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B2 Point 131 in the category of MODALITY is defined as: ‘you have (got) to’ to make a strong suggestion. Because the ‘have (got) to structure is found at lower levels too, it is hard to find this formally and because it requires interpretation (not obligation). This structure is found with a great deal of […]

Point 57 in the category of FUTURE in the past is defined as: ‘simple past form of ‘be’ + ‘on the point of’ + ‘-ing’ to talk about things that were expected to happen soon after a point in the past 1 WAS ON THE POINT OF BEING 53 2 WAS ON THE POINT OF […]

Point 55 in the category of FUTURE continuous is defined as: ‘yes/no’ and ‘wh-‘ question forms with ‘will’ iWeb search for will _p* be _v?g* gives the following Ngrams that may point to questions. 1 WILL YOU BE DOING 1380 2 WILL YOU BE USING 1006 3 WILL I BE DOING 497 4 WILL YOU […]

There are three similar points in the category of Future expressions with ‘BE’ at B2 in the English Grammar Profile. 47 ‘be due to’ and, more formally, ‘be to’ talk about things that are scheduled or expected. 53 OBLIGATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS WITH ‘BE TO’ 56 present form of ‘be’ + ‘due to’. There is also […]

There are at least 30 points to do with the present continuous in the English Grammar Profile. Half of those are easily distinguished between formally, but many others are not. One aspect that they can be distinguished apart for level is on vocabulary range. The usage aspect is too difficult to search for as it […]

Point 45 in the category of FUTURE with present continuous is defined as the present continuous with a wide range of common verbs to ask about future plans. Some of the listed verbs in the examples are: planning|starting|finishing|providing But we can also assume to some degree that B1 and above verbs that are in verb-ing […]

There are three future perfect continuous points in the EGP that are all very rare. Point 54 is defined as LOOKING BACK FROM A POINT IN THE FUTURE and to emphasise the duration of an activity or event. Point 49 is AFFIRMATIVE with ‘will’. Point 42 is NEGATIVE Actually we have already covered the […]

There are 3 almost identical points in the category of FUTURE in the English Grammar Profile: Point 41 in the past is defined as: simple past form of ‘be’ + ‘about to’ (often with ‘just’) to talk about the immediate future from a point in the past. Point 43 future expressions with ‘BE ABOUT TO […]

There are 4 grammar points in the English Grammar Profile related in the categories of future and perfect simple with ‘will.’ The first three are B2. Point 48 is defined as AFFIRMATIVE Point 52 is defined as: something which is expected to be completed (or not completed) by a certain point in the future. Point […]

Point 5 in the category of FOCUS is defined as: ‘The thing, fact, point, problem, or reason + is (that)’ for focus. Brisbane Times The thing is that any additional money you have sitting directly in your mortgage is not safe for you to access any time. Warrnambool Standard The fact is, high carbon […]