Word order and verb patterns

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Sentence word order: Subject + verb + object. In questions and after certain adverbs we usually place a verb before the subject	Introductory THERE We can use all forms of the verb 'be' after 'there', including modal forms. E. g.: There were just a few customers.
The 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.
We 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
We can make a negative with not + -ing. But we use NO + -ing to explain that something is impossible or not allowed.

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	Created by Jesica Romero almost 5 years ago