I remember, before we were taught that in english language 12 times. All the time I could not understand how there could be 12 times, because there are only three tenses: the present, past and future. What other times can you come up with?
It turns out there are really three times: the present, past and future.
It's just that in English every time it is split into 4 types (aspects):
simple (plain)
perfect(completed)
continuous (durable)
perfectcontinuous (completed long)
What are the aspects for?
With the help of aspects, shades of meaning are conveyed.
- A simple aspect indicates a simple statement of fact
- The completed aspect emphasizes that the action has ended, completed.
- Long - indicates that the action lasts, its duration.
- Completed-long - indicates that the action lasted a certain period of time, but has already ended.
In present time:
I go home (to have dinner). - simple aspect
I came home. - completed
I'm going home. - long
I walked home for an hour. - completed-long
In the past time:
Yesterday I ate at the pizzeria and then went home. - simple aspect
Yesterday by this time I already ate at the pizzeria. - completed
Yesterday I sat in a pizzeria and ate pizza. - long
Yesterday by this time, I had already spent an hour in a pizzeria. - completed-long
In the future tense:
It will rain tomorrow. - simple
It will rain tomorrow noon. - long
Tomorrow by 5am the rain will end. - completed
Tomorrow by 5 a.m. it will be raining for an hour. - long-completed
How is each aspect formed?
We recommend reading the article. There we touch a little on how the predicate is formed in the English language and that it is most often compound. Why? To convey aspects of the times, to convey all shades of meaning. Only the Simple aspect of the statement, in the present and past tense, dispenses with the auxiliary verb.
Simple - simple aspect
auxiliary verb do
Movement is life. And in this article we want to talk about the movement, more precisely, about the most popular verb of movement in English - the verb to go. We will consider constructions in which go used with a noun, adverb, gerund, adjective and other verbs. We will pay special attention to the most difficult cases: when go used with the article, when with a preposition, and when without them. Ok let’s go!
Go + noun
- Go to + noun
Go to used with nouns ( noun ) Pretext to indicates the direction of movement from the speaker. Go to shows that we are going somewhere, that is, to some place:
- go to work - go to work;
- go to bed - go to sleep, that is, "go to bed";
- go to school - Go to school;
- go to college - go to college;
- go to university - go to university.
Last night I was absolutely exhausted so I went to bed right after dinner. - Last night I was terribly tired, so went to sleep right after dinner.
Every day, without a single day-off, he goes to work, but it doesn’t make him feel uncomfortable as he loves his job. - Every day, without a single day off, he goes to work, but this does not cause him any inconvenience, since he loves his work.
Also go to used with proper names ( proper nouns ): the names of cities, countries and parts of the world. In this case, the preposition to shows where we are going:
- go to Madrid - go to Madrid;
- go to Munich - go to Munich;
- go to China - go to China;
- go to cuba - go to Cuba;
- go to Asia - go to Asia;
- go to america - go to America.
Last year we went to Madrid. It was the best journey I ever had! - Last year we went to Madrid. It was the best trip of my life!
He went to Asia about ten years ago. He enjoys living there. - Is he moved to Asia about ten years ago. He really enjoys living there.
- Go to the / a + noun
Go to in combination with the article a or the also used with nouns.
We use the article with go towhen we want to show that we are going to attend some event:
- go to a/the concert - go to the concert;
- go to a/the party - go to a party;
- go to a/the festival - go to the festival;
- go to a/the conference - go to the conference;
- go to a/the meeting - going to meeting.
If your interlocutor knows which party or conference is being discussed, then use the article the . If we do not give any clarifications regarding a party or conference, then the article should be used. a .
My boss advised me to go to the conference on computer innovations and technologies. - My boss advised me go to the conference about computer innovation and technology.
I have attended all festivals in my country but I haven’t made up my mind to go to a festival abroad. - I visited all the festivals in my country, but I have not decided yet go to the festival abroad.
If you want to say that you’re going to someone, use a specific article or pronoun. After all, you know that you will go to a certain person:
- go to the doctor - visit a doctor;
- go to the physician - go to the therapist;
- go to the surgeon - go to the surgeon;
- go to one’s parents - go to (someone's) parents;
- go to one’s friend - go to a (someone's) friend;
- go to one’s neighbor - go to the (someone's) neighbor.
I wanted to go to the physician but he was on leave. - I wanted go to the therapistbut he was on vacation.
