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 Lots of people believe that when you get up early in the morning you will be more successful than other people who sleep in. In other words: successful people get up early. Or do people simply work harder in the mornings? Well, turns out this is all completely untrue! You can be just as… Continue reading Morning Routines + Grammar Quiz
By Jacqueline Schaalje In this article we’ll try to sort out present perfect and past simple. You can use both present perfect and past simple to say something about the past: 1. I spoke with Barney last week. (past simple) 2. I’ve just spoken to my mother. (present perfect) The Difference Between the Two The… Continue reading Grammar Quiz – Overview of Present Perfect and Past Simple
Easy easy Easy easy easy Easy easy Easy easy easy Easy easy Easy easy By Jacqueline Schaalje I’ve been sending you lots of articles about tenses and grammar and more tenses and more grammar, but how well do you know them? Just for a change, try the quiz first. Click here to do this online.… Continue reading Basic Tenses Review – Easy Grammar
You can use the expression “used to” for things that were true in the past, but they are not now. People may have changed their habits, or they have died, etc. Often, used to speaks about the distant past (not about yesterday). For instance, when you were a kid you had a stamp collection, but… Continue reading Upgrade Your English with Used To – I Used to Live in London
Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Leftover from the last lesson. I promised we were also going to talk about how to make negative sentences with “do,” “does” and “did.” Negative Sentences with Do and Does You already know you should use “do” and “does” in the present… Continue reading How to use Do, Does, and Did in Negative sentences – With link to online exercises
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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