by Olga Koliichuk The answer is: A, and an. We use articles all the time. There are two types of articles : a/an, the. a/an – Indefinite article the – Definite article Today we will talk about the indefinite article. The indefinite article a has another form an if it stands before the word beginning with a… Continue reading What’s the Most Frequently Used Word in English? The Indefinite Article
by Olga Koliichuk Jean Cummings 1. The Infinitive is the basic form of a verb. For instance: to be, to see, to go. The Infinitive is an indispensable part of English. It is a non-personal form of the verb. It means that you won’t be able to figure out the person it refers to. For… Continue reading I want to buy a cake – How to Use Infinitives
By Sudhakar Yatra 1. The sound of -ed in words ending with the letters ch, k, p and s is pronounced as [t]. Examples: Passed is pronounced as Past Missed is pronounced as Mist Packed is pronounced as Pact 2. The sound of -ed of words ending in d or t is pronounced as [id].… Continue reading Quick Pronunciation Tips
This lesson is great for practising your word order in English. As you know, you can combine sentences in English, like this: 1) I know who she is. There are two parts in this sentence. They are called clauses. A clause is a kind of sentence: it has a subject and a verb. (The subject… Continue reading I Know Who She Is – Noun Clauses
You don’t always have to be original. Just using the standard answer to standard questions will usually do. Do you know the answers to the following questions/statements? Check you answers after you’ve scrolled down. 1 Hello, how are you? 2 How have you been? 3 Thank you for the beautiful flowers. 4 Have you got… Continue reading Quick Replies
Let’s go Fifty Fifty Some dialogues for paying the bill C EwaS Sometimes you want to invite your friend, your colleague or your client to lunch (or to dinner or just for a drink). In English-speaking countries it is custom that the person who invites the other person pays the bill.* *Bill in the UK… Continue reading Let’s go Fifty-Fifty – Restaurant language
Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy How to Compare Things By Olga Koliichuk We sometimes want to compare things. If you compare two houses you say: “This house is bigger than that one”. You can see that the word big has some changes now. There is er at the… Continue reading Comparisons for Beginners
Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy By Olga Koliichuk Let’s compare the Present Simple (Indefinite) and the Present Progressive (Continuous) Tenses. You probably know how they are formed so I’m only putting them in a small table. The Present Simple Tense + (Affirmative) – (Negative) ?… Continue reading What I Am Doing Now Is Not What I Do Every Day – Present Progressive vs. Present Simple.
English with a Smile 