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English, Grammar talking about habits Rules, Grammar…
English
Grammar talking about habits
Rules
Used+to or would + infinitive to talk about habits in the past.
always+continous tense to refer to behaviour wich irritates us
will+infinitive to refer to habits in general (not future)
tend(not) to + infinitive to refer to the way a person is likely to behave
Grammar Adverbs to express attitude
Exp
Annoyingly, he doesnt seem to get that school is different from home.
Hopefully,hes mature enough to understand.
Admittedly, she doesnt seem to be bothered.
Regretably,these days there´s enormous pressure on girls to grow up to quickly.
RULE: Words like annoyingly, regretably,admittedly,hopefully, , , , and are used to express how we feel about what we´ re saying.
We usually put them at the start of the clause.
Grammar Past tenses with hypothetical meaning
Exp:
I wish I
could
have another hour in bed
If only my mind
wasn´t
on that computer game. I want to go to sleep.(not be)
It´s time I
bought
a new alarm clock.(buy)
I´d prefer it if you
didn´t ask
me silly quiz questions.(not ask)
RULE: With certain expressions,like It´s time, I´d prefer it if I wish , and if only , we use the
past
simple tense