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DESCRIBE

A1used to describe someone or something, or to give their name, job or nationality

• I am tired.
• Her brother is a doctor.
• The shops were closed.

EXIST

A1used with 'there' to say that something exists

• There is a bank near the station.
• There were lots of people at the party.

PLACE OR TIME

A1used to say where someone or something is, or when something happens

• The keys are on the table.
• The concert was last night.

CONTINUOUS

A1used with the -ing form of another verb to show that an action continues or continued

• We are reading a really good book.
• They were waiting for the bus.

PASSIVE

A2used with a past participle to form the passive

• The house was built in 1920.
• English is spoken all over the world.