Hi again, everyone! Today we are going to look at modal verbs of deduction and speculation in the past. These modal verbs of deduction in the past are often confusing and difficult to remember, but ...
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Modal Verbs – How to use them in the past
Hello there! I hope you are well today. We recently covered the use of the modal verbs could, should and might, when used in the present. However if we wanted to use those modal verbs ...
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Hello, I hope you are having a great Friday! If you find verbs difficult to use in different situations I thought that I would make things a bit easier for you, by helping you classify the ...
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An upper intermediate lesson all about the grammar used to talk about habits.
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Phrasal verbs are very common in English and are used on a daily basis especially in speaking, therefore it is extremely beneficial to get accustomed to using them when speaking and writing, as well as understanding what they mean.
Read More »Learn English with Songs – Let her go by Passenger
Learning English with songs is a great way to improve your pronunciation and increase your vocabulary! Today's song: "Let her go" by Passenger.
Read More »Learn English with Songs – Hero by Family of the Year
Learning English with songs is a great way to improve your pronunciation and increase your vocabulary! Today's song: "Hero" by Family of the Year.
Read More »Beginner Grammar – Interrogative Pronouns
Today we are going to look at Interrogative Pronouns. They are the core to asking questions in English when we want to find out information about a very specific question.
Read More »Advanced Grammar – Future Perfect
We use the future perfect to say that something will have finished by a certain time in the future. It's constructed with the verb "have" in the future, therefore it uses "will have" plus the main verb in the past participle.
Read More »Intermediate Grammar – Prepositions after adjectives
Some adjectives need a preposition before their object.
For example:
Spain is famous for its Mediterranean cuisine.
My dad is very proud of me.
They are so excited about their vacation to Brazil!
Unfortunately, however, there is no rule to know which prepositions go with which adjectives. This means there is only one solution: using the power of memory.
Our tip is to try and remember a 3 combinations every day (or every week if you're very busy!). Make sentences with each combination, practice writing them down and saying them out loud. Slowly, you will remember them all.
Here are some of the common combinations of adjectives and prepositions:
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