Be going to

1.- We form with be going to like this:

be going + to + Infinitive


It going to snow

Positive

I am

He/she/it is ---------------> going to leave

We/you/they are

Negative

I am
He/she/it is -------------------> not going to leave
We/you/they are

Questions

Am I
Is he/she/it --------------------> going to start?
Are we/you/they

2.- Note that we usually use the short form of be (I'm, he/she/it's, we/you/they're):

They're going to leave
He's going to spend a week by the sea.

3.- The negative short form is I'm not going to:

I'm not going to play tennis today.

With he,she and it, there are also two negative short forms:

He/she/it isn't going to come.
He/she/it's not going to come.

With you, we and they, there are also two negative short forms:

You/we/they aren't going to come.
You/we/they're not going to come.

4.- We use be going to for the future. We use it:

----> to talk about things we have decided to do in the future:

A: What are you going to do tomorrow?

B: I'm going to visit Paul in Brighton

A: Are you going to drive?

B: No, I'm going to take the train.


----> to predict the future, using information we know now:

Look at that blue sky! It's going to be hot.

I've eaten too much. I'm going to be ill.

Look at the time. It's two o' clock. They aren't going to come now.

Used to

1.- We can use the Present Simple to talk about present situation or habits:

----> Situations:
My sister works as a translator.
Andrew lives in London.

----> Habits:

Peter usually wears jeans.
I oftent eat a sandwich for lunch.
Mike doesn't smoke anymore.
Does John drive to work every day?

2.- Look at these sentences with the Past Simple:

----> Situation:
Henry lived in France for many years.

---->habit:
When I was young. I ran three miles every day.

The verbs are in the Past Simple and the sentences are about past situations or habits.


3.- Look at these sentences with used to:

Jill used to live in Ireland
Many people used to make their own bread
My husband used to work at home


We use used to to talk about a past situation or habit that continued for months or years, and to emphasize that the situation today is different:

Jill doesn't live in Ireland now.
Nowadays people usually buy bread from a shop.
My husband doesn't work at home now


Compare the Past Simple and used to:

----> Past Simple:

When he was young, he ran three miles every day. ( He may or may not run three miles every day now.)

----> used to

When I was young, I used to run three miles every day. I don't do that know.
(I don't run three miles every day now.)

We make negative sentences and questions with did + use to:

Sue didn't use to like black coffee.
Paul didn't use to smoke a pipe.
Did Alan use to cycle to school?
Did your parents use to read to you?


4.- We do not use to for present situations or habits; we use the Present Simple:

Ann sings in a band. ( Not Ann uses to sing in a band) X
Joe doesn't cycle to school. (Not... doesn't use to cycle...) X

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Past Perfect

1.- We form the Past Perfect with had and the past participle of a verb (e.g. started, taken):

full and short form

I/you/he/she/it had started or ´d started
We/they

I had taken it. or I´d taken it


2.- Look at this

A year ago:

Jenny is flying to Rome. She thinks, I have never been on a plane before now.

Now:

Jenny flew to Rome last year. she had never been on a plane before that.

When we talk about an event or situation in past time we use the Past Simple (e.g. flew);
if we talk about an event before that time, we use the Past perfect (e.g. had been). Here
is another example:

Last Saturday at the cinema:

Mary: We don't need to queue because I've already bought the tickets.

Now talking about last Saturday

Mary: We didn't need to a queue because I had already bought the tickets.


Note that we can use never and already before the past participle (e.g. been bought).


3.- If we talk a series of past events in order, we use the Past Simple:

A: I saw a beautiful bird in my garden.
B: I went to get my camera.
C: The bird flew away
D: I returned with my camera

A B C D
-------------> now

We need the Past Perfect to talk make it clear that one use of the events is not in order:

D: I returned with my camera.
C: The bird had already flown away.
(The bird had gone before I returned.)

Also, compare these sentences using when:

Past Simple: When I returned with my camera, the bird flew away.

( It went after I returned.)

Past Perfect: When I returned with my camera, the bird had flown away.

( It went before I returned.)

4.- The Past Perfect is used in reported speech:

I have suffered from asthma for many years. She told the doctor that she had suffered
from asthma for many years.

Present Perfect Simple or Continuous

Compare the Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous:

1.- We use the Present Perfect Simple
( have painted) to talk about a past activity
that is now completed:

We've painted the rooms. (= The rooms are now painted.)
Anna's mended her bike. (= She can ride it now.)

We use the Present Perfect Continuous ( have been painting)
to emphasize the activity itself, which may or may not be completed:

We've been painting the flat. That's why it smells
We still have three rooms to paint.
Anna's hands are dirty because she's been mending her bike.

2.- We use the Present Perfect Simple to ask and answer How many?
and How much?:

A: How many rooms have you painted?
B: We've painted three of them.

We usually use the Present Perfect Continuous to ask How long?, and
with since and for:

I have been travelling for six months

A: How long have you been waiting? Have you been queuing for a long time?
B: Yes, I've been waiting since two o'clock.


3.- Note that usually use the Present Perfect Simple (not the Continuous):

----> to talk about short actions with have, stop, break, etc.

Tony has had an accident on his bike.

----> with verbs of thinking (e.g. know, decide, forget, notice):

I'm sorry. I've forgotten your name

----> to talk about the last time that something happened:

I haven't eaten meat for two years.
(= I last ate meat two years ago.)

Note that we can use the Present Perfect Simple or the Continuous with
work, teach and live, with no difference in meaning:

I have tought here for two years.
or I have been teaching here for two years.