When we moved to a new apartment, we went to our neighbors to greet them. - When we moved to a new apartment, we went to our neighbors greet them.
The definite article appears after go towhen we talk about the place where we are going:
- go to the cinema - go to the cinema;
- go to the supermarket - go to the supermarket;
- go to the bank - go to the bank;
- go to the hospital - go to the hospital;
- go to the airport - go to the airport;
- go to the railway station - go to the train station;
- go to the theater - go to the theatre;
- go to the post office - go to the post office.
It is preferable to use a certain article here, since you are not going to the first bank or airport that you met on the way. You have already decided where you will go. Your plane flies from a specific airport, and not from any that you arrive at. And withdrawing money from an account at any bank will fail. You have your own bank, and you are heading to it.
I went to the bank and spent three hours there. I hate lines! - I went to the bank and spent three hours there. I hate queues!
She was a sophisticated person and refused to go to the cinema with us. She preferred theater to cinema. - She was a refined nature and refused to go to the cinema with us. She preferred a movie theater.
Of course, if you, for example, are going shopping and have not decided which store to go to, then the article a in which case it will be appropriate.
I am going to a supermarket to buy some food. - I i'm going to the supermarket buy food.
As mentioned above, with geographical names we do not use the article after go. However, there are a few exceptions, a certain article is used before some country names:
- go to the USA - go to the United States of America;
- go to the Netherlands - go to the Netherlands;
- go to the philippines - go to the Philippines.
Attention !!!
There is no clear rule on the use of one of the articles. You can follow the general rules for the use of articles. The main thing is to remember that with nouns after go pretext is used to.
In addition, the presence or absence of the article can be justified by the preferences of residents of different English-speaking countries. So, for example, in England they prefer not to use the article, while in North America they “love” a certain article.
I went to post office to send a letter. (British English)
I went to the post office to send a letter. (American English) -
I went to the post officeto send an email.
Go + gerund / adverb
Verb go used without pretext when followed by gerund ( gerund ):
- go shopping - go shopping;
- go dancing - go dancing;
- go cycling - go riding a bike;
- go skating - go skating;
- go jogging - go run.
We go shopping every weekend. But this weekend we visited our friends in Liverpool. - We we go shopping every weekend. But this weekend we went to Liverpool to visit our friends.
She went jogging every morning in summer but in winter she decided to have a break. - She went to run every day in the summer, but in the winter she decided to take a break.
Go without pretext is also used with adverbs ( adverb ):
- go home - to go home;
- go downtown - go to the city center;
- go uptown - go to the sleeping area of \u200b\u200bthe city;
- go here - go here;
- go there - go there;
- go abroad - to go abroad;
- go anywhere - go somewhere;
- go everywhere - walk everywhere.
I’m going downtown to see an old friend of mine. I can’t wait seeing her! - I going to the city center to meet with my old girlfriend. I can’t wait for our meeting!
I decided to go somewhere because I couldn’t stay at home and do nothing. - I decided go somewherebecause he could not sit at home and do nothing.
Go home - a stumbling block in this rule. Remember that in this expression home Is an adverb, not a noun, so there is no excuse to.
I went home after the meeting. - I went home after meeting.
Perhaps the most difficult with the verb go - determine whether an excuse is used with it to or not. To make it a little easier to remember, watch the video with a fun and energetic teacher Ronnie.
Go to do smth
For the verb go another verb may follow, it will be in the form of an infinitive with a particle to:
- go to do - go do;
- go to swim - go swimming;
- go to read - go read;
- go to sweep - go sweeping;
- go to teach - go to learn.
They went to teach English to foreign students in Japan. - They are went to learn English foreign students in Japan.
I want to stay in. I’ll go to read a fascinating book. - I want to stay at home. I i'm going to read fascinating book.
Spoken English has an expression go and do something . It is usually translated into Russian with the words "go do something." Very often this design can be heard in the imperative mood.
I don’t know where the pan is. I will go and ask my wife. “I don't know where the pan is.” I'll go ask at the wife.
You can’t drop your work right now. Go and finish it. “You can't quit work now.” Go finish her.
Go + adjective
Verb go in combination with an adjective, it shows that a person or object is changing in some way, usually for the worse. Most often, such constructions are translated by verbs:
- go gray - turn gray, become gray;
- go bald - bald, become bald;
- go mad - go crazy;
- go wrong - go wrong;
- go sour - sour.
