| Use a friendly and informal style when you write to people you know well. | Use a more polite and formal style when you write to people you do not know well. |
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| Greeting → Saying goodbye | |
| Hi / Hello Pete → Bye for now! / Best wishes, | Dear Mr. Johnson, → Yours sincerely, Dear Sir or Madam, → Yours faithfully, |
| Thanking someone for something | |
| Thanks for ... (a thing, e.g. your email). It was lovely to get your ... (thing). | Thank you for ... (a thing). I am grateful for your ... (thing). |
| Asking someone to do something | |
| Please can you ...? | I would be grateful if you could ... |
| Telling someone to do something | |
| Send 50 brochures to our Korean office. | Please send 50 brochures to our Korean office. |
| Offering to do something | |
| Can I send you a brochure? | Would you like me to forward a brochure? |
| Giving news | |
| Guess what? (+ your news) | You will be surprised to hear that ... (+ your news) |
| Checking that people already know something | |
| Do you remember that ...? / Did I tell you that? | Could you confirm that ...? |
| Saying what you think | |
| I think that ... | It is possible that ... |
| Checking what other people think | |
| Do you mean ...? | Could you confirm you understand that ...? |
| Agreeing with someone | |
| You’re right to say that ... | I would agree that ... |
| Saying that you are not certain about something | |
| I partly agree that ... / I don’t know that ... | I would not be sure that ... |
| Disagreeing with someone | |
| You’re wrong to say that ... | I am afraid I cannot agree that ... |
| Congratulating someone | |
| Well done! | Please accept my congratulations. |
| Closing a letter or email | |
| Hope to hear from you soon. / Write soon. | I look forward to hearing from you. |
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| A dime a dozen | Common and available anywhere | Corrupt cops are a dime a dozen in this city. |
| A penny for your thoughts | Asking for someone's opinion | Could I have a penny for your thoughts? |
| An arm and a leg | Very expensive | That new car costs an arm and a leg. |
| Born with a silver spoon | From a rich family | Sara was born with a silver spoon. |
| Bread and butter | Source of income | Designing websites is his bread and butter. |
| Break the bank | Go bankrupt | She broke the bank after buying the Ferrari. |
| Bring home the bacon | Earn money | Louie brings home the bacon while his wife takes care of the kids. |
| Burn a hole in my pocket | Spend too much money | I burned a hole in my pocket overpaying on insurance. |
| Cheapskate | A frugal person | He's such a cheapskate. |
| Chip in | Donate money or time | Why don't you chip in and support the refugees? |
| Cut corners | Reduce spending | The family had to cut corners to put food on the table. |
| Foot the bill | Pay for something | I'll foot the bill and pay for everyone's meal. |
| Gravy train | High pay for minimal work | Government workers ride the gravy train while sitting idle. |
| Live from hand to mouth | Live on very little money | During the depression, we lived from hand to mouth. |
| Nest egg | Saved money | She has a huge nest egg, so she doesn't have to work. |
| Penny pincher | A frugal person | Victor is such a penny pincher. |
| Put your money where your mouth is | Stop talking and take action | You should put your money where your mouth is and start the business. |
| Time is money | Time is valuable | We can't wait here all day. Time is money! |
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| Infinitive (Инфинитив) | Past Simple (Прошедшее время) | Past Participle (Причастие прошедшего времени) | Перевод |
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| be | was/were | been | быть |
| become | became | become | становиться |
| begin | began | begun | начинать |
| break | broke | broken | ломать |
| bring | brought | brought | приносить |
| build | built | built | строить |
| buy | bought | bought | покупать |
| catch | caught | caught | ловить |
| choose | chose | chosen | выбирать |
| come | came | come | приходить |
| cost | cost | cost | стоить |
| cut | cut | cut | резать |
| do | did | done | делать |
| draw | drew | drawn | рисовать |
| drink | drank | drunk | пить |
| drive | drove | driven | водить |
| eat | ate | eaten | есть |
| fall | fell | fallen | падать |
| feel | felt | felt | чувствовать |
| find | found | found | находить |
| fly | flew | flown | летать |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | забывать |
| get | got | gotten | получать |
| give | gave | given | давать |
| go | went | gone | идти |
| have | had | had | иметь |
| hear | heard | heard | слышать |
| hide | hid | hidden | прятать |
| know | knew | known | знать |
| leave | left | left | покидать |
| make | made | made | делать, создавать |
| meet | met | met | встречать |
| pay | paid | paid | платить |
| read | read | read | читать |
| run | ran | run | бегать |
| say | said | said | говорить |
| see | saw | seen | видеть |
| sell | sold | sold | продавать |
| send | sent | sent | отправлять |
| sit | sat | sat | сидеть |
| speak | spoke | spoken | говорить |
| spend | spent | spent | тратить |
| stand | stood | stood | стоять |
| take | took | taken | брать |
| teach | taught | taught | учить |
| tell | told | told | рассказывать |
| think | thought | thought | думать |
