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remember and forget + infinitive (with to) look towards the future: things that one has to do.
remember and forget + -ing form look back to the past: things that one has done.
I must remember to buy bread. She always forgets to close the door.
I remember seeing the Queen when I was six. I'll never forget meeting you.
same We n o r m a lly u s e the wit h same; an d w e sa y the same as ... (NO T the same like ...).
We had the same idea. (N O T ... a same idea OR ... same idea) Her shoes are the same as mine.

seeand hear+ object + infinitive (without to)/...ing If you see/hear somebody do something, you see/hear
a complete action. If you see/hear somebody doing something, they are in the middle of doing it.
I saw her go into John's house. I heard her play Beethoven's violin concerto on the radio.
I looked up and saw Leo talking to Zoe. I walked past Anna's room and heard her crying.

see, look and watch We can see something without trying. When we look at something, we want to see it.
I saw Bill in the supermarket yesterday. Look at that bird! (NO T Look that bird!)

We often use can with see.
On the left of the photo you can see my grandmother.

We watch things that move, change or happen.
We watch TV most evenings. Did you watch the football match?
The police are watching him to see where he goes.

so and such We use so + adjective without a noun, and such when there is a noun,
so kind so big such kind people such a big mistake such a fool

still, yet and already We use still to say that something is continuing; yet to ask if it has happened
(or to say it hasn't); already to say it has happened earlier than we expected.
Granny's still on the phone. 'Has the postman come yet?' 'No, not yet.'
I've already spent the week's money, and it's only Tuesday.

than, as and that Use than after comparatives (see page 223); as in the structure as... as (see page 228);
that after say, think etc and as a relative pronoun (see page 256).
She's taller than me. It's as cold as ice. The boss says that you're right.
Who's the woman that just came in?

think We often use so after think. Don't use an infinitive after think.
'Are you coming to the party?' 'I think so.' 'Is it raining?' 'I don't think so.'
I'm thinking of going to America. (NO T I'm thinking to go...)

try After try we can use an infinitive (with to) or an -ing form. We prefer an infinitive when we are talking
about trying difficult things.
Try to stop smoking - it's bad for you. 'It's really hot in here.' Try opening a window.'

very and too Too means'more than we want'; very doesn't.
'It's very warm today.' 'Yes, a bit too warm for me.' 'Oh, it's OK for me.'

wait We often use wait for with object + infinitive (with to).
I'm waiting for the postman to come.
which? and what? We prefer which when we are choosing between a small number of things, and what

when there is a wider choice.
'I'd like a pair of those shoes.' Which ones - the blue or the red? And what size?'

whom In a very formal style, we use whom as an object in questions and relative clauses.
Whom did they elect? With whom did she go? She hated the man for whom she worked.

In an informal style, who is more normal in questions, and that (or nothing) in relatives.
Who did they elect? Who did she go with? She hated the man (that) she worked for.

why and because Why asks for a reason. Because gives a reason.
'Why are you late?' Because I missed the train.'

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