Participles ending in –en: driven, ridden, spoken. By Jacqueline Schaalje Have a look at this infographic for a quick reminder on some common irregular verbs. If you need help with the tenses, check this out. This article explains about the differences between past simple (in which you need V2) and present perfect (in which you use… Continue reading Irregular Verbs with –en Infographic
By Jacqueline Schaalje This infographic shows you the ins and outs of possessive pronouns (my and mine, your and yours, his and hers, etc.) and examples of each. After you’ve read it, or if you already know this subject, try the quiz (quite easy). Quiz You can do this quiz online and check your answers… Continue reading Yours and Mine – Possessive Pronouns Infographic
By Jacqueline Schaalje J When you use “if,” it means that the situation can happen or not. If you say “when,” it’s certain the situation will happen. So “if” means = in the situation that, or in case that. And “when” means at the time that. If and when can both be conditionals, which you… Continue reading The Difference Between If and When
By Jacqueline Schaalje Native speakers use lots of modals throughout their speech, but non-natives often find this rather difficult. So let’s practise a bit more. This week I happened to receive an email in which one reader asked me about modals, and a student of mine asked me to go over some modals with him.… Continue reading Modals: May and Might
It’s not the Same as If… By Jacqueline Schaalje This subject is on request. If you’re a beginning learner of English, this subject is probably going to be too advanced for you. When Do You Use Whether? Whether is a kind of if, but you use it in specific situations. The situation has to be… Continue reading How to Use Whether (And Some Words about If)
By Jacqueline Schaalje Fly Flew – Katmary A student of mine asked me for a list of common verbs, with their past forms, because he keeps getting confused. Here is the list that I made for him. You could find this useful too. Common verbs that are regular: Present Past Talk Talked Walk Walked Work… Continue reading Word List of Common Verbs – Present and Past Forms
By Jacqueline Schaalje This is fresh from my Teaching lab! Talking to students about room and rooms, and time and times, I realized that they didn’t always understand what I meant. And the reason is that these words can have different meanings, which can be confusing. Maybe you have this problem too, so let’s have… Continue reading Problems with Time and Room
By Jacqueline Schaalje Illustrations by Akau Anyieth. Now I’ll teach you some important expression & grammar point about things that other people do for you. You can say this in a number of ways. For example: I don’t cut my own hair. I haven’t tried cutting my hair since I was a kid. I suspect… Continue reading Have Someone Do Something For You
By Jacqueline Schaalje Now we’ll learn a very important phrase: There is and there are. When you want to say you see something in a room or anywhere else, you can say: I see a cup. But it’s more usual to say: There is a cup. Okay, let’s practise. You’re going to have a look… Continue reading Easy Grammar: Use There Is/Are Any
By Jacqueline Schaalje Visiting Florence. Not: Visiting to Florence. What can you do, when you want to speak a language you need to follow the rules of that language. Not all people do, and sad to say, that makes it very hard to talk to them, because of confusion. If someone does not follow the… Continue reading Do You Make These Mistakes? – Some Easy Grammar Mistakes to Fix
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