Advanced Grammar
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17 Present participles » view unit
1 Formation • 2 Verbal use • 3 Use a a gerund • 4 Adjectival use • 5 Translating the English -ing form
18 Pronominal (reflexive) verbs » view unit
1 Definition • 2 Word-order and agreement of pronominal verbs • 3 Uses of pronominal verbs
19 Impersonal constructions » view unit
1 Definition • 2 Types of impersonal construction • 3 Ce v il as impersonal pronouns • 4 Ce v il / elle as personal pronouns
20 Semi-auxiliaries » view unit
1 Expressing would • 2 Expressing should • 3 Expressing could • 4 Expressing may • 5 Expressing might • 6 Expressing ought to • 7 Expressing must • 8 Miscellaneous problems
21 The subjunctive (1) - formation » view unit
1 Present subjunctive - regular • 2 Present subjunctive - irregular • 3 The perfect and imperfect subjunctive
22 The subjunctive (2) - use in que clauses » view unit
1 Definition • 2 The indicative in completive clauses • 3 The subjunctive in completive clauses • 4 Use in main clause to express commands, wishes etc. • 5 Table of verbs causing the indicative / subjunctive
23 The subjunctive (3) - use in other clauses » view unit
1 Use in relative clauses • 2 Use in adverbial clauses
24 The subjunctive (4) - other » view unit
1 Sequence of tenses • 2 Verbs that can take either the subjunctive or indicative