"Come Undone"

So unimpressed, but so in awe
Such a saint, but such a whore
So self-aware, so full of shit
So indecisive, so adamant
I'm contemplating, thinkin' about thinkin'
It's overrated, just get another drink and

Watch me come undone
They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
I pray when I'm coming down, you'll be asleep
If I ever hurt you, your revenge will be so sweet
Because I'm scum, and I'm your son
I come undone
I come undone

So rock 'n' roll, so corporate suit
So damn ugly, so damn cute
So well-trained, so animal
So need your love, so fuck you all
I'm not scared of dying, I just don't want to
If I stop lying, I'll just disappoint you

Come undone
They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
Come undone
I pray when I'm coming down, you'll be asleep
Come undone
If I ever hurt you, your revenge will be so sweet
Because I'm scum, and I'm your son
I come undone

So write another ballad, mix it on a Wednesday
Sell it on a Thursday buy a yacht on Saturday
It's a love song, a love song
Do another interview, sing a bunch of lies
Tell about celebrities that I despise
And sing love songs, we sing love songs so sincere

So sincere

Come undone
They're selling razor blades and mirrors in the street
Come undone
I pray when I'm coming down, you'll be asleep
Come undone
The young pretend you're in the clouds above the sea
I come undone
I am scum
Love your son
You've gotta love your son
Come undone
You've gotta love you son
Come undone

Love your son
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum
I am scum

Present Perfect Continuous

1.- We form the Present Perfect Continuous like this:


Positive

Full Form and Short Form

I/you/we/ they have or 've

been cooking.

She/he/it Has or 's

been cooking.

Negative

Full Form and Short Form

I/you/we/they Have not or haven't

been cooking.

She/he/it Has not or hasn't

been cooking

Question


Have I/you/we/they been cooking?
Has She/he/it been cooking?


2.- We use the Present Perfect Continuous for an action or situation that began
in the past continues until now:

You're late! I've been waiting for you.

We often use for and since Present Perfect Continuous. We use for a period of
time, and since with a point in time:

I've been waiting for you for two hours
I've been waiting for you since six o' clock


3.- Here are some more examples:

Julia has been talking on the phone for an hour
(= She started talking on the phone an hour ago and she is still talking.)

You've been sitting there since one o' clock
( = You started sitting there at one o' clock and you are still sitting there.)

4.- We use the Present Perfect Continuous for an actions that are done many times
in a period of time from the past until now:

She's been having driving lessons for a couple of months.
(= she started a couple of months ago; she is still having lessons.)

I've been playing tennis since I was a small child.

5.- We can use How long ...? with the Present Perfect Continuous:

How long have been living here?
I living here for three years.

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Past Simple or Present Perfect

Compare the Past Simple and the Present Perfect:

1.- we use the Past Simple to talk about something that happened at a particular time
in the past:

I met John at four o´clock.
When did Jane go to India? .- In June
Martin bought a new car last week.

2.- We use the Past Simple for situations or actions during a period of time that Ended
in the past:

I worked there for two years. I left last year

past ----------------------------------------> now

I worked there for two years.

We lived in that house for a long time; then we moved to this one.
Our company opened two new shops last summer.

3.- Notice how we often move from the Present Perfect to the Past Simple:

Peter: Have you ever played this game before?
Maria: Yes, I played it once when I was in England
Peter: Did you win?
Maria: No, I lost.


We use the Present Perfect to talk about the past, but not about when things happened:

I've met John's girlfriend. She's nice.
Have you ever been to India? .- Yes, I have.
I have never bought a new car.

We use the Present Perfect for situations or actions during a period of time from the
past to now:

He has worked here for two years
(He still works here)

past -------------------------------> now

He has worked here for two years.

We've lived in this flat since we got married.
( we still live in it.)

We opened two shops last summer. Since then
(= since that time), we have opened two more.

Kiss,kiss,kiss

Leave
I'm not gonna stop you (stop you)
But before you go
Hurt me so I can't forget you

Say it wasn't love
Say I was a fool
Anything to tear me apart
Why do you care?
Why do you smile?
Why are you holding me now?

Kiss kiss kiss
Kissing you one more time before
You walk out that door
Wishing behind these lips oh baby please stay (please stay)

Now you know I'm me
Looking down the street
Thought I could handle this moment
But your love was good
So so so good
And it's too much to lose

Miss miss miss
Missing you as you turn around
Walking out that door
My heart is crying out oh baby don't go (don't go)

No
I won't tell you so
Or that I love you (no, oh)
I've gotta let you go
(goodbye)

Present Perfect (3)

1.- We use Just with the Present Perfect to talk about things that happened a short time before now:

Have + just + Past Participle

It has just finished

Could I speak to Jane, please? - I'm afraid
She has just left.
(= She left a short time ago)

Is that a good book? - I've just started it
(= I started it a short time before now.)


2.- Look at this example with already:

Do you want something to eat? - No thanks, I've already eaten

(= I ate before now.)

We use already with the Present Perfect to emphasize that something happened before
now, or before it was expected to happen. we use already like this:

Have + already + Past Participle
I've already heard that story.

Here is another example:

Nicola: Is Sarah going to phone you later?
Robert: No. She's (= She has) already phoned me.
(= Sarah phoned before Nicola expected her to phone.)


3.- We use yet with a negative verb to say that something has not happened, but we think that it will happen:

I haven't escaped yet.

The post hasn't arrived yet.
(= The post has not arrived, but it probably will arrive.)

I haven't finished this work yet.
(= I haven't finished this work, but I will finish it.)

They haven't replied to my letter yet.


We use yet in questions to ask whether something that we expect to happen has happened:

Have you paid the bill yet?
(= Perhaps you have not paid the bill, but you are going to pay it soon.)

Has it stopped raining yet?
(= Perhaps is has not stopped raining, but it will stop raining soon.)

Have you found a job yet?

Notice that we usually put yet at the end of a negative statement or question:

They haven't replied to my letter yet. Have you found a job yet?