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PREPOSITIONS prepositions A2 FORM: + '-ING'
Can form prepositional phrases using the '-ing' form of verbs as complements.
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions A2 FORM: STRANDING
Can end a 'wh-' question with a preposition, where the preposition is stranded from its complement.
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions B1 FORM: SIMPLE
Can use a wide range of simple (single word) prepositions.
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions B1 FORM: COMPLEX
Can use an increasing range of complex prepositions.
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions B1 FORM: 'ADVERB' + PREPOSITION
Can use adverbs of degree to modify prepositions and prepositional phrases.
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions B1 FORM: STRANDING
Can end a reported question clause and a relative clause with a preposition, where the preposition is stranded from its complement. ► Clauses: relative
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions B2 FORM: COMPLEX
Can use a wide range of complex prepositions.
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions B2 FORM/USE: PREPOSITION + 'WH-'WORD
Can use preposition + relative pronoun as complement, to avoid preposition stranding, often in formal contexts. ► Clauses: relative
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions B2 FORM/USE: FORMAL
Can use less frequent simple prepositions, often in a more formal, literary or business context.
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PREPOSITIONS prepositions C1 FORM/USE: FORMAL
Can use less frequent complex prepositions, often in a more formal, literary or business context.
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PRESENT present continuous A1 FORM: AFFIRMATIVE
Can use the affirmative form.
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PRESENT present continuous A1 USE: EVENTS IN PROGRESS
Can use the present continuous with a limited range of verbs to talk about situations and events in progress.
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PRESENT present continuous A2 FORM: NEGATIVE
Can use the negative form.
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PRESENT present continuous A2 FORM: QUESTIONS
Can use 'wh-' questions, especially in the context of letters and emails.
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PRESENT present continuous A2 FORM/USE: WITH ADVERBS OF INDEFINITE FREQUENCY
Can use the present continuous with a limited range of adverbs of indefinite frequency, often to talk about surprising or undesirable situations or events (especially with 'always').
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PRESENT present continuous A2 USE: EVENTS IN PROGRESS
Can use the present continuous with an increasing range of verbs to talk about situations and events in progress.
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PRESENT present continuous A2 USE: TEMPORARY SITUATIONS
Can use the present continuous with a limited range of verbs to talk about temporary situations.
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PRESENT present continuous B1 USE: TEMPORARY REPEATED ACTIONS
Can use the present continuous to describe temporary actions which are repeated or regular.
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PRESENT present continuous B1 USE: EVENTS IN PROGRESS
Can use the present continuous with a wide range of verbs to talk about situations and events in progress.
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PRESENT present continuous B1 USE: TEMPORARY SITUATIONS
Can use the present continuous with a wide range of verbs to talk about temporary situations.
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