Tenses and Forms of the Verb to Buy for ESL

Tenses and Forms of the Verb to Buy for ESL This page provides example sentences of the verb Buy in all tenses including active and passive forms, as well as conditional and modal forms.   Present Simple Use the present simple for routines and habits such as how often you  buy something at the store. Jack usually buys his groceries on Saturdays.Where do you buy your furniture?She doesnt buy any food at that store. Present Simple Passive The supplies are usually bought on Friday afternoons.When are new textbooks bought for the school?Wine isnt bought in great quantities. Present Continuous Use the  present continuous  to speak about what is happening at the present moment such as what you are buying in the store. They are buying a new house this month.Are they buying a new car soon?She isnt buying his story about his hard luck. Present Continuous Passive Not commonly used with buy Present Perfect Use the  present perfect  to discuss actions that have happened repeatedly such as how many times you have bought a specific product. We have bought a number of antique chairs.How long have you bought his story for?They havent bought any new furniture for a while. Present Perfect Passive Those antique chairs have been bought by customers in San Diego.Where has that been bought and sold before?It hasnt been bought by anyone.   Past Simple Use the  past simple  to speak about something you bought at a point in time in the past. He bought that painting last week.Where did you buy that sofa?She didnt buy any food for dinner, so theyre going out. Past Simple Passive That painting was bought last week.What was bought at the garage sale yesterday?That painting wasnt bought at the auction. Past Continuous Use the past continuous to describe what someone was buying when something else occurred. She was buying a new car when he telephoned.What were you buying when you got the call?She wasnt buying his story despite his insistence.   Past Continuous Passive Not commonly used with buy Past Perfect Use the  past perfect  to what  you had bought before something else happened.   Larry had bought the books before she arrived.What had they bought before they were offered the house?She hadnt bought enough food for the party, so she went out again. Past Perfect Passive The books had been bought before she arrived.Which ingredients had been bought for the meal?Not enough wine had been bought for the occasion.   Future (Will) Use  future tenses  to speak about something that you will / are going to buy  in the future. I think he will buy a present for Mary.Will you buy his proposal at the meeting?She wont buy what hes saying. Future (Will) Passive A new book will be bought for that child.Will that painting be bought at the auction?Food wont be bought by Peter.   Future (Going To) The teacher is going to buy the books for the children.What are you going to buy for dinner tonight?She isnt going to buy that house. Future (Going To) Passive The books are going to be bought for the children.What is going to be bought for drinks?They arent going to be bought by anyone for that price. Future Continuous Use the future continuous to express what you will be buying  at ​a  specific point in time in the future.   He will be buying groceries this time next week.Will you be buying anything this time tomorrow?She wont be buying a house anytime soon.   Future Perfect They will have bought five new computers by the end of the sale.What will you have bought by the end of the day?Youll see, she wont have bought anything. Future Possibility Use  modals  in the future to discuss future possibilities.   I might buy a new computer.Might Peter buy the house?She may not buy his story.   Real Conditional Use the  real conditional  to speak about possible events. If he buys that painting, he will be sorry.What will he buy if he inherits the money?She wont buy the house if its put up for auction. Unreal Conditional Use the unreal conditional to speak about imagined events in the present or future.   I would be sorry if I bought that painting.What would you need if you bought a new house?She wouldnt buy the house if you bought it. Past Unreal Conditional Use the past unreal conditional to speak about imagined events in the past.   If you hadnt bought that painting, you wouldnt have lost so much money on the investment.What would you have done if he had bought you a diamond ring?She wouldnt have bought that house if she hadnt had enough money. Present Modal I should buy some new clothes.Where can I buy an ice-cream cone?They mustnt buy anything today. Theres no money in the bank. Past Modal They must have bought some new clothes.What should you have bought last year?They couldnt have bought his story.   Quiz: Conjugate With Buy Use the verb to buy to conjugate the following sentences. Quiz answers are below.   He ______ that painting last week.Larry _____ the books before she arrived.Jack usually ______ his groceries on Saturdays.I think he ______ a present for Mary.They _____ five new computers by the end of the sale.I would be sorry if I _____ that painting.The supplies are usually _____ on Friday afternoons.We _____ a number of antique chairs.That painting _____ last week.They _____ a new house this month. Quiz Answers boughthad boughtbuyswill buywill have boughtboughtboughthave boughtwas boughtare buying

What Is Content Marketing

What Is Content Marketing No one cares about advertising anymore. Content marketing is king. We skip ads using our DVR. We buy Netflix on demand. We scroll past the ever-increasing number of ads in our Facebook feed.  We dont like ads, and thats discouraging for those who are trying to market their product. But, there is hope. We share blog posts and recommend them to our friends. We comment and discuss the killer content that we love. Getting the word out about our brand, business, product, or organization isnt impossible, but the methods have surely changed.  Content marketing is taking over the world. What is content marketing? What is Content Marketing? Advertising is built on   interruptions–taking up 30 seconds of your time during the Super Bowl, or sneaking its way into your social media feeds. No matter when it happens, you probably didnt ask for it. This is what makes it annoying. Content marketing is different. Content marketing is permission-based.   Its marketing that we freely invite into our lives, and sometimes even share with our friends. Content marketing is any marketing format that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire customers. -Wikipedia Content marketing is built on the idea that the best way to build trust with our potential customers is to give them something they want. Online, this often translates to  helpful content that doesnt interrupt whatever the visitor is doing, but rather invites them to learn, enjoy, and connect. Good content marketing  brings the user to us, rather than forcing ourself in front of the user.  This builds trust and loyalty with potential customers.   The Content Marketing Institute says it more formally: Content marketing is a marketing technique of creating and distributing relevant and valuable content to attract, acquire, and engage a clearly defined and understood target audience–with the objective of driving profitable customer action. While it employs a less in your face approach, content marketing is still about results. In fact, it is often more result-driven than its traditional counterpart. Inbound Marketing More recently, the term inbound marketing (also Seth Godins term, permission marketing) has taken hold as a way to describe the type of marketing that allows customers to come to the brand on their own rather than the brand reaching out to the customer via advertising. This idea is built upon the assumption that if you publish helpful content, the customer will look for the business that is offering the best advice. The best way to understand this is to think about a Google search. If a customer does a search online for advice on how to grow their garden, what will they find? Chances are, they will receive a list of blog posts and articles offering tips and tricks for gardeners. Because Google prioritizes local results, a local nursery that is offering this type of advice on their blog will rank highly in the search results. For the local nursery, this is an inbound marketing technique–getting the customer to reach out to you first. It is pretty easy to see that this entire transaction was only made possible because of helpful content that exists because of content marketing. What Is Content Marketing (Not)? Sometimes it is easier to think in terms of what something is not rather than what is it. Content marketing is many things, but there are definitely a few things that it is not. It Is Not About You  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ This one flies directly in the face of most advertising theories. Ads are always about the company paying for them. With content marketing, we need to take the opposite approach. The content needs to be about our audience. It Is Not About Your Product  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Its not about our company, but surely its about the our product? Nope, its not about that either. Content marketing is 100% about helping your customer succeed (using your content). Again, not your product. It Is Not About Instant Sales – Content marketing is a long-term strategy for building customer trust and loyalty to a brand or an idea. It isnt as concerned with an immediate sale. It knows that sales are earned by building customer trust. After all, you cant trick anyone into buying anything. It Is Not About Creativity – Creativity is king for the advertising world, but not content marketing. Content has a bigger mission.