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Word order and verb patterns

Jesica Romero Grammar 2 Spanish 4 cards

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1Sentence word order: Subject + verb + object. In questions and after certain adverbs we usually place a verb before the subjectIntroductory THERE
We can use all forms of the verb 'be' after 'there', including modal forms.
E. g.: There were just a few customers.
2The form of 'be' agrees with the following noun. If there is more than one noun, the form of 'be' agrees with the first noun in the list.INTRODUCTORY IT
- 'It' is always singular.
3We use 'it' + 'be' to introduce information about: -weather/environment. -Time/dates. -Conditions/situations. -Distance.-ING FORMS
We can use -ing forms of verbs in the same way
4We can make a negative with not + -ing. But we use NO + -ing to explain that something is impossible or not allowed.