SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Used to past simple Used to

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 OF ONLY A FEW= NOT MANY VERY FEW= NOT MANY ABBASTANZA/TROPPO ENOUGH / TOO IT’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