to is object to and here only the ing pattern is possible What do you object to in her behaviour I object to her going out every evening and not telling me where she is going http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhoseProperty/11/djprd/Post.htm#299118Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:54:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:299118milky lt And this one which advocates the imposition of ideology gt Did Mr P miss the modal lt lt Learning English should be fun for all involved not a battle to win hearts and minds gt gt Anyone interested in getting back to the discussion on ownership lt lt lt English is the property of its users native and non native and all English speakers need training for effective international communication Smith 1987 xi Do you agree gt gt http://www.englishforums.com/English/AtOrIn/cmvzq/post.htm#227255Sat, 20 May 2006 13:49:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:227255mister micawberHere s what the BBC Learning English site has to say To be good at and to be good in are often interchangeable and there is no easy rule to follow In simple statements like the ones you have quoted the standard form appears to be good at as in I m not very good at football However in this following sentence to be good in seems more likely than to be good at i e He was the best in the class in French but in mathematics and chemistry he was not so good This is perhaps because with other expressions or verbs denoting assessment or ranking the preposition in would be required thus In pharmacology she obtained scored gained attained the highest marks