ملاحظات على المضارع التام
1-I’ve lived here all my life.
2-How long is it since you had a holiday?
3-It’s ages since Tom visited us.
4-How long has it been raining?
5-When did Tom and Ann meet?
6- How long ago did you study English?
7-How long have you studied English?
8-I have written two letters this morning. قيلت فى الصباح
I wrote two letters this morning.قيلت بعد انتهاء الصباح
9-Naguib Mahfouz wrote لانه مات
I have written a lot of novels.
10-I have been playing football. Football has been played by me.
I have played football. Football has been played by me.
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She walked like a princess.  هى ليست اميره ولكنها تمشى وكانها اميره
She walked as a princess. هى اميره وتمشى مشيه اميره
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I’d rather study hard.الفاعل واحد(المصدر)
I’d rather you studied hard.لدينا فاعلين (ماضى بسيط)
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A ten- pound note       a four- week  English course    a six- hour journey
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He is the taller of the two brothers.
He is the tallest of the three brothers.
He is my elder brother.  He is my eldest brother.
He is older than his sister.
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In spite of /despite the fact that /what
In spite the fact that I was tired, I couldn’t sleep.
The house isn’t very nice. I like the garden though.(but I like the garden)
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By the time Ali came, I had gone.
Ali came. By that time I had gone.