Let's Talk About B1.2 (Intermediate)

Grammar spot-Intermediate
Used to or be used to?
Used to refers to actions and situations in the
past which no longer happen or are no longer
true. It always refers to the past: She used to sing
in a choir, but she gave it up. (She sang, but she
doesn’t sing any more)
Be used to means ‘be accustomed to’ or ‘be
familiar with’. It can refer to the past, present or
future. We follow be used to with a noun phrase,
a pronoun or the -ing form of a verb: I work in a
hospital, so I’m used to long hours. (I am accustomed
to/familiar with long hours.)
She’s not used to it.
He was a salesman, so he was used to travelling
up and down the country. (He was accustomed
to/was familiar with travelling.)
We can also say get used to or (more formally)
school, but don’t worry. You’ll soon get used to
it. (or, more formally, You’ll soon become used to
it.)
Pronouns: indefinite
(-body, -one, -thing, -where)
Somebody, anyone, everything, etc. are indefinite
pronouns.
We use -body, -one, -thing, -where to refer to
people, places and things in a general way. We write
them as one single word, apart from no one, which
can be written as two separate words or with a
hyphen (no-one).
-Somebody -
We use them all with a singular verb: Is anyone
helping Claire with the washing up?. Everybody
makes mistakes. I’m looking for somewhere I can
store my bike.-body and -one
-body and -one mean the same thing.
In informal contexts, we use indefinite pronouns
in -one. The forms with -one are more common in
formal writing:
Nobody was interested in the talk. (or No one was
…)
Everyone started to clap. (or Everybody …)
Indefinite pronouns
Meaning Verb Example
Really
certain
Very likely
Possible
Strong
obligation
Weak
obligation
Somebody
Anybody
Nobody
Everybody
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Will
Shall
Must
Should
Ought to
May
Might
Could
Must
Have to
Need to
Should
Ought to
Someone
Anyone
No one
Everyone
My birthday will be on a
Monday this year.
I shall have plenty to tell you
when I see you.
The cakes must be ready soon.
They’ve been in the oven for an
hour.
should be there in an hour.
ought to be there in an hour.
She may be a friend of
Richard’s.
She might be a friend of
Richard’s.
She could be a friend of Richard’s.
You must arrive at 6 to pick up
the tickets.
I have to go up to the hospital
twice a week.
We need to win this game to get
into the final.
parents in old age.
their parents in old age.
Body One Thing Where
Something
Anything
Nothing
Everything
Somewhere
Anywhere
Nowhere
Everywhere