Verbs not usually in the continuous form

1 believe he's in Japan at the moment. They know that she's coming today. I'm sorry. 1 don't understand. Do you remember that hotel in London?

Some verbs do noi usually have a continuous form.

For thinking and feeling

Believe

Know

Understand

Remember

For wants and likes
Like	I like it here.
Love	I love you more than 1 say.
Hate	She hates the winter.
Need	I need you so much.
Prefer	He prefers cross-country to downhill
	skiing.
Wish	1 wish I could fly.

Others Matter Depend Hear Owe

For possession

Belong

Have

Own

For the senses

Smell

Taste

Sound

This book belongs to Jimmy Dutton. Do you have any red shirts? He owns half the island.

It smells awful.

But it tastes delicious.

It sounds OK.

For how things look or seem

Look It looks absolutely great.

Seem It seems OK.

It doesn't matter.

It depends on the weather.

I hear that you're getting married.

He owes me S100.

Should and have to (Unit 19)

Should

We can use should when we want to recommend something.

You should try the cheese. It's delirious.

You should stop seeing him.

Positive and negative

We use should * infinitive without to,

You

They should

He shouldn't

She

Have to

We can use haw to when we talk about rules that somebody else has made.

You hove to go outside to smoke.

I have to get up very early tomorrow.

We all have to go to the meeting and we haw to he there on

lime.

We use don't haw to when there is no obligation to do something.

You don't have to finish it tonight.

We'd like you to wear it hut you don't have to.

You don't have to stay late if you don't want to.

We use haw to * infinitive without fo.

Positive

I
You
We	have to
They		leave at 9.
He
She	has to
It

go.

Negative

I You
We	don't have to
They
He She	doesn't have to
It

be there

Questions

Do	you
	we they he	have to
Does	she it	have to

Grammar reference 117

Many, much, a few, a little (Unit 22) The present perfect tense (Unit 28)

In Hngli$h365 Book 1 we look at how we can use the present perfect to talk about what has happened at work or at home. I've hooked! the tickets for your trip lo Prague. Haw you called Ihe hotel? No. I haven't. I haven't had time. We also look at how we can use it to make small talk. Haw you ever been to New England in the autumn? No, I haven't, i'w travelled a lot but I've never been to the States. We use have * the past participle of the verb (see page 120 for a list of irregular verbs).

not finished the report.

In Kngfish365 Book 1 wc look at how wc can use many, much, a few and a little to talk about quantity.

Many

With countable nouns, mainly in questions and negatives:

He doesn't have many friends. Do many people know about this? How many people know about it?

Much

With uncountable nouns, mainly in questions and negatives:

I don't have much time.

Is there much interest in this?

How much information do you need?

A few

With countable nouns, mainly in positives and questions:

There were only a few people at his presentation. Could you give me a few more ideas?

A little

With uncountable nouns, mainly in positives and questions:

/ get by with a little help from my friends. Can you give me a little more information?

See Unit 7 lor information on a lot of.

Positive	l

You
We	have
They
He
She	has
(It)

Negative


	You
We	have
They
	not
He
She	has
(It)

Contractions

I haven't

You haven't

We haven't

told her They haven'

about it.

He hasn't

She hasn't

It hasn't

called him today?

Questions

	you
Have	we
	they
	he
Has	she
	(it)

Short answers

Yes, I/you/we/they have. Yes. he/she/it/ hasn't.

Contractions

118 Grammar reference

No. 1/you/we/they have not. No. I/you/we/they haven't
No, he/she/it has not. No. he/she/it hasn't.

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