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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 »5 Difficult sounds in English
Following on from our recently published blog on “introduction to phonetics”, in today’s article, we are going to talk about some of the most difficult sounds in English. However, it’s important to note that these ...
Read More »Making suggestions with “would you like to..?” and “do you want to..?”
Let’s learn how to make suggestions correctly, shall we? In unit 43 we learnt how to use “do you want?” and “would you like?” to make offers. In today’s post we are going to look ...
Read More »Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns “this” & “that”
Are you ready to learn about demonstrative adjectives and pronouns this, that, these and those? Let’s get to it then. In the English language there are four demonstrative words, which are either pronouns or adjectives. ...
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 »Are you ready to venture Down Under? That’s the best way to get to understand the Australians!
We often only talk about British or American English, completely forgetting that the English language has many other variants, one of which is Australian English. Australia is a long way away, of course, but in ...
Read More »Prepostions of place between and under
Hey friends! Are you all enjoying your ABA experience? Great! Prepositions of place are used to talk about the position of people and things. It is important to learn how to use prepositions of place ...
Read More »5 Ways to say “I understand”
Hey everybody! As you will all know, the most common way to express agreement and understanding in English is by saying the sentence “I understand”, however it is very important to try to use more ...
Read More »What to do if you lose your suitcase?
If you travel a lot and you’re flying, you will definitely know what we are talking about. It doesn’t matter whether the bag you handed in before departure has gone missing or has arrived late, ...
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