Reported speech is used to explain what somebody said, without quoting the exact words. For example, you could say: “I found an article that said that reported speech is used to explain what someone says ...
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The use of “will” in English
Hello ABA friends! The modal verb “will” is very important to learn in English as it will help you use the simple future tense in the correct way. Learning to speak in the future tenses ...
Read More »Present Perfect Tense in English
Hey ABA friends! Today we are going to look at the Present Perfect tense in English. We’ll focus on the structure and when it should be used.
Read More »How to use contractions in English
Howdy! Contractions may be confusing to non-native English speakers but with a little practice you can learn how to use them correctly. The verb “to contract” means “to squeeze together” in English. Bearing that in mind is ...
Read More »Not yet, still not and never
Today we are going to learn about the expressions, not yet, still not and never. Learning about not yet, still not and never with @ABAEnglish Click To Tweet Let’s start off with not yet. “Not ...
Read More »Simple past in questions and negative sentences
Today we are going to be looking at the simple past in questions and negative sentences. Remember that in negative sentences in the present we use the auxiliary “do” and “does” plus the word “not.” ...
Read More »Adverbs of time and place
In the past units you have studied all about adverbs. For example in unit 16 you learned about adverbs of frequency, in unit 75 you focused on adverbs of quantity, and finally in unit 83 ...
Read More »Conditional sentences with modal verbs
We are going to look at conditional sentences using the modals “can”, “must”, “may” and “might”, instead of “will.” The conditional used with these modal verbs is usually the first conditional. Its purpose is to ...
Read More »Questions with “must” and “have to”
Hey everyone, what’s up? Forming questions in English is not always very easy because sometimes we have to change the structure of the sentence. In today’s blog post we are going to have a look ...
Read More »Present perfect with “since”, “for” and “just”
Hey ABA friends! It’s time for more grammar fun! Today we are going to focus on something which can sometimes cause problems for non-native English speakers. The use of “since”, “for” and “just” with the ...
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