He can’t stand when something goes wrong. He starts throwing things against the wall. - He hates when something going wrong. He begins to throw objects at the wall.
Our grandpa went gray when he was fifty. - Our grandfather turned graywhen he was fifty.
Go + other prepositions
As mentioned above, go - One of the most commonly used verbs, so there are a lot of prepositions with it. We will give examples of some of the most common.
- Go on
- go somewhere. With an excuse on
verb go
used when we talk about vacation and travel:
- go on a vacation - go on vacation;
- go on holidays - go on vacation;
- go on a cruise - go on a cruise;
- go on a tour - go on an excursion;
- go on a journey - go on a trip.
They went on a cruise round the Caribbean Sea. - They are went on a cruise across the Caribbean.
Please note that in this case go on Is a verb and a preposition, not a phrasal verb.
What’s going on here? - What is here going on? (phrasal verb)
We are going on holidays to New Zealand. - We going on vacation to New Zealand. (verb + preposition)
- Go for
- go somewhere. If we are not talking about travel, then we should use the preposition for
:
- go for a walk - go for a walk;
- go for a drive - go to drive a car;
- go for a picnic - go on a picnic.
My friend likes driving. We often go for a drive with him. - My friend loves to drive. We often we go to drive a car.
- Go by
- ride on something. With an excuse by
verb go
used if we drive a vehicle:
- go by car - go by car;
- go by train - go by train;
- go by plane - to fly by plane;
- go by bus - to go by bus.
I’d like to go by plane. I like it when a plane is cruising at 10 000 m. - I would like to fly by plane. I like it when the plane flies at an altitude of 10,000 m.
The verb go there are many more other “possibilities”. We examined the most famous and commonly used. Want to test yourself? Take the test. And if something is suddenly forgotten, download the table with all the verb combinations go.
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5 possibilities of the verb go in English
Our article today is dedicated to such english wordlike go (went). This verb interests us for many reasons. And the first is its polysemy. The fact is that the verb go (went, gone) can be used in very different constructions and have many meanings and translations. This often confuses people who learn English.
Moreover, both the present and past forms of the verb go can be used in so many phrases that it’s simply confusing for some users, and they misunderstand and translate a sentence. Our task is to consider all forms and uses of this word and facilitate the work with it.
Value
Go (went) - a verb that has quite a variety of translation options. All of them depend not only on the context, but also on the accompanying word. We will consider in the article all possible options for using this verb and give examples of how it is used in sentences. So, the word of interest to us in translation from English can have the following meanings:
- "Walk, walk." We go to work every day. - We go to work every day.
- "Ride, Ride." They went to Crimea last summer. - Last summer they went to the Crimea.
- "Travel". I go to different countries with pleasure. - I enjoy traveling to different countries.
- "Go away, go through." The headache has gone already. - The headache has already passed.
- "Pursue." This bus goes every twenty minutes. “This bus runs every twenty minutes.”
- "Engage." Do you know that Mike goes mountaineering? “Did you know that Mike is climbing?”
- "Become, turn." This soup will go sour if you don’t put it into the fridge. “This soup will turn sour (it will become sour) unless you put it in the refrigerator.”
As you can see, there are a lot of translation options, and a person who does not know all the facets of this word can easily get confused. In addition, there are some features in the formation of temporary forms.
Verb forms of go
There are two types of verbs in English: regular and irregular. The first type is formed at different times by the rules. The second one does not have uniform rules, therefore, all irregular verbs are placed in a separate table, and all their forms must be learned by heart for proper use. Our verb belongs to this type. Its three forms used in speech and writing are go / went / gone.
- The first form is used in the present tense.
- The second is used in the simple past tense.
- The third occurs in completed time.
Let's consider all the variants of temporary formulas for this verb by examples.
Undefined | Long | Completed | Completed long |
|
The present | He goes to school by bus. He goes to work by bus. | am / is / are going She is going to the cinema now. She is going to the cinema now. | have / has gone They have gone home already. They have already gone home. | have / has been going We have been going to this museum for two years. We have been going to this museum for two years. |
Past | Helen went to the USA last winter. Helen traveled to the US last winter. | was / were going Julia was going to the office at that moment. Julia was driving to the office at that moment. | had gone He is not here; he has gone to the river. He is not here, he went to the river. | had been going We had been going to that place until it was ruined one day. We went to this place until once it was destroyed. |
I will go to you in the evening. I will come to you in the evening. | will be going She will be going to Antalya at that moment. At that moment, she will go to Antalya. | will have gone The problem is that we will have gone home when you come to the party. The problem is that when you arrive at the party, we will already go home. | will have been going By the time he comes, she will have been going shopping for two hours already. By the time he arrives, she will be shopping for two hours. |
On the example of such proposals, you can clearly see which form is used and what the full formula of a given time looks like.
