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Auxiliary verbs - ellipsis

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ellipsis - general
 
 

General usage
Examples  I don't like action movies but Andy does. I 'm not going to the party but Mandy is. She thought she 'd locked the door but she hadn't. In the examples above, the auxiliaries are used to make the sentences...Read more

 
 
 
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Auxiliaries practice - split dialogue
 
Pairs: Jumbled dialogue using auxiliary short forms.
 
 
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Auxiliaries dialogue II
 
Split dialogue - pair work
 
 
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Auxiliaries - avoiding repetition
 
Four dialgues illustrating the use of auxiliaries to avoid repetition
 
 
 

 

The Great Train Robbery
 
<i>Black Mirror</i>
 
Escape from the canyon