LA BONTES TOP 100 ENGLISH CONVERSATION PATTERNS by Don LaBonte 1. Verb: How to make a sentence 30. It is worth ving.

2 Verb: How to make a question It is worthwhile ving. 4. Adj.: How to make a sentence It is worth it to v. 5. Adj.: How to make a question It is worthwhile to v. 6. Tag questions It pays to v. 7. Questions that arent questions 31. I plan to v. Short answer to questions I plan on ving. 8. I am / I was / I will be I intend to v. I see n ving. I intend on ving. I hear n ving. I dont have any intention of ving. 9. Past tense 32. I am supposed to v. I v past. I am supposed to be ving. I have v PP. I am to v. I had v PP I am due to v. I have been ving. 33. I try to v. I had been ving. I try ving. I am v PP. I attempt to v. 11. Irregular verbs I attempt ving. 12. How to say hello I make an attempt to v. How to say goodbye I make an effort to v. 13. How to say thank you 34. I am thinking of ving. Thank you for ving. I am thinking about ving. Thank you for being a. I am considering ving. Thank you for the n. I considered ving. 14. How to ask a favor 35. I feel like ving. Please v. I have an urge to v. Could you please v. I feel an urge to v. Would you please v. I get an urge to v. Would you mind ving. I feel the need to v. Be sure to v. 36. I should v. Make sure to v. I ought to v. 15. How to give/ask permission I had better v. Could I please v? I better v. Would you mind if I v? 37. I used to v. Is it alright to v? I would v. Is it ok to v? I am used to ving. 16. How to make a suggestion I get used to ving. Lets v. I am accustomed to ving. Why dont I v. I get accustomed to ving. Why dont you v. 38. Im ready to v. Why dont we v. Im set to v. 17. How to ask for advice/opinion Im prepared to v. Shall we v? Im about to v. Should we v? Im on the verge of ving. Do you think we should v? I begin to v. How to apologize I start to v. Im sorry for ving. I am in the middle of ving. Excuse me for ving. I am in the process of ving. I apologize for ving. I am in the midst of ving. 18. How to say no. I keep ving. I am sorry but s. I continue ving. I am afraid that s. I end up ving. 19. How to ask directions. I wind up ving. How to ask for help I stop ving. Could you please help me to v? I quit ving. Can you please tell me where s? I finish ving. 39. I know how to v. VERBS 40. It is ok to v. 20. I am ving. It is alright to v. 21. I want to v You can v. I dont care to v. You may v. 22. I can v. It is alright not to v. There is no way to v. It is ok not to v. 23. Im going to v. You dont have to v. 24. I would like to v. You dont need to v. I would love to v. You havent got to v. 25. I have to v. It isnt ok to v. I have got to v. It isnt alright to v. I must v. You shouldnt v. I got to v. You had better not v. 26. I will probably v. 41. I only v. I happen to v. 42. I just v. 27. I need to v. It is necessary to v. There is no need to v. 28. I go to v. 43. All I do is v. I come to v. All I v is n. 44. I make him v. I force him to v. 29. I like to v. I let him v. I like ving. I allow him to v. I enjoy ving. I permit him to v. I like it when s. I have him v. I love it when s. I get him to v. I hate it when s. I ask him to v.

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www.labonteesl.webs.com I help him v. I help him to v. I help him with ving. I prevent him from ving. I keep him from ving. I stop him from ving. I am able to v. I am unable to v. I managed to v I am capable of ving. I have the ability to v. I have the opportunity to v. I get the chance to v. I get to v. I almost v past. I nearly v past. I just about v past. I may v. I might v. I may as well v. I might as well v. I tend to v. I have the tendency to v. I am apt to v. I am inclined to v. I pretend to v. I pretend like s. I cant help but v. I cant help ving. There is nothing I can do but v. I do v. I would rather v. I would prefer to v. I would prefer ving. I hope to v. I expect to v. I look forward to ving. I hope you v. I decide to v. I make up my mind to v. There is no point in ving. There is no use in ving. There is no sense in ving. 1+1 pattern + BE a

ADJECTIVE 55. I feel a It feels a. It looks a. It smells a. It tastes a. It sounds a. 56. It is a to v. It is a ving. I am feeling to v. I am feeling that s. 57. I get a. I become a. I make him a. I get him a. 58. more than much more than the most less than much less than the least 61. I am more a than n. I v more than n. 62. I am as a as n. I v as much as n. NOUNS/PRONOUNS 63. Pronouns 64. All/all of 65. I have n. I have got n. There is n. 66. Some plural noun Any plural noun 67. How is n/sp? What is n/sp like? How do you like n/op?

