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Present Continuous

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The   present simple   is used to talk about fixed habits or routines - things that don't change. El present simple s’utilitza per parlar d’hàbits o rutines fixes, coses que no canvien. The  present continuous  is used to describe actions that are happening at the present moment but can change or finish. El present continu s’utilitza per descriure accions que estan succeint en el moment present però que poden canviar o acabar. Present simple Present continuous I  play  tennis I  am playing  tennis You  play  tennis You  are playing  tennis He/She/It  plays  tennis He/She/It  is playing We  play  tennis We  are playing  tennis They  play  tennis They  are playing  tennis. It is slightly difficult to differentiate between the two tenses and when to use them. Here are some time expressions such as ' every ' and ' sometimes ' - used with the  present simple  and ' n...

Modal Verbs - Must and Mustn't

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Following the previous post about the modal verbs of   CAN  and  CAN'T , this post is about  MUST  and  MUSTN'T . Seguint la publicació anterior sobre els verbs modals de CAN i pot no, aquesta publicació és sobre MUST i MUST NOT / MUST NOT. With modal verbs, there is only one form of it for every subject pronoun: Amb els verbs modals, només hi ha una forma per a cada pronom: I  must                              You  must                         He/She/ It  must               We  must                        They  must                      There is no change and there is never an S at the end: No hi ha canvi i mai hi ha una 'S' a la fin: He...

Modal verbs - Can and Can't abilities

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Using CAN and CANNOT (CAN'T) Used to describe abilities (or lack of abilities). S’utilitza per descriure habilitats (o manca d’habilitats). Examples/ E xemples “I can speak three languages”     "Puc parlar tres idiomes"   “I can ski”                                    "Puc esquiar"  “I can’t ride a bike”.                     "No puc muntar un bicicleta". "I can't use a computer"              "No puc fer servir un ordinador" There are some difficulties with using CAN/ CAN'T to describe abilities, including: -  the confusion between ' do ' and ' can ' in positive and negative statements. - the confusion with other uses of ' can ' such as  "Can I have another coffee, please?" Hi ha algunes dificultats amb l'ús de CAN / pot no per descriure habilitats, que inclouen: - la confusió en...