The use of the verb with to
Go (went) - a verb that most often paired with some preposition. One of the most frequent escorts is to. This word expresses the direction of the object in the sentence. That is, if we say go to work, it means that a person is going to work. But there is one nuance that is worth remembering. After the preposition, the article the can be applied, and one must understand in what cases this is done. If the word used as the goal of the movement is used for its intended purpose, then there is no need to put the article. If the usual meaning of the word is changed and the purpose of the object has changed, you need to put the article for clarification.
- Gorge goes to school every day. - George goes to school every day (He goes there in order to study).
- Fred went to the school because he wanted to see that teacher. - Fred went to school because he wanted to see that teacher (Fred's goal was not to study, but to see a person).
Using gerund with the verb go / went / gone
Irregular verbs, like regular ones, can be paired with a form such as gerund. And the verb that interests us is no exception. So, the most common phrases are those that mean practicing some kind of sport, as well as shopping trips:
- When I was young I went swimming every week. - When I was young, I went swimming every week.
- She likes to go shopping so much! “She loves shopping so much!”
- The doctor advised me to go running in order to avoid problems. - In order to avoid problems, the doctor advised me to go running.
Persistent expressions
Also, the verb go (went / gone) is used in a number of persistent phrases that you need to know by heart. Otherwise, you will never correctly translate a sentence with such an expression.
- go sightseeing
- go in for sports (go in for sports);
- go gray / bald (turn gray / bald);
- go mad (go crazy);
- go blind;
- go deaf (deaf);
- go bankrupt (go broke);
- have a go (try).
Let's look at examples of what phrases look like:
- Do you want to go sightseeing? - Do you want to see the sights?
- All boys in our class go in for sports. - All the boys in our class are involved in sports.
- I am afraid to go gray very early. “I'm afraid to turn gray early.”
- Don’t go mad and return home. - Do not go crazy and return home.
- After that accident my friend went blind. “After that incident, my friend went blind.”
- If you don’t shut up, I will definitely go deaf. “If you don’t shut up, I will definitely be deaf.”
- After the crisis a lot of companies went bankrupt. - After the crisis, many companies went bankrupt.
- Don’t you want to have a go and do it? “Don't you want to try to do this?”
Phrasal verb
In addition to stable expressions, the verb go in the past tense, in the present and in the future can be part of the phrasal construction. This means that, in combination with other prepositions, the word takes on a different meaning. These values \u200b\u200balso need to be taught for their proper application.
- Go on The children didn’t want to go on study because it was very boring. - The children did not want to continue to study, as it was boring.
- Go out. My sister went out in the evening and I stayed at home. - My sister went for a walk in the evening, but I stayed at home.
- Go back to. Let’s go back to our business in order to find a mistake. - Let's get back to our business in order to find a mistake.
- Go out with (to meet someone on a date). I don’t want you to go out with that man because he is rather strange. “I don't want you to date that guy, because he's weird.”
- Go up. The price is constantly going up and I worry about it. - The price is constantly growing, and I'm worried about it.
- Go down. We expect our scholarship to go down. “Our scholarship is expected to drop.”
- Go without. Can you go without money for a long time? “Can you do without money for a long time?”
Verb Construction
Go (went) is a many-faced verb, and besides all the above use cases, it has another very common construction. This is the phrase to be going to. Translated from English, it sounds like "going to do something." The peculiarity of such a phrase is that, having heard this verb, most people tend to translate it as "go, go." This makes it difficult to interpret correctly. After all, this phrase has nothing to do with movement or movement.
- We are going to visit a doctor a bit later. - We are going to visit a doctor a little later.
- Kate is going to work all the day long. “Kate is going to work all day long.”
As you can see, this verb absolutely does not express movement, but is part of the standard construction for expressing future tense. I would like to summarize the advice to those people who are trying to master the English language at a high level. In order for your speech to sound correctly, you need to carefully study all the translation options for each verb. Depending on the situation and scope of application, the value can radically change. This must not be forgotten. Good luck learning English!
