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10 December 2013

Lesson 7

23. I can't help + (verb 1st form + ing) + objects

The word 'can't' is contraction for 'cannot.' Combined with 'help' you are communicating something you are unable to control or having a hard time gaining a grasp for. This can be a physical or mental action.

Examples:

I can't help thinking about it.
I can't help shopping so much.
I can't help working all the time.

24. I was busy + (verb 1st form + ing) + objects

When using the word 'was', you are referring to something in a past tense, or something that happened before. And combining it with the word 'busy' you can express something that was occupying you in a past time.

Examples:

I was busy working.
I was busy cooking dinner.
I was busy talking on the phone.

25. I'm not used to + (verb 1st form + ing) + objects

Here you are using 'not used to' to inform someone that you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with a topic at hand.

Examples:

I'm not used to talking English.
I'm not used to studying so much.
I'm not used to being around new people.

26. I want you to + (verb 1st form) + objects

' I want you to ' is telling someone that you have a desire or would like for them to do something.

Examples:

I want you to clean the dishes.
I want you to come home right after school.
I want you to call once you get there.


  
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