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- Present Continuous for future OTHER QUANTIFIERS

arrangements 7A p55 countable nouns uncountable nouns both

• We usually use the Present Continuous for definite future a few a bit of lots of a lot of
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arrangements: We're staying with friends of Ronnie's. not many not much some any
• We usually know exactly when the arrangements are
• With countable nouns we use a few and not many to mean a
happening. They are often the type of arrangements we can
small quantity: There are a few books= There aren't many
write in a diary: We're leaving on Saturday.
books.
• We make the Present Continuous with:
• With uncountable nouns we use a bit of and not much to
subject + be + verb+ing.
mean a small quantity: There's a bit of toothpaste = There
TIPS• For more on how to make positive sentences, negatives isn't much toothpaste.
and questions in the Present Continuous, see lrl;OMM!;fft.
• With both countable and uncountable nouns we use lots of I
• When we use the Present Continuous for future a lot of to mean a large quantity: There lots of T-shirts.
arrangements, we usually use a future time phrase (next There's a lot of make-up.
weekend, on Saturday, etc.}, or both people know from the
TIPS • We don't often use much or many in positive sentences:
situation that we are talking about the future.
I've got Jots of free time. not l'v-e got muoh free time. There are
• We often use the Present Continuous to ask about people's
a Jot of chairs. not There are many chairs.
arrangements: How long are you going for? What are you
• We can say a bit of or a little: There's a bit of soap.= There's a
doing this evening/weekend?
little soap. A little is more common in written English.
• The arrangement doesn't have to be in the near future. The
• We use How much . . . ? to ask about uncountable nouns and
important thing is how certain we are about it: We're getting
How many ... ? to ask about countable nouns: How much soap
married in May next year. (We've decided on a date.)
have we got? How many towels are there?
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Possessive pronouns 78
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SOME AND ANY
subject object possessive possessive
• We usually use some in positive sentences: There's some
pronouns pronouns adjectives pronouns
tea. There are some towels.
me my mine
• We usually use any in questions: Is there any sun cream? you you your yours
Are there any T-shirts? he him his his
• We usually use any in negative sentences: There isn't any she her her hers
coffee. There aren't any jackets. it it its
we us our ours
TIPS • We use some and any with uncountable nouns (soap, they them their theirs
chewing gum, shampoo, etc.) and plural countable nouns
(books, suitcases, razors, etc.). • We use possessive pronouns in place of 'possessive adjective

• We often use some in questions with Would you like . . . ?: + noun': That's my suitcase. -+ That's mine.
Would you like some tea? • We also use possessive pronouns in place of 'name +

• We can use no to mean not any: There's no coffee. = There possessive's+ noun': Those are Esmay's T-shirts. -+
isn't any coffee. Those are hers.

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- Complaints and requests 70 · p60 • After I wonder if I/you could ... and Could I/you ... ?
we use the infinitive: I wonder if you could ask
complaints requests
someone to fix it. Could you help me?
I'm sorry, but I've got a I wonder if you could ask someone to fix it. • After Would you mind ... ? we use verb+ing:
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bit of a problem. I wonder 1f I could have some more towels,
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I'm afraid I've got a please. Would you mind helping me?
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complaint. Could I speak to the manager, please? TIP • I wonder if I/you could .. . and Would you
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I'm sorry, but I think there's Could you he!P me? mind ... ? are more polite than Can //you ... ? and
something wrong with the Would you mind sending someone to look Could I/you . . . ?
shower. at it, please?