Grammar

Question 1

Time: for & since

Answer 1

FOR: used to show an amount of time or distance:
> We walked for miles.
> She’s out of the office for a few days next week.
> I’m just going to lie down for an hour or so.
> I haven’t played tennis for years.
SINCE: from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now:
> Emma went to work in New York a year ago, and we haven’t seen her since.
> He started working for the company in 1995, and has been there ever since (= and is still there).
> I’ve long since (= long ago) forgotten any Latin I ever learned.

Question 2

Say & Tell

Answer 2

Say = Tell
He said me that she is very nice but a little shy.
He told me that she is very nice but a little shy.
He said he would tell us the new next week.
He said he would let us know.
He told me the news about the move.
John told us he would check.
Tandy said she could finish the work her self.

Question 3

Anyone & Anything

Answer 3

Used in negative statements and questions, when the exact number of what you are talking about is not important or difficult to identify.
> Don't tell anyone about this.	
> Does anyone have questions?	
> I don't have anything to report.	
> Mike, do you want to say anything?

Question 4

Present perfect continuous: “for” & since

Answer 4

Use “for” with the present perfect continuous to talk about a period of time that started in the past and continues to the present.
I’ve been feeling bad for a few days.
I’ve been waiting for the nurse for 20 minutes.

Question 5

Present perfect continuous: for & “since”

Answer 5

Use since with present perfect continuous to focus on the moment something started.
I’ve been feeling nauseous since Tuesday.
I’ve been having trouble sleeping since last Friday.
I’ve been waiting for the nurse since I arrived.
Since I got home, I’ve been feeling terrible.

Question 6

ought to & hard better

Answer 6

You can use the “ought to” and “had better” modes to give advice. Had better is stronger than ought to; use it to give serious advice:
He’s very overweight. He ought to lose some weight.
Your health is very poor. You had better quit smoking.
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The negative of “had better” is “had better not”.
You had better not start smoking. It’s a terrible habit.

Question 7

who

Answer 7

use ‘who’ to don’t repeat!
We have a lot of engineers. The engineers work late.
We have a lot of engineers who work late.