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1.

BRITISH

The present perfect is used for an action in the past with a result now:

□I've lost my key. Have you seen it?

□Sally isn't here. She's gone out.

The present perfect is used with just, already and yet:

□ I'm not hungry. I've just had lunch.

□ A: What time is Mark leaving?

B: He has already left.

□ Have you finished your work yet?

AMERICAN

The present perfect OR past simple can be used:

□ I've lost my key. Have you seen it?

or I lost my key. Did you see it?

She's gone out.

□ Sally isn’t here.

She went out.

The present perfect OR past simple can be used:

I've just had lunch.

□ I m not hungry

I just had lunch.

□ A: What time is Mark leaving?

He has already left.

He already left.

□ Have you finished your work yet?

or Did you finish your work yet?

2.

British speakers usually say:

have a bath have a shower

have a break have a holiday

American speakers say:

take a bath take a shower

take a break take a vacation

3.

Will or shall can be used with I/we:

□ I will/shall be late this evening.

Shall I ... ? and shall we ... ? are used to ask for advice etc. :

□ Which way shall we go?

Shall is unusual:

□ I will be late this evening.

Should I ... ? and should we ... ? are more usual to ask for advice etc. :

□ Which way should we go?

4.

British speakers use can't to say they believe something is not probable:

□ Sue hasn't contacted me. She can't have got my message.

American speakers use must not in this situation:

□ Sue hasn't contacted me. She must not have gotten my message.

5.

You can use needn't or don't need to:

□ We needn't hurry.

or We don't need to hurry.

Needn't is unusual. The usual form is don't need to:

□ We don't need to hurry.

6.

After demand, insist etc. you can use

should:

I demanded that he should apologise.

We insisted that something should be done about the problem.

The subjunctive is normally used. Should is unusual after demand, insist etc. :

□ I demanded that he apologize. *

□ We insisted that something be done about the problem.

7.

British speakers generally use Have you? / Isn't she? etc.

□ A: Liz isn't feeling well.

□ B: Isn't she? What's wrong with her?

American speakers generally use You have? / She isn't? etc. :

□ A : Liz isn't feeling well.

□ B: She isn't? What's wrong with her?

8.

Accommodation is usually uncountable:

□ There isn't enough accommodation.

Accommodation can be countable:

□ There aren't enough accommodations.

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