Point 56 in Verbs/patterns is defined as an increasing range of verbs followed by an ‘-ing’ form. A search for _VV _VVG in iWeb corpus: 1 KEEP GOING 656012 STARTED USING 54040 3 RECOMMEND USING 51031 1 WE RECOMMEND USING ONE OF 182 Tom’s Guide We recommend using one of the best password managers to […]
Point 54 in VERBS/patterns is defined as: some verbs connected with the senses + direct object + an ‘-ing’ form, to give emphasis to an ongoing activity. An iWeb search for see|feel|smell|hear|taste _P _VVG 1 SEE IT COMING 4160 (this is idiomatic and is not listed in EVP) see (something) comingTo foresee, predict, or prepare […]
Point 52 in VERBS/patterns is defined as: introducing a new subject before the ‘-ing’ form (using noun or object pronoun) _VV _P _V*G *Notice that the ‘get/keep somebody doing somthing’ grammar structure is frequent here. Also, not all pronouns/nouns are subjects of a new clause. Much of this is still B2 as ‘verbs of the […]
Point 45 in VERBS is defined as: follow some verbs with a ‘to’-infinitive or an ‘-ing’ form, with a change in meaning. *The verbs in the EGP examples are ‘remember’ and ‘stop’. It is interesting that that top 25 ‘remember’ are all in the base/infinitive form for remember. Where as ‘stop’ has a few past […]
Point 78 in the category of PAST is defined as: past perfect continuous in relative clauses to give background information. who|that|which had been _vvg 1 WHO HAD BEEN WORKING 1233 2 WHO HAD BEEN LIVING 1080 3 THAT HAD BEEN SITTING 642 4 THAT HAD BEEN GOING 481 5 WHO HAD BEEN WAITING 479 6 […]
Point 76 in the category of PAST is: past perfect continuous WITH ADVERBS in the normal mid position had _rr been _vvg 1 HAD ALREADY BEEN WORKING 359 2 HAD ALREADY BEEN USING 210 3 HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USING 122 4 HAD ALSO BEEN WORKING 106 5 HAD ALREADY BEEN GOING 84 6 HAD ALREADY […]
The landscape can get muddy when it has been raining.
B2 Point 70 in the category of PAST is defined as: past continuous with a wide range of adverbs in the normal mid position. *It overlaps at the same level with a range of adverbs. was|were _rr _vvg 1 WAS JUST WONDERING 16180 2 WAS ALWAYS GOING 9009 3 WAS JUST TRYING 8752 4 WAS […]
Point 69 in the category of PAST is defined as: Past perfect continuous for events which started before a time in the past and which finished, but where the effects or results were still important at a point in the past. A search on iWeb for had been _vvg + ‘so’ as a collocate to […]
Point 67 in the category of PAST is defined as: past perfect continuous after a time conjunction to give background information. 1 AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING 46 WOAI She and her stepfather restored the bike themselves after it had been sitting inoperable for 10 years. Apr 2, 2020 2 AFTER HE HAD BEEN […]