We can use ‘could have’ to talk about something somebody was capable of doing but didn’t do. I could have gone to Oxford University but I preferred Harvard. She could have married him but she didn’t want to. They could have bought a house here 20 years ago but chose not to. Often, there is…
Business English Grammar Will have done
We can use ‘will have done’ to talk about what will have been achieved by a certain moment in time. We’ll have been in these offices for eight years next month. She’ll have visited ten countries in twelve days by the time she gets back. I’ll have finished this project by Friday. If we want…
Business English Phrases 32- perfect more MAKE expressions
Here are some more MAKE expressions. Mathematics Five plus three makes eight. Manage to do or reach Can you make the meeting at seven? To have the right qualities She’ll make an excellent chief executive. To pretend The secretary tried to make me believe that he wasn’t in his office. To get by/manage We don’t…
Business English Phrases 22- perfect MAKE Expressions
Business English Phrases 22- perfect MAKE Expressions – Page 8 of 8 – English Grammar Secrets Here are some MAKE expressions. You’ll find clear examples and a fun exercise. Course Provider: Person Course Provider Name: Pearson Brown Course Provider URL: https://englishgrammarsecrets.com Editor's Rating: 5 Here are some MAKE expressions To cause something They made a…
Business English phrases 32 – perfect GET expressions
Here are some GET expressions Get to It got to Wednesday before we realised he was missing. Not getting anywhere Let’s stop for today. We’re not getting anywhere. Getting somewhere After a lot of work, we are finally getting somewhere with this. Getting to be It’s getting to be a bit of a problem. Getting…