One Day Once
Pronunciation - Pronunciation
The following phrases consist of three syllables. We emphasize only one syllable - the middle one, the voice drops on it. Let's draw this intonation in cubes: ▫ □ ▫
They "need us.
I "ll" phone you.
Some "berries.
She "helps me.
It "s" summer.
Come "nearer.
Let "s" read it.
Don "t" do it.
How "many?
Let "s" help them.
Be "lieve me.
We "eat them.
She "has to.
It "s" warmer.
Just "listen.
It "s" boring.
It "s" silly.
A "lot of.
Discussion - Discussion
Last time, we compared things that are bigger, higher, lighter than others. And if two identical people or objects are compared? Then we use the already familiar turnover as... as (such as). When transferring, it is not necessary to keep order english phrases. Translate the meaning.
Dick is as tall as Tim. “Dick is as tall as Tim.” Or: Dick is one height with Tim.
Not as old as Kate. “He's the same age as Kate.” Or: He is as old as Kate.
A dog is as strong as a wolf. “The dog is as strong as a wolf.” Or: A dog is equal in strength to a wolf.
IN english language there are colorful comparisons: a brave man is likened to a lion, a blind man is likened to a mole, and they say something cold, like ice. We give some comparisons of this kind, giving a literal translation. For example, when they see a hungry man, the British recall a hunter. But you, of course, guess: for a literary translation, you need to pick up a Russian colorful comparison, which conveys the same meaning, and write: he is hungry, like a wolf.
In a comparative phrase, emphasize the main, "full" words, not auxiliary as. Now, for example, we will additionally highlight in bold type what needs to be pronounced shock:
as " brave as a " lion - brave as a lion
as " hot as " fire - hot as fire
As blind as a mole - mole blind
as brittle as glass - fragile as glass
as cold as ice - cold as ice
as cunning as a fox - sly like a fox
as fat as a pig - fat as a pig
as hard as a stone - as hard as stone
as heavy as lead - heavy as lead
as hungry as a hunter - hungry like a hunter
as light as a feather - light as a feather
as pale as death - pale as death
as quick as lightning - fast as lightning
as round as a ball - round like a ball
as sharp as a razor - razor sharp
as silly as a sheep - dumb as a sheep
as smooth as glass - smooth as glass
as soft as butter - soft as butter
as strong as a horse - strong as a horse
as stupid as a donkey - dumb as an ass
as sweet as honey - sweet as honey
as tall as a steeple - tall as a spire
as ugly as a scarecrow - scary like a scarecrow
as white as snow - white as snow
Grammar - Grammar
The most interesting stories begin with the words once, a long time agothat will be in English once upon a time. Or from the word one daythat in english one day.
Once upon a time ... - Once upon a time ...
One day Mr Bliss ... - Once upon a time, Mr. Bliss ...
Well, and then? And how to say was? How to say lived? You can, of course, retell the essence of the matter in the present, but it’s still better when a good story sounds in its own language - in the language of the past tense.
In English, a simple rule applies: to put a verb in the past tense, an ending is added to its basis -ed. For example, asked (asked) looked (watched). If the base ends in eone is enough -d: lived (lived) liked (I loved). The form is the same for all persons, for the singular and plural: asked "combines" in itself asked, asked, asked, asked, asked and asked.
We already have enough verbs to start the story: Once upon a time, a very long time ago (about last Friday) Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest. Once upon a time (about last Friday), Winnie the Pooh lived in the forest. Did not like to sit in front of the fire and listen to a story. He loved to sit by the fire and listen to stories. Did not like stories about himself most of all. Most of all he liked the stories about himself. Not listened attentively. He listened carefully ...
Most English verbs form the past tense in this way - with the help of the ending -ed, and for such "approximate obedience" to the general rule, they are called regular.
Past simple
Simple past tense
The Singular - Singular
The Plural - Plural
We lived in London. - We lived in London.
You lived in London. “You lived in London.”
They lived in London. “They lived in London.”
Discussion - Discussion
We re-read the very beginning of the story of Mr. Bliss, now with verbs in the past tense.
One day Mr Bliss looked out of the window early in the morning. "Is it going to be a fine day?" he asked the Girabbit (who lived in a deep hole in his garden).
"Of course it is!" answered the Girabbit.
Mr Bliss wanted to have a car. He traveled all the way to the village to buy one. He walked into the shop and said, "I want a car!"
Look say not completely obeying the rule: in the past tense, the pronunciation of the stem has changed in this verb: it was say became said .
