SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

• Used to = past simple

• Used to = would

• He has never eaten Indian food• It’s the first time he has eaten Indian food• It is two weeks since I last saw Paul=• I haven’t seen Paul for two weeks=• The last time I saw Paul was two weeks ago=• When did you see last Paul?=• How long ago did you see Paul?

Reflexive pronouns

• By yourself =on your own

MOLTO

• A LOTS OF

• PLENTY OF

• CON TUTTI I SOSTANTIVI PLURALI E E SINGOLARI

• LOTS OF MONEY = PLENTY OF MONEY

• A GREAT DEAL OF – CON SOSTANTIVI SINGOLARI NON NUMERABILI

• A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY = PLENTY OF MONEY = LOTS OF MONEY

• A LARGE NUMBER OF – CON SOSTANTIVI PLURALI

• A LOTS OF = PLENTY OF= A LARGE NUMBER OF

POCO

A BIT OF= A LITTLE OFONLY A FEW= NOT MANYVERY FEW= NOT MANY

ABBASTANZA/TROPPOENOUGH / TOOIT’S TOO COLD FOR A WALK= IT ISN’T WARM ENOUGH FOR A WALK

THERE IS /IT HAS THERE WAS /THERE HAD

• WHOSE..? BELONG TO /OWNER

• SUCH A+ ADJECTIVE+NOUN=

• SO + ADJECTIVE

He’s such a nice boy= He so nice!

IMPERATIVO

• LET’S= WHAT/HOW ABOUT+ING FORM• WHY DON’T WE INFINITO SENZA TO

• WHY NOT INFINITO SENZA TO

Obbligo /Necessità

To be compelled +infinito con to

To be obliged+ infinito con to

She didn’t work so accurately so she was compelled/obliged to resign

Mustn’t

• It is forbidden

• It is prohibited

• It is not permitted

• Am/ is/are not allowed

• Can’t

Don’t Doesn’t have to

• It is not necessary (for you ,him..) to

• You needn’t

MODALI

• To be capable of ing• To know how• To manage to• To succeed ing• Luckily Mark was able to get the work done in

time• Luckily Mark succeeded in getting the work in

time• Luckily Mark managed to stop before they

crashed into each other

Permesso

• To allow+complemento oggetto+infinito

Con to

I won’t allow john to use my car

To permit+complemento oggetto+infinito

They won’t permit John to use their car

To let +compl.oggetto + infinito senza to

Let her use her car