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English tenses · ESL grammar · Grammar · tenses · Verb

We were drinking coffee when the phone rang: Past Progressive – How and When to Use it

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How to make the Past Progressive To make the past progressive you use “was” or “were” + a verb with –ing. Examples: was drinking were playing   When to use: 1 Past progressive is used to tell at what time something happened. Examples: At 9 o’clock Mary was having breakfast. Albrecht was playing badminton between… Continue reading We were drinking coffee when the phone rang: Past Progressive – How and When to Use it

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ESL grammar · Grammar · Relative pronoun

Relative pronouns: Who, Which, and Whose

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In this article we’ll talk about who, which and whose. These are called relative pronouns. (Just so you know.) The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all. – Mark Twain When to Use Who You use “who” to refer (talk about) a person. Example: The man who is driving that old… Continue reading Relative pronouns: Who, Which, and Whose

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ESL grammar · Grammar · Irregular verb · Past Simple · Present perfect · tenses

Walked or Have Walked? – How to Distinguish Between Past Simple and Present Perfect

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I’m going to review with you how to use Past Simple and Present Perfect. If you need more than just a review, you can read more about these tenses here and here. Past simple is the easier of the two to understand. When Do You Use Past Simple? When something happened in the past. The past… Continue reading Walked or Have Walked? – How to Distinguish Between Past Simple and Present Perfect

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ESL grammar · expressions · Grammar · prepositions

Prepositions: Which Preposition Comes after “Care.”

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Who cares? Well, we do. As you know, prepositions are little words like in, to, for, of, on, at, over, above. Etcetera. All you need to know about “care” is that the meaning changes if you choose another preposition to go with it. 1 Care for “Care for” means looking after someone, making sure they… Continue reading Prepositions: Which Preposition Comes after “Care.”

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conjunction · ESL grammar · Grammar · writing tips

Giving Good Reasons – As, Because, Since, Seeing As, Seeing That

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As, because, since and seeing that or seeing as all give a reason. There is no difference in meaning. However, there are some other differences, as follows: Since is formal. You will usually find since in writing. Seeing that and seeing as are informal, so only use those in speaking or in an informal email… Continue reading Giving Good Reasons – As, Because, Since, Seeing As, Seeing That

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ESL grammar · Grammar · Relative pronoun · sentence types

Relative clauses: Who, Which, and Whose

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What are relative clauses? Relative clauses are the parts of the sentence that give additional information, often about a noun. They’re not independent sentences, so you can’t put them on their own. They often start with a wh-word, which in technical terms is called the relative pronoun. Relative clauses are an economic way of putting… Continue reading Relative clauses: Who, Which, and Whose

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Adjective · easy grammar · ESL grammar · Grammar

Going Easy – Adjectives

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Hello Beginners of English, this article is especially for you! What Are Adjectives? Adjectives are words that describe another word. If you say: “The beautiful tree,” then “beautiful” is the adjective. Because beautiful says something about the tree. In English, the adjective comes before the noun (the thing, person, or animal, etc.). However, you can… Continue reading Going Easy – Adjectives

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ESL grammar · Grammar · Verb

I Love Dancing = I Love to Dance

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Choosing Between Participle or “to” with an Infinitive Quite a number of readers of this newsletters have asked me to explain how you can know when to use “to” and the infinitive or a participle with “-ing.” Jfyi, in technical terms the -ing construction is called gerund. If you look up this problem in a grammar book… Continue reading I Love Dancing = I Love to Dance

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easy grammar · ESL grammar · Grammar

What’s the Most Frequently Used Word in English? The Indefinite Article

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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

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