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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Also, as well and too

Clause + as well

Clause + too

Subject + also +verb

Subject + be + also + complement

1. As well and too usually come at the end of a clause. They mean the same.

example :

She not only sings, she play the piano as well.

We all went to Bandung, John came too

Mr. Hendry not only single, he was not yet have a girlfriend as well.

2. Too and as well are opten used in ‘short answers’.

Example 1 :

A: ‘Sabrina is very beautiful’.

B:’I think so too’.

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A: ‘ I have got a stomachache’.

B: ‘ I have as well’.

In very informal situation, we often use ‘me too’ as a short answer.

3. We usually put also before the verb

Example :

I am cleaver, and I am also strong.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Used to

  1. Used to + invinitive in only used in the past : it has no present form we use it to talk about pas habits which are now finished. for example : i used to smoke, but i've stoped.
  2. In formal style, used to can can have the forms of a modal auxiliary verd. for exalple:

Did you use to play football at school? (informal)

Used you to play football at school?(formal)

I didn’t used to like sinetron, but niw ido. (informal)

I used not to like sinetron, but now I do. (formal)

  1. We do not used to to say how long somethink took, or how often it happened.

I live in Jakarta for three years

(not I used to live in Jakarta for three years)