LA BONTES TOP 100 ENGLISH CONVERSATION PATTERNS by Don LaBonte 68. With v past? Together with It has been time since I v past. To 84. When was the first time you v past? From When was the last time you v past? About For WHY / BECAUSE Like 85. Why q? As if How come s? As though What q for? 70. Instead of Why is it that s? Rather than 86. Because s* According to Since s* From what n says s* so s From what n tells me 87. To v Because of In order to v On account of in an attempt to v Due to in an effort to v As a result of 88. For ving Thanks to For n to v Besides 89. So s Except for So that s Except In order that s Not counting 90. The reason that s is that s. Excluding The reason for ving is s. Other than The purpose of ving is s. Aside from 91. Just because s doesnt mean s. But Thats why s. Only How q? By n Just With n Nothing but By ving Another The way s is s Any other How do you go about ving? Some other 71. Including COMPLEX SENTENCES Through 92. s AND s Without s AND THEN s Depending on/upon s THEN s In addition to s OR s As well as s BUT s Despite s, s though. In spite of 93. When s 72. Among When ving Among all 94. After s Of all After ving Out of all 95. Before s 73. How much Before ving How many Prior to ving How many types of Prior to n/op ving How many sorts of Prior to n How many kinds of 96. time before s How many times q? time before ving 74. What time after s Which time after ving What kind of 97. Every time s What type of Whenever s What sort of Besides ving TIME 75. Clock time 76. Dates 77. How long ago q? ago before 78. After how long q? In how long q? in after 79. How long will it be before you v? It will be time before s. 80. For how long q? How long q for? How long q? For During How long do you spend ving? I spend time ving. 81. How long does it take to v? It takes time to v. 82. How often q? How many times a week q? How many hours a day q? times every 83. How long has it been since you

www.labonteesl.webs.com Up until s Till s Until when s Till when s The next time s The first time s The last time s The only time s By the time s At the time s Now that s 103. I am too a to v. I v so much s. I am so a, s. 104. In case s In the event s Unless s 105. JUST / RIGHT Just when EVEN INDIRECT DISCOURSE 106. Indirect discourse 107. I say to him to v. I tell him to v. I ask him to v. I say not to v. I tell him dont v. I ask him not to v. 108. I say to him lets v. I tell him lets v. I ask him lets v. I say to him lets not v. I tell him lets dont v. I ask him lets not v. 109. I say to him s. I tell him s. 110. I say to him what s. I tell him why s. 111. I ask him if s. I ask him whether s. I ask him q. 112. I ask him where s. I ask him why q. MISCELLANEOUS 113. What do you mean? Do you mean n/s? What does n stand for? What do you call this?

98. If s Should s. Otherwise s. Only if s If and only if s 99. While s While ving As s In the process of ving In the course of ving 100. Instead of ving Rather than ving As soon as s Once s 101. Even though s As long as s So long as s Although s 102. Since s Ever since s Since when s Since the time s From the time s From the time when s Until s

114. Did you ever v? Have you ever v PP? Were you ever a? Have you ever been a? Do you ever v? Are you ever a? 115. Will you ever v? Would you ever be a? 116. How a is it? How much do you v? 117. What do you think about n? What do you think of ving? 118. What about n? How about n? How about ving? What about ving? 119. It looks like s. It looks as if s. It looks as though s. It seems like s. It seems as if s. It seems as though s. It seems s. It appears s It appears as if s It appears as though s. Apparently s Evidently s Its apparent that s. It looks like n.

LA BONTES TOP 100 ENGLISH CONVERSATION PATTERNS by Don LaBonte She appears to be n. 134. Someone, something She seems to be n. Anything, anywhere He seems like n. What q? = q anything? He seems to v. 135. Something to v. They appear to v. Someone a He looks a. Something s She seems a. 136. What else q? They seem to be a. q something else? They appear a. 137. Whatever s You appear to be a. 138. No one v. 120. EXCLAMATION Didnt anyone v? Do I ever v! I dont v anything. I sure do v! Do you v anything? I v so much! 139. Its like s. Its as if s Am I ever a! Its as though s. Isnt he just a! Its like ving. I am so a! Its similar to n/ving. She sure is a! Its the same as n/ving. How a! Would that ever be a! Its likely that s. Im likely to v. What a n it is! I will likely v. It is such a n! Im liable to v. Is it ever a n! 140. Passive verbs 122. I know I am v PP. Im sure 141. What s is v. I can tell 142. That is what s. I have no idea That is when s. I dont have any idea That is where s. Its not clear That is who s. Im certain That is why s. Im positive That is how s. 124. I think that s. 143. What is it that s? I doubt it if s. Why I bet you that s. When I suppose s. Who I guess s. Where I wonder if s. How I understand. I understand why s. I get why s. I see why s. I figured out why s. I found out why s. I find that s. 144. What happens if s? What if s? What would happen if s? What will happen if s? 126. You must v. Suppose s? You must have v PP. You must be a. It doesnt make any difference You must have been a. if s. 127. I wish I could v. It doesnt matter if s. I wish I would v. It makes no difference why s. I wish I v past. 145. No matter how a it is, s. Regardless of how a, it is, s. I wish I could have v PP. No matter how much you v, s. I wish I would have v PP. Regardless of how much you I wish I had v PP. v,s. 128. If s*, I would v. 146. Its not that s, but that s. If s* , I could v. Its not that s, but its just that s. If s**, I would have v PP. If s**, I could have v PP. Not only do I v, but I also v. 129. Had I v PP, I would have v PP. Not only as I a, but Im also a. Had I v PP, I could have v PP. 147. Guess what s. 130. How much does it cost to v? Do you know what s? What does it cost to v? 148. The more s, the more s. How much is it to v? The more s, the more a I am. How much do you pay to v? The more s, the more I am a. What do you spend to v? 149. The person that v 132. I have something to v. The person who v I have somewhere to v. I have some time to v. The person who s I have someone to v. The person that s I have some way to v. I have a reason to v. The thing that v The thing which v I dont have anyone to v. I have nowhere to v. The thing that s The thing which s I have a lot of places to v. I have a lot to v. The reason that s

www.labonteesl.webs.com The reason why s The place that s The place where s The way that s How to say the price Im afraid that s, so s. 153. Where is it? 152.

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