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When talking about permission, other than can, could, may, or might, we can also use be allowed to. Examples: I'm allowed to stay up as late as I like. You aren't allowed to take photos in this sacred area. Was Julie allowed to leave work early? Tony won't be allowed to drive his father's car to the party tonight. |
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We use be supposed to for what people expect to happen because it is the normal way of doing things or because it has been ordered or arranged. Examples: When you've pad, you're supposed to take your receipt to the counter over there. You aren't supposed to tell anyone my secret. |
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Some verbs have an irregular past tense and participle. A regular verb takes the ending -s, -ed, and -ing. For example, base form "play", s-form "plays", past tense "played", ing-form "playing" and past/passive participle "played". |
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Be can be auxiliary (helping) verbs or ordinary verbs. Auxiliary verb | Ordinary verb | | We are eating lunch. | We are in the cafeteria. |
The ordinary verb be has a number of different uses: am, is, or are. The ordinary verb be functions as a linking verb. Examples: Bangkok is a wonderful place. I am hungry. Are you being serious? |
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