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 ...
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5 Different ways to say “be reliable”
Has anyone ever told you that “you are reliable” or that “they can rely on you”? This is just the first way to express reliability in English but in actual fact, there is a world ...
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 ...
Read More »Negative sentences with “must” and “should”
What’s new everyone? As we have mentioned in previous blog posts, “must” and “should” serve for obligations and suggestions/advice. In today’s blog post, we are going to look at their structure in negative form and ...
Read More »What happens if I fail the TOEFL?
What Happens if I Fail the TOEFL? As you’re preparing for the TOEFL, you’d be right to ask yourself…. “But what if I fail?” Always plan for success, but have a backup plan for failure. ...
Read More »American & British food name differences
Hey ABA friends! English can often be complicated enough without have to complicate things any more, right? You know us, we love to make things complicated for absolutely no reason whatsoever and we have gone ...
Read More »Requests with “will” and “would”
How’s it going everyone? Making requests in a language which is not your mother tongue can sometimes be nerve wracking as you always want to make sure that you are polite when making the request. ...
Read More »What you should and shouldn’t do when flying
When travelling, we all have preferences of what we like and what we don’t, however it’s impossible for everyone’s preferences to be the same. Today we are going to focus on general rules, or in ...
Read More »Using “shall” to make offers and suggestions
Hey ABA family! Often in English when we make offers and suggestions, we tend to use the conditional so as to be polite to the interlocutor. On the other hand if the interlocutor is our ...
Read More »What Brits and Americans think about each other’s humour
So, one thing is agreed- we speak the same language albeit with slight variations in both grammar structures in certain instances and more often than not with different vocabulary depending on what we are referring ...
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