Irregular verbs aren’t nice. They aren’t fun. They’re used way too much and they always surprise you, because they’re always different. Just when you thought that you discovered the rule for one verb, like sing, sang, sung, another common verb goes: sit, sat, sat. Just when you had figured out that forms like bought, thought,… Continue reading Irregular Verbs – Some More Practice
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
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.”
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
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
In dating there are rules, in traffic there are rules, in math there are rules, now it turns out there are rules in learning a languages. And when you’re adult, you’re so much better at learning those rules. When I trained as a teacher, it was hip to teach students in the implicit method. That… Continue reading Never Too Late to Learn – Adults Are Better at Learning a Language than Children
When you use Microsoft Word, do you also get distracted by the red and green wavy lines under words and phrases? Probably everybody does. The red lines are supposed to warn you that you misspelt a word. If you copy this newsletter to Word, you will see what I mean. Misspelt is now underlined in… Continue reading Don’t Listen to Microsoft Word’s Grammar Check, or What You’ve Written Will Look Like the Work of a Fool
Do you know what a noun is? It’s a word that indicates a person, a thing, an animal, a feeling, or an idea. For instance: woman, lamp, dog, joy, honesty. To make sure you’ve found a noun, put an adjective before it, such as “beautiful” or “stupid,” and check that they will work together —… Continue reading What’s a Noun and How Do I Find Them?
Or Simple Present. Believe me, I’ve never been a great fan of grammar. When I was younger, I never did a single grammar exercise in my life. But I’ve always read a lot. And so should you! When you read a lot, using correct grammar should just be a piece of cake. However when you… Continue reading Simpler Than Thou: English Tense Basics: Present Simple
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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