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Personal Passive simply means that the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. So every verb that needs an object (transitive verb) can form a personal passive. Example: They build houses. – Houses are built. Verbs without an object (intransitive verb) normally cannot form a personal passive sentence (as there is no object that can become the subject of the passive sentence). If you want to use an intransitive verb in passive voice, you need an impersonal construction – therefore this passive is called Impersonal Passive. Example: he says – it is said Impersonal Passive is not as common in English as in some other languages (e.g. German, Latin). In English, Impersonal Passive is only possible with verbs of perception (e. g. say, think, know). Example: They say that women live longer than men. – It is said that women live longer than men. Although Impersonal Passive is possible here, Personal Passive is more common. Example: They say that women live l

The word wish is similar in meaning to the expression "would like": I wish I had a big house = I would like to have a big house. (My house now is small) I wish I had been there = I would like to have been there.(but I wasn't there) I wish you would stop talking = I would like you to stop talking. I wish to see the manager = I would like to see the manager. I wish you a Merry Christmas = I would like you to have a Merry Christmas. Its main use is to express regret that things are not different. It is possible to use wish in this way to talk about both the present/future and the past: I wish (that) I weren't here now.(I'd like to be somewhere else!) I wish (that) I didn't have to go to school tomorrow.(...but I have to) I wish (that) I had

When we are telling a story and recollecting an event from long ago, we often prefer to use would to describe repeated behavior in the past, although both would and used to are possible. Note that would describes past events and actions . It cannot be used to refer to past states . To describe past states we can only use used to : Used to can be used for repeated/habitual actions AND state s . Would can only be used to talk about repeated/habitual actions in the past. State verbs generally fall into 4 groups and you can't use "Would" to refer a past habit in the past. Use Used to with these verbs !! Emotion: love, hate, want, need Possession: have, own, want, belong Senses: see, hear, smell, seem Thought: know, believe, remember Used To Would (always/never) Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Used to Video Used to/Would Video Song

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Take a look and avoid common mistakes with "this/these, another/other/others, each/ every, etc" You will find this post and exercises very interesting. Determiners + practice A good explanation Practice Practice More explanations Great quiz