We use "few" in a negative sense. Use "a few" in a positive sense.
Example Sentences
I have few friends in Los Angeles.
I have a few friends in New York.
With the verbs "let, make and help" we use the following structure:S + let, make or help + object + verb without to For other verbs that take this structure we use: S + verb + object + verb with toExample Sentences
She let him stay out late.
What did your father make you do?
Past Continuous for Interrupted Actions
Use the past continuous to express an interrupted action in the past.
Example Sentences
She was talking on the phone when he arrived.
What was she doing when you asked her the question?
Use "already" in positive sentences to express something done recently. Use "yet" in the question and negative forms.
Example Sentences
Have you finished that report yet?
He's already talked with Bob.
When answering yes/no questions, use the auxiliary verb to reply.
Examples:
Did he come here last week? - Yes, he did.
Have you lived here long? - No, I haven't.
We use the verb "to be" to express age in English. There are two possibilities: He is eight or He is eight years old
Example sentences: Billy is nineteen
My sister is twenty-four years old
