Ví dụ

Động từ - Verbs
(Thể khẳng định, phủ định, nghi vấn, cầu khiến và dạng trả lời ngắn, bao gồm dạng rút gọn)

Quá khứ tiếp diễn - Past continuous (chỉ hành động bị ngắt quãng và bối cảnh nền)

I was walking down the road when I saw her.
It was a very cold day and snow was falling.

Hiện tại hoàn thành - Present perfect

Have you ever been to the circus?
He’s just eaten his dinner.

Be going to

It isn’t going to rain today.

Will

Will you do your homework this evening?
I won’t buy her a CD because she doesn’t like music.

Might

Vicky might come to the party.

May

The bus may not come today because there is a lot of snow.

Shall chỉ sự gợi ý

Shall we have a picnic in the park?

Could

You could invite Robert to the football game.

Should

Should we take a towel to the swimming pool?

Câu hỏi đuôi - Tag questions

That’s John’s book, isn’t it?

Trạng từ - Adverbs

I haven’t bought my brother’s birthday present yet.

Liên từ - Conjunctions

I didn’t want to walk home so I went on the bus.

Mệnh đề If (trong câu điều kiện loại 0 diễn tả sự thật hiển nhiên - zero conditionals) 

If it’s sunny, we go swimming.

Mệnh đề Where 

My grandmother has forgotten where she put her glasses.

Mệnh đề Before/after (không chỉ ý tương lai)

I finished my homework before I played football.

Be/look/sound/feel/taste/smell like

What’s your new teacher like?
That sounds like the baby upstairs. I think he’s crying.

Make somebody/something + Tính từ

That smell makes me hungry!

What time …?

What time does the film start?

What else/next?

What else shall I draw?

See you soon/later/tomorrow etc.

See you next week, Mrs Ball!

Be made of

The toy is made of wood.