Mr. Bliss went shopping and left his wallet at home. Did not go shopping, but he left his purse at home.
In this sentence, we encountered irregular verbs - those that have their own special form of the past tense. Went - past tense of the verb go (walk, walk) left - past tense of the verb leave (leave, forget).
Grammar - Grammar
Only verb be has two forms in the past: was and were. The first one was , used for the singular, were for the plural.
Mr Bliss lived in a house. It was a white house with a red roof. The rooms and the doors were very high, because Mr Bliss wore such high hats.
He confuse: wore - the past tense of the irregular verb wear (wear, wear). Read the sentence about tall windows, doors and hats again, clearly pronouncing were and wore.
Reading - Reading
In this nursery rhyme past forms work "exponentially" was (was, was) and had (had, had).
There was a little girl, and she had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good, she was very, very good,
But when she was bad, she was horrid.
Words - Words
curl - curl; forehead ["forid] - forehead; horrid ["horid] is awful.
Grammar - Grammar
We give the past tense of the most necessary irregular verbs.
buy - buy
come - come
do - did
get - get
give - gave
go (walk) - went
have - had
make - done
put - put
run - run
say (say) - said
see - saw
sit (sit) - sat
take - took
Reading - Reading
A person wants to look into the future. No less strong is our desire to return to the past, to find the answer to the eternal question: how, how did it all begin in this sublunar world? Here is one of the versions - biblical. We read the very beginning of the Bible - the book of Genesis, the first chapter.
The creation
Creation
In the beginning God created the sky and the earth. The earth was empty and had no form. Darkness covered the ocean, and God "s Spirit was moving over the water.
So God made the two large lights. He made the brighter light to rule the day. He made the smaller light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
Words - Words
create - create; form - the form; darkness ["dɑ: knəs] - darkness, darkness; cover ["kʌvǝ] - to cover; ocean ["ouʃn] - the ocean; divide - divide, separate; name - call, give a name; separate ["sepǝreit] - to separate; sign - sign, sign; shine [ʃain] - shine, shine.
Notes - Notes
1. Signs (signs) mean rainbow, lightning, eclipses - what we call atmospheric phenomena today. Of the two large lights (the two large lights), the brighter light (brighter light) - this is the sun, the smaller light (the lesser star) is the moon.
2. For example light it is clearly seen how the same noun appears either in uncountable or in countable quality. In the following examples light - "uncountable" shine, indefinite article cannot be with him, he does not have a plural.
They will be in the sky to give light to the earth. “They will be in heaven to give light to the earth.”
Light travels very fast. - The light goes very fast.
As a countable noun, light - this is light, and if you go down to earth from biblical heaven, it's just lamp, lamp... any light source. Now before light article required butand he has the plural - lights. Can translate these light and lights as shine - so we speak Russian, meaning a lamp, a chandelier, other lamps.
Let there be lights in the sky. - Let there be lights in the sky.
Turn on a light. - Turn on the lamp. Or: Turn on the light.
Turn off the light. - Turn off the lights.
Turn the light down. - Dim the light.
The lights are on. - The lamps are on. Or: The light is on.
Traffic lights or simply lights - This is a traffic light near which stopping drivers stop: They stop at traffic lights. Unlucky drivers, like Mr. Bliss, sometimes drive "to the wrong world," that is, to the red: They drive against the light. They drive on red.
And others smoke, while smoking ... That "s right, smoking is a bad habit. What are we for? To the fact that smokers ask someone to light a cigarette, and in English this lightthis match - also light. In due time from light was formed using the suffix -ernew noun - lighter (lighter).
There is a verb light (spark off). It is wrong, in the past tense has the form lit.
Never cross the street when the light is red. - Never cross the street when the traffic light is red.
Give me a light, please. - Please give me a light.
3. God explains what the purpose of the stars is: They will be used... Time is future, translation: They will be used... This is an example of a passive voice, which we will meet a little later. Was moving in the proposal for the Spirit of God - an example of a long past tense: Spirit moved, soared.
Reading - Reading
We got acquainted with the past tense, and unlimited possibilities opened up before us. In what sense? In the sense that we got access to the inexhaustible reserves of English folklore, in particular, to the Limerick, this funny five-poem, which can tell a lot of amazing things about the centuries past and the affairs of the past.
Said a foolish householder of Wales,
"An odour of coal-gas prevails."
She then struck a light,
And later that night
They collected her in seven pails.