B12:00
When, as soon as, until
Talk about your plans for after this practice. Use present tense after time words: 'When I finish, I'll…'; 'as soon as…'; 'before I…'.
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Talk about your plans for after this practice. Use present tense after time words: 'When I finish, I'll…'; 'as soon as…'; 'before I…'.
Talk about your free time. Use verb + -ing (enjoy, avoid, don't mind) and verb + to (want, hope, decide, plan).
Tell a story where the meaning depends on the pattern: 'remember to' vs 'remember doing', 'stop to' vs 'stop doing', 'try to' vs 'try doing'.
Talk about your plans for next month. Use 'going to' for intentions and 'will' for quick decisions.
Ask for information politely using indirect questions: Could you tell me…? Do you know if…? I was wondering…
Explain how a past event still affects you now. Mixed conditional: If I had…, I would be… now.
Look around or think of a situation and make guesses. Modals of deduction: must be, might be, could be, can't be.
Explain the rules at your work, school or home. Use 'have to', 'don't have to', 'must', 'should', 'can't'.
Talk about a situation that didn't go well. Use past modals: should have, shouldn't have, could have, might have.
Tell a detailed story using past simple, past continuous and past perfect together: I had just… when… while…
Explain how something familiar is made, grown or done. Use the passive: it's made, it's grown, it's delivered.
Summarise a recent event as a news report. Use the passive to keep focus on the event: was announced, has been closed, is being investigated.