is the best show ever attended (= in my whole, whole life), This is the best I’ve show ever attended (= not the best one ever seen, e.g. on the TV, or I’ve I’ve heard, e.g. on the radio, but the best one actually been to) I’ve c) decided she loves you (= nobody else has decided but her), She’s She’s decided she loves you (= she took the decision), decided she loves you (= She’s not anyone else, but her), decided she loves you (= she like you, She’s doesn’t she actually loves you), decided she loves you (- she thought it was She’s someone else, but actually you) it’s B 2. a) This refers to a (present) temporary state of affairs. b) This refers to a pattern of repeated actions which is in some way irritating, c) This refers to an arrangement that has already been made for the future, d) The present continuous is being used here to tell a story in the past - but by using present tenses it has a special immediacy. e) This is slightly ambiguous. It either refers to a present temporary state of affairs or it might mean not going to listen. ‘I’m C 1. Noun: Matilda, parents, house, journey, gate, Mercedes, motor-car, etc Pronoun: she, we, I, you, etc Adjective: eight-minute, large, strange, better, lousy, etc Verb: said, walk, arrived, saw, take, were, etc Adverb: home, frantically, in half an hour, etc
is the best show I’ve ever attended (= in my whole, whole life), This is the best show I’ve ever attended (= not the best one I’ve ever seen, e.g. on the TV, or heard, e.g. on the radio, but the best one I’ve actually been to) c) She’s decided she loves you (= nobody else has decided but her), She’s decided she loves you (= she took the decision), She’s decided she loves you (= not anyone else, but her), She’s decided she loves you (= she doesn’t like you, she actually loves you), She’s decided she loves you (- she thought it was someone else, but actually it’s you) B 2. a) This refers to a (present) temporary state of affairs. b) This refers to a pattern of repeated actions which is in some way irritating, c) This refers to an arrangement that has already been made for the future, d) The present continuous is being used here to tell a story in the past - but by using present tenses it has a special immediacy. e) This is slightly ambiguous. It either refers to a present temporary state of affairs or it might mean ‘I’m not going to listen. C 1. Noun: Matilda, parents, house, journey, gate, Mercedes, motor-car, etc Pronoun: she, we, I, you, etc Adjective: eight-minute, large, strange, better, lousy, etc Verb: said, walk, arrived, saw, take, were, etc Adverb: home, frantically, in half an hour, etc
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