| understand | understood | understood | понимать |
| wear | wore | worn | носить |
| win | won | won | выигрывать |
| write | wrote | written | писать |
| Infinitive (Инфинитив) | Past Simple (Прошедшее время) | Past Participle (Причастие прошедшего времени) | Перевод |
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| arise | arose | arisen | возникать |
| awake | awoke | awoken | просыпаться |
| be | was/were | been | быть |
| bear | bore | borne/born | нести, рождать |
| beat | beat | beaten | бить |
| become | became | become | становиться |
| begin | began | begun | начинать |
| bend | bent | bent | сгибать |
| bet | bet/betted | bet/betted | держать пари |
| bind | bound | bound | связывать |
| bite | bit | bitten | кусать |
| bleed | bled | bled | кровоточить |
| blow | blew | blown | дуть |
| break | broke | broken | ломать |
| breed | bred | bred | разводить |
| bring | brought | brought | приносить |
| broadcast | broadcast/broadcasted | broadcast/broadcasted | транслировать |
| build | built | built | строить |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned | гореть, жечь |
| burst | burst | burst | взрываться |
| buy | bought | bought | покупать |
| cast | cast | cast | бросать |
| catch | caught | caught | ловить |
| choose | chose | chosen | выбирать |
| cling | clung | clung | цепляться |
| come | came | come | приходить |
| cost | cost | cost | стоить |
| creep | crept | crept | ползти |
| cut | cut | cut | резать |
| deal | dealt | dealt | иметь дело |
| dig | dug | dug | копать |
| do | did | done | делать |
| draw | drew | drawn | рисовать |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed | мечтать |
| drink | drank | drunk | пить |
| drive | drove | driven | водить |
| eat | ate | eaten | есть |
| fall | fell | fallen | падать |
| feed | fed | fed | кормить |
| feel | felt | felt | чувствовать |
| fight | fought | fought | драться |
| find | found | found | находить |
| flee | fled | fled | убегать |
| fly | flew | flown | летать |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | запрещать |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | забывать |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | прощать |
| freeze | froze | frozen | замерзать |
| get | got | gotten | получать |
| give | gave | given | давать |
| go | went | gone | идти |
| grind | ground | ground | молоть |
| grow | grew | grown | расти |
| hang | hung | hung | вешать |
| have | had | had | иметь |
| hear | heard | heard | слышать |
| hide | hid | hidden | прятать |
| hit | hit | hit | ударять |
| hold | held | held | держать |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | причинять боль |
| keep | kept | kept | держать |
| kneel | knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled | становиться на колени |
| know | knew | known | знать |
| lay | laid | laid | класть |
| lead | led | led | вести |
| lean | leant/leaned | leant/leaned | наклоняться |
| leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped | прыгать |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned | учиться |
| leave | left | left | покидать |
| lend | lent | lent | одалживать |
| let | let | let | позволять |
| lie (лгать) | lied | lied | лгать |
| lie (лежать) | lay | lain | лежать |
| light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted | зажигать |
| lose | lost | lost | терять |
| make | made | made | делать, создавать |
| mean | meant | meant | значить |
| meet | met | met | встречать |
| pay | paid | paid | платить |
| prove | proved | proven/proved | доказывать |
| put | put | put | класть |
| quit | quit | quit | прекращать |
| read | read | read | читать |
| ride | rode | ridden | ездить верхом |
| ring | rang | rung | звонить |
| rise | rose | risen | подниматься |
| run | ran | run | бегать |
| say | said | said | говорить |
| see | saw | seen | видеть |
| seek | sought | sought | искать |
| sell | sold | sold | продавать |
| send | sent | sent | отправлять |
| set | set | set | устанавливать |
| shake | shook | shaken | трясти |
| shine | shone | shone | светить |
| shoot | shot | shot | стрелять |
| show | showed | shown/showed | показывать |
| shut | shut | shut | закрывать |
| sing | sang | sung | петь |
| sink | sank | sunk | тонуть |
| sit | sat | sat | сидеть |
| sleep | slept | slept | спать |
| slide | slid | slid | скользить |
| speak | spoke | spoken | говорить |
| spend | spent | spent | тратить |
| spin | spun | spun | вращать |
| spit | spat | spat | плевать |
| split | split | split | расщеплять |
| spread | spread | spread | распространять |
| spring | sprang | sprung | прыгать |
| stand | stood | stood | стоять |
| steal | stole | stolen | красть |
| stick | stuck | stuck | приклеивать |
| sting | stung | stung | жалить |
| stink | stank | stunk | вонять |
| strike | struck | struck | бить |
| swear | swore | sworn | клясться |
| sweep | swept | swept | мести |
| swim | swam | swum | плавать |
| swing | swung | swung | качать |
| take | took | taken | брать |
| teach | taught | taught | учить |
| tear | tore | torn | рвать |
| tell | told | told | рассказывать |
| think | thought | thought | думать |
| throw | threw | thrown | бросать |
| understand | understood | understood | понимать |
| wake | woke | woken | будить |
| wear | wore | worn | носить |
| weep | wept | wept | плакать |
| win | won | won | выигрывать |
| wind | wound | wound | заводить |