There are a few grammatical differences between British English and American English:

Unit
7A_B
and

BRITISH
The present perfect is used for an action in the past with a result now: D I've lost my key. Have you seen it?

AMERICAN
The present perfect OR pasr simple can be
used:

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tr Sally isn't here.

She's gone out.

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

I've lost my key. Have you seen it? I lost my key. Did you see it? f She's gone out. Sally isn't here. { I She went out. present perfect OR past simple can be The
used:

! or I

n I'm

not hungry. I've iust had lunch.

leaving? has already left.

Lj

lm

not nungry.

I I've iust had lunch.

n e: What time is Mark

s: He

Have you finished your work yet?

or
17C British speakers usually say:
have a have a

n a: What time is Mark leaving? - [ H. has already left. '' t ,. already left. tr Have you finished your work yet?
Did you finish your work yet?

I l;"r,

had lunch.

bath break

have a shower have a holiday

American speakers sayl take a bath take a shower take a break take a vacation
Shall is unusual: n I will be late this evening. Should t ... ? and should we ... ? are more usual to ask for advice etc. :

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Will or shall can be used with Vwe: and22D n I wilUshall be late rhis evening. Shall I ... ? and shall we ... ? are used to ask for advice etc. :

n Which way shall we go?

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Which way should we

go?

British speakers use cant to say they believe something is not probable:

tr
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Sue hasn't contacted me. She can't

have got my message.

American speakers use must not in this situation: n Sue hasn't contacted me. She must not have gotten my message.

You can use neednt or don't need to: n We needn't hurry. or We dont need to hurry.

Neednt is unusual. The usual form is don't

need to:

rWe

dont need to hurry.

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After demand, iasist etc. you can

should:

use

that he should apologise. D We insisted that something should be done about the problem.
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n I demanded

The subjunctiue is normally used. Should is unusual after demand, insist etc. : n I demanded that he apologize.o We insisted that something be done

il

about the problem. American speakers generally use You have? She isn't? etc. : n A: Liz isn't feeling well. r: She isn't? What's wrong with her? Accommodation can be countable: n There aren't enough accommodations.
etc.) are spelt wirh -ize

British speakers generally use Have you?

lsnt she? etc. tr A: Liz isn't feeling well.

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

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" Many

Accommodarion is usually uncountable: n There isn't enough accommodation.

verbs ending in -ise in British English (apologise/organise/specialise lapologizelorganize/specialize etc.) in American English.

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