You could be one of those people who want to change things in the New Year. Learn more English, go on a diet or quit smoking. Or are you trying to save money or work harder to get a promotion? Finally clean out your cupboards? Well, you know what psychologists say about changing your life:… Continue reading Are You About to Change Your Life? – Make Sentences with About To
by Jacqueline Schaalje In another article we talked about Present Simple. Here is the link: https://englishwithasmile.org/2013/06/04/simpler-than-thou-english-tense-basics-present-simple/ I said then that Present Simple uses the basic form of the verb, or the infinitive. One bright reader then wrote to me asking how you can recognize the infinitive. He was right of course. Only when you can… Continue reading How to Recognize the Basic Form of a